[Jewelry making - Article 00120] - Re: [Orchid] Flush setting stones

[Noel]

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Hi, Alma,

>     I was told that emerald cut stones cannot be flush set, and that
>     they have to be set in a basket setting, or with prongs.. 

    You can, in theory, flush-set anything... if you have the skill to
    do it. It is necessary to carve a seat for the stone using gravers
    and burs, and it is very challenging to do. It would be much easier,
    and possibly satisfactory for you, to set the stones in low
    step-bezels (tube settings), cutting out space in the ring inside
    the bezel so that the pavilion sits mostly below the surface. But if
    you haven't done this kind of setting before, it will be pretty
    tough to do without help. 

    If you can get ahold of Blaine Lewis' setting videos, they may
    help-- or better yet, go to the New Approach School and take
    Advanced Setting! 

--Noel
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