[Jewelry making - Article 00100] - Re: [Orchid] Stone-setting in French

[Sandra Petch]

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Hello Brian,

>     mitraillee sounds like melee, i.e a packet of small stones. As to
>     mitrailler - is there an accent grave or something else ? Perhaps
>     pave setting ? Are there diagrams?" 

    Here it is in French accents and all! 

    "Nous recevons une piece  sertir qui est deje mitraillee,
    c'est--dire l'emplacement de chaque pierre a ete prealablement
    defini. Ensuite nous allons commencer par tracer pour pouvoir faire
    nos filets. L, je suis en train de tracer mon filet exterieur, comme
    on peut le constater a demande une certaine force. Puis nous allons
    commencer mitrailler en fonction du diametre des pierres. Apres nous
    allons commencer par faire nos filets, degager de la matiere pour
    pouvoir faire ressortir les grains." 

    No diagrams. In fact it's a stone-setter talking about his or her
    work. And I should have said from the outset, he or she is setting
    stones in a watch (probably around the dial). 

    I'm totally thrown by the fact he/she says the workpiece is already
    "mitraillee" but then says they "mitrailler" according to the
    diameter of the stone (which makes me think they are cutting the
    seat for the stone). 

    Thank you if you or your grandpere can shed any light on this.

Best regards
Sandra
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