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Square Gem Cross Pendant Making

Making a Square Gemstone Cross Pendant - US$30

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Square Gemstone Cross Pendant

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

  • - Piercing the bed
  • - Making prongs  
  • - Solder prongs to bezel
  • - Setting is discussed
  • This tutorial can be made in a standard smithing workshop. You will need:
  •  - Metal : silver or gold or other
  •  - 11 x 5mm Princess cut gemstones

You will receive :

  • -- 60 Pictures and illustrations
  • -- 30 Pages of detailed instructions
  • -- Personalized tips on tools and techniques
Square Gem Cross Pendant Making - Plan layout size
Plan layout size.
Square Gem Cross Pendant Making - Piercing square beds
Piercing square beds.

This cross consists of square four prong double bezel collets, filed out of a plate and prongs which are soldered on. For this cross, I used square princess cut gemstones.

In this project, I show how to make this cross using a quick method and then also discuss the traditional way.

Princess gemstones pring set in a cross

Gemstone Coin Pendant

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Recommended Tool Tips / Videos for this project

This video tip shows the Thrumming Technique on how to clean up collets in difficult to reach areas.

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