[Jewelry making - Article 00066] - [Orchid] Karat Gold bezel wire for cabachons

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    I am a silver worker who is just getting into gold. I am trying to
    bezel set a heart cabachon onto a 14KYG base but found the 14KYG
    strip to be too brittle. This also tells me that it's probably too
    stiff to be safely pushed down around my cab without a lot of force.
    Do I use 18KYG bezel wire because it's closer in color to the 14K?
    Or do I use 22K for its malleability? 

Penny
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