This jewelry lesson through a comprehensive guide and easy to follow step shows you:
- - Soldering wire bands
- - Soldering bezel to ring
- - Bezel setting method
- This tutorial can be made in a standard smithing workshop. You will need:
- - Metal : silver or gold or other
- - Round gemstone
This jewelry lesson shows in detailed pictorials how to solder wires together to form the band and then how to solder the bezel in the band. The basic setting method is discussed. When you are familiar with this technique you can experiment with multiple wires in the band and changing the gemstone size. Even using less but thicker wires can change the overall design appearance.
The banded ring design is very popular.