Rivet-Prong Set Project Download

Description

An alternative to traditional prong setting with a stylish twist and a great exercise for improving your filing.

Skills: Basic bench skills and soldering

Materials:

• 1" (2.5 cm) 18g sterling silver disc
• 6″ (15 cm) 12g decorative square wire
• ½" (1.3 cm) 18g sterling silver wire
• Four ½" (1.3 cm) sterling silver nail head rivets
• One 10 mm x 14 mm cabochon

Tools:

• Basic soldering setup
• Solder (medium and hard paste solder)
• Bench block
• Bent chain-nose pliers
• Brass mallet
• Chasing hammer
• Dapping block and daps
• Filing tool
• Jeweler’s saw with blades and cut lubricant
• Metal ring mandrel
• Metal stamps
• Oxidizing solution (liver of sulfur)
• Permanent marker
• Pickle pot with pickle
• Pro-Polish pad
• Third hand
• Tripod with wire mesh
• Rawhide mallet

Originally Published: Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist, March 2017