[Jewelry making - Article 00006] - Re: [Orchid] Medieval pearl setting

[Ian W. Wright]

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Hi,

    There are two well known classical methods of setting pearls - one
    is to simply drill right through the pearl and fix it with a headed
    pin rivetted over on the back side of the piece. The other way was to
    make a setting by soldering a slightly dished disc about 1/3 the
    diameter of the pearl onto a wire. the pearl is drilled part way
    through and the wire is cut off to a length which is almost equal to
    the depth of the hole. The end of this wire is then split and a tiny
    wedge is made and just put into the end of the split. Now when the
    pearl is pushed onto the wire, the wedge is forced into the split and
    the ends of the wire grip tightly in the hole, securing the pearl
    absolutely without any adhesive. The other end of the wire can be
    rivetted or otherwise fixed at the back of the setting. 

Best Wishes
Ian

Ian W. Wright
Sheffield UK

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