[Jewelry making - Article 00297] - Re: [Orchid] Good book on Gem Setting?

[AlanRevere]

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    I too have been looking for a good book on stone setting, for 35
    years! 

    There are only a few books out there at all. But with due respect
    for the authors, I have not found a setting book with the clarity,
    quality and professional information that I want, in the form I want
    it. So a few months ago I began a series on Stone Setting in JCK
    magazine. Four installments have appeared so far, focused on bezels
    and tube setting. The fifth in the series is about Basic Prong
    Setting. It comes out in October and has seventeen of the best close
    up color photos I have seen on this subject. The text and
    explanations break down the difficult steps into sub-steps with
    detailed information and photos. 

    As Charles Lewton-Brain mentioned in his note on this subject, I am
    compiling these JCK installments into a book, which is at least a
    year or more down the road. 

    In the meantime, I am working on Professional Setting Repair, which
    should be out next year. This is the second in my repair series,
    after Ring Repair. It covers the repairs that bench jewelers are
    asked to do such as: resetting, retipping, repronging, rebuilding,
    exchanging heads, etc. 

    If you are a subscriber, look for the October issue of JCK.  And, if
    you have any feedback on this subject or suggestions about ongoing
    setting articles, please let me know. Alan 

Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts
760 Market Street - Suite 900
San Francisco, CA 94102
tel: 415-391-4179   fax: 415-391-7570
web: http://www.revereacademy.com
email: alan AT revereacademy.com


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