[Jewelry making - Article 00173] - Re: [Orchid] Setting Demantoid Darnets

[Noel]

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    Hi, Linda, 

    At the SNAG conference in St Pete, I bought a parcel of beautiful
    small round demantoids-- about 4 or 5 mm. I have flush-set two of
    them in silver with no problem, and that is much chancier (requiring
    hammering) than closing a bezel. They are, indeed, very sparkly.
    Prong setting them will allow more of the stone to show, but will not
    change the amount of light flashing out, which is all coming in
    through the top (if they are cut right). You can test this easily by
    setting a stone on the back of your hand, between your fingers right
    where they come together. This pretty much eliminates light from the
    sides of the stone. It may even look better this way than just loose,
    if only because it will face straight up. 

--Noel 


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