[Jewelry making - Article 00002] - Re: [Orchid] Invisible setting question

[coralnut]

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Anna,

    Actually, the stones are not locked together, rather each stone is
    grooved below the girdle and, depending on the kind of setting it is,
    is either snapped down into a grid type setting or slid into a series
    of channels made of 'T' shaped runners and locked in place by the
    last stone.  The 'grid' style is normally cast while the channel
    style is fabricated. 

    The channel style holds the stones much more securely than the grid
    type which, if it gets slightly out of form, seemd to spit stones out
    quite regularly! 

    Cheers from Don at The Charles Belle Studio in SOFL where simple
    elegance IS fine jewelry! dcdietz AT attbi.com 




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