This jewelry lesson will teach you in detail and easy to follow steps and shows you:
- - Taper square wires
- - Fit and solder wires at 90°
- - Making square bezel jump ring
- - Cleanup and polishing
- This tutorial can be made in a standard smithing workshop. You will need:
- - Metal : silver or gold or other
- - Square gemstone
This jewelry lesson shows you how to make a square four claw collet with tapered square wire prongs. A challenging collet that is well worth the effort to learn how to make.
The square shape, unlike the round shape, call for some precise work.
The reason is because a square shape does not allow for any variation of its shape.
View from all angles of the tapered square 4 prong collet.