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Square Pronged Solitaire Ring Making

Making a Square Prong Collet Ring Step by Step - US$27

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Square Pronged Solitaire Ring Making

This step by step tutorial teaches through comprehensive illustrations and  precise detail with easy to follow steps:

  • - Making square collet
  • - Shaping the shank
  • - Prong Setting Method
  • This tutorial can be made in a standard smithing workshop. You will need:
  •  - Metal : silver or gold or other
  •  - 6mm square gemstone

You will receive :

  • -- 48 Pictures and illustrations
  • -- 24 Pages of detailed instructions
  • -- Personalized tips on tools and techniques
Making star cluster colletSquare Pronged Solitaire Ring Making - Shaping Shank
Shaping the shank.
Square Pronged Solitaire Ring Making - Setting method
Prong setting method.

This step by step jewelry tutorial will show you how to make this striking angular solitaire ring with a princess cut gemstone set in a square pronged collet. Firstly a center collet is made with the gallery filed out and the prongs soldered on the gallery. Then the shank is shaped and the square collet soldered in . The setting method is briefly discussed.

Square Pronged Solitaire Ring Making

The shank filed into a softer half round shape.

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