Jewelry Monk

Category: Soldering

  • Day 17 V-Bezel Pendant

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    Doug Napier
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    Ok, ok, After yesterdays V-Bezel illustration, I had quite a few questions and comments about how I would use the bezels and a good application for V-Bezels. Well, you ask, you get. Over the next 2-3 days I will make a pendant and set a stone using the now “semi-famous” V-Bezel. I found a stone…

  • Day 16 V-Bezel Making

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    Doug Napier
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    If you are making jewelry long enough, eventually you are going to come across a project with a stone with a sharp corner, either a marquise, pear, or square shaped stone. Today I will demonstrate how I go about making a v-bezel for setting stones. First, I find either a scrap piece of sheet silver…

  • Day 5 Safety (Torch Setup)

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    Doug Napier
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    Day 5 is here and time to talk about something more important than jewelry making, more important than jewelry design, more than tools or beauty or comfort….. let’s talk about  SAFETY. Safety should be THE #1 thought that is the foundation of every task, every job, every day. You can mess up a piece of…

  • Day 4 Soldering (sizing)

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    Doug Napier
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    Today we will look at a few tips on soldering and for the example, I will size a silver ring. First, figure out what size the ring is, and what size you need it to be. For each size difference is approx 2.4mm. In this example, I will size a ring down, so I marked…