How to make a Pear Shaped Bezel Setting

Making a Pear Shaped Collet / Bezel Instruction - US$20

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This instruction comes with easy to follow pictorials and detailed illustrations which shows you:

- Shaping the bezel
- Making tip prong for pear shape
- Soldering and polishing
This tutorial can be made in a standard smithing workshop. You will need:
- Metal : silver or gold or other
- Pear shaped gemstone

You will receive :

-- 30 Pictures and illustrations
-- 16 Pages of detailed instructions
-- Personalized tips on tools and techniques

Shape metal to fit gemstone

Using a barrel frazer for prongs on pear shaped bezel

Use Barrel frazer to groove prongs

This instruction will show you how to make a collet for a pear shaped gemstone. It is important to be accurate when shaping the bezel to the gem because often the gem is not quite symmetrical in shape. Making a pear shape collet is a tutorial which teaches an important skill since these gems are often non-standard sizes. That makes the collets which the jewelry supply houses have on offer unsuitable. In this tutorial a collet was custom made for a 2.35ct pear shape diamond.

How to make pear shaped bezel for a ring

This pear shaped bezel / collet can be used in various ring and pendant designs. It is also suitable to make ear studs or dangling earrings using this bezel style.