[Jewelry making - Article 00080] - [Orchid] Advice for video or classes on channel setting

[Mary Collier Fisher]

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    Best wishes for a happy 2004 to all.  As a novice, I have learned a
    lot from this forum and thank Hanuman and all of you for your
    contributions.  I hope to get a digital camera soon and have enjoyed
    all the information about camera's and jewelry photography. 

    I'm in the planning stages of a project where I will be channel
    setting square cut sapphires and onyx   in a  pendant.  I have done
    bezels, tube settings and fabricated pronged settings before.  Does
    anyone have a recommendation on a good video that demonstrates this
    channel setting technique, or other suggestions about courses or
    books that would be especially good for learning this technique? 
    The books I have do not seem to be very clear to me on how to
    proceed.   Is there any added difficulty in putting two different
    stones side by side in a channel setting as long as they are the
    same size? 

    Also, does anyone have a suggestion on where I could obtain small
    (1/2 to 1 inch) dodecahedron crystals (12 sided).  I understand this
    is a natural occurring shape for several stones/elements such as
    garnets, pyrite, diamonds and copper. 

    Thanks, Mary Collier Fisher, Walpole,Massachusetts 


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