Mounting and Setting Stones

Regular price €25.99
Quantity:
In stock with our UK publisher. 14-28 days
Delivery/Collection within 10-20 working days
14 days return policy Shipping & Delivery
A01=Sonia Cheadle
Age Group_Uncategorized
Age Group_Uncategorized
Annealing
Arkansas
Author_Sonia Cheadle
automatic-update
Category1=Non-Fiction
Category=AFKG
Chequerboard
Collet
COP=United Kingdom
craft
Delivery_Delivery within 10-20 working days
design
diamond
eq_art-fashion-photography
eq_bestseller
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_nobargain
eq_non-fiction
gem
gemstone
gold
grinder
guide
gypsy
handbook
hobby
jeweller
jewellery
jewelry
Language_English
making
Mandrel
PA=Available
pliers
practical
precious
Price_€20 to €50
PS=Active
ring
Scorper
scriber
silver
softlaunch
step-by-step
students
techniques
tools
Ultrasonic tank
Vernier gauge
vice

Product details

  • ISBN 9781912217564
  • Weight: 420g
  • Dimensions: 190 x 244mm
  • Publication Date: 22 Mar 2018
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
  • Language: English
Secure checkout Fast Shipping Easy returns

The essential guide to mounting and setting stones for jewellers of all levels.

This book is a clear and practical introduction to mount construction and the processes of stone setting, suitable for both beginners and practising jewellers wanting to gain new skills. Through easy-to-follow and illustrated explanations, discover how different stones and cuts relate to their mounts, explore various setting styles, including tension, claw, gypsy, pavé and rub-over styles and with step-by-step instructions, learn how to fix the stone in place.

With beautiful examples of work from professional jewellers, a detailed look at mount construction and a useful section on specialist tools and techniques, this guide reveals the skills and methods required for successful mounting and setting.

Sonia Cheadle is an award-winning goldsmith and designer who runs a small private school in Clerkenwell. She specialises in contemporary diamond jewellery and her work can be seen exhibited at various events including Goldsmiths Fair and Origin. Her latest collections can be viewed at www.soniacheadle.com.

More from this author