[Jewelry making - Article 00229] - Re: [Orchid] Using arrow heads in jewellery

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    i've set arrow heads before. they can be fairly difficult. two ways
    that work for me. using fine silver or 18 k gold make the bezel
    fairly thin. solder and shape the bezel so it is splayed out from
    base and opens too wide around the stone the bezel would have a v
    shape in a cutaway. then working your way around stone fold small
    sections of the bezel over the top to trap the arrowhead. . it's
    very important to trap the cut in areas first on this part-then the
    point then the edges. work slow.continue denting until most of the
    bezel is pushed over. using a hand burnisher smooth the bezel flush
    with the stone. if you're really anal you can make the bezel take
    the shape of the flacked edge front and back but that takes a while.
    when you're done the bezel should come up from under the stone and
    fold over it   <---->     <- in a cutaway the straight line would be
    your backer - the dashes your stone - and the v's your bezel. it
    doesn't actually have to touch the backer plate when you use this
    method but if it doesn't it's important to trap the stone on the
    backside too. 2nd way  you could shape and curve the backer to
    follow the arrow head and use a shallow , thin bezel and fold it
    over the edge.this way requires alot of back cutting of the backer
    plate to ensure a tight fit.  arrow heads are pretty durable as long
    as you don't use to much pressure or powered tools. remember they
    were used to kill things so they are usually pretty strong . the
    exception to this would be any extremely long narrow tips or the
    finer birding points. hope this helps . dave 


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