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Prong Set Cabochon Ring Tutorial

Making Ring with Prong Set Cabochon Tutorial - US$25

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Prong Set Cabochon Ring Tutorial

This tutorial will teach you in precise detail and easy to follow steps and shows you:

  • - making 4 prong setting
  • - Filing shank
  • - Soldering collet to shank
  • - Setting of cabochon
  • This tutorial can be made in a standard smithing workshop. You will need:
  •  - Metal : silver or gold or other
  •  - Cabochon gemstones

You will receive :

  • -- 40 Pictures and illustrations
  • -- 20 Pages of detailed instructions
  • -- Bench tips on tools and techniques

Bonus Tutorial
Not only that, you will also receive for free, the jewelry tutorial on Binding Wire Techniques valued at US$12 with this tutorial. 

Making cabochon collet
Making four prong collet for cabochon
Making a shank to fit cabochon collet
Making a shank to balance the cabochon collet

This cabochon ring is very good practise for a beginner metalsmith. It has all the technical elements, such as making a four prong collet, filing the shank and setting the cabochon which is important to master. A cabochon ring remains a classic and is very popular with customers. You will certainly get many requests for this ring style.

Prong set cabochon ring tutorial

Four prong collet cabochon ring

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