[Jewelry making - Article 00529] - Re: [Orchid] 14K Bezel frustrations

[Noel Yovovich]

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>     Does anyone have any suggestions to help me, or am I stuck with
>     four 12" lengths of 14K bezel? 

    If the strip is not too too thin, you could use it to set fairly
    flat stones by sawing pair of cuts about halfway down and 1mm apart
    at intervals-- this creates little "prongs" you then bend down over
    the stone. The rest of the material remains standing, so this is a
    good way to protect fragile stones like opals. (I use this technique
    in a silver and titanium bracelet that I wrote up for Art Jewelry,
    scheduled, I believe, for the July issue.) 

    You could also cut the upper edge into zigzags or scallops so you're
    bending down all the little points. 

    Or you could weave the strips to make material for bracelets or
    whatever, and buy higher-karat bezel. 

Noel
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