Prong Setting Cabochons 2021 with: Steven Parker

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Prong Setting Cabochons 2021 with:  Steven Parker
Prong Setting Cabochons 2021 with: Steven Parker


October 23 - 24


10:00am - 5:00pm



$450



Skill Level: Intermediate, you should be comfortable working with basic tools and techniques such as sawing, piercing, soldering

Materials/Supplies:
$30 payable at time of registration. Instructor will most likely provide materials - fee payable directly to the instructor









Master Workshop


Setting cabochon stones in prongs can be a bit challenging, especially when setting high dome stones with sides approaching vertical. Students will build one ring as shown and set a round cabochon stone in prongs. Time permitting, we will build a second ring to learn an alternate way of finishing prongs. The two ways of finishing are: For a high dome cabochon claws are preferred. For a low dome cabochon either claws or rounded prongs are suitable. See the images for the two methods of finishing.

Tools:
In addition to the standard hand tools and torch as available in the Guilded Lynx studio, you will need to bring:
  • Large 8 - 10" coarse cut (#0) half round file with handle
  • Emery paper - fine, medium, coarse
  • Emery sticks (3)
  • Good quality pin vise(s), brass with square steel head, range 0 - 3.2mm
  • Tweezers
  • Cross lock soldering
  • #3 watchmakers tweezers
  • Pumice wheels
  • Medium, knife edge and flat, 6 each
  • Fine, knife edge and flat, 6 each
  • Screw mandrels, at least 2
  • Hart bur 3mm
  • Cup bur 1.3mm
  • Cylinder bur 1.2mm and 1.4mm
  • henier (round edge joint) file 1.3mm thick, cut 2

Materials:
  • Sterling silver
  • round wire 1.25mm and 1.5mm, each 12"
  • square wire 3.0mm x 6"
  • flat wire 1.25mm thick x 5mm wide x 6"
  • Cabochon stones
  • High dome, round 10 - 12mm Diameter


Steven Parker is an Adjunct Professor in the Jewelry Design Department at FIT in New York.
He is also a certified Rhino trainer, teaching Rhino3D, a CAD modeling program widely used in jewelry and other industries. Steven went through his apprenticeship at Oscar Heyman, a manufacturer of the very finest precious stone jewelry, and later returned there to manage production. He spent time working in the toy industry, developing and manufacturing products that took adantage of his expertise and love of all things mechanical. Currently, in addition to teaching he consults with clients on all phases of jewelry manufacture from design and prototyping to production.

To learn more about Steven and to see some of his work please visit this
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