Mounting and Setting Stones

Name: Mounting and Setting Stones
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781912217564
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By Sonia Cheadle

Series: Design and Make

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Mounting and Setting Stones by Sonia Cheadle is an essential guide for jewellers of all levels, offering a clear and practical introduction to mount construction and stone setting. The book covers various setting styles such as tension, claw, gypsy, pavé, and rub-over, with easy-to-follow, illustrated step-by-step instructions. It also features beautiful work examples from professional jewellers, detailed mount construction techniques, and a specialist tools section.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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Ideal for beginners and practicing jewellers seeking to enhance their stone setting skills.

A clear and practical introduction to mounting and setting stones, suitable for both the student and the practising jeweller.

The essential guide to mounting and setting stones for jewellers of all levels.

Description

Mounting and Setting Stones by Sonia Cheadle is the essential guide to mounting and setting stones for jewellers of all levels.

This book offers a clear and practical introduction to mount construction and the processes of stone setting, making it suitable for both beginners and practising jewellers looking to gain new skills.

Through easy-to-follow and illustrated explanations, discover how different stones and cuts relate to their mounts. Explore various setting styles, including tension, claw, gypsy, pavé, and rub-over styles. With step-by-step instructions, learn how to fix the stone in place effectively.

Featuring beautiful examples of work from professional jewellers, a detailed look at mount construction, and a useful section on specialist tools and techniques, this guide reveals the skills and methods required for successful mounting and setting.

Series: Design and Make

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Mounting and Setting Stones

By Sonia Cheadle

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Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

A fantastic addition to your bookshelf, one that I imagine will end up well thumbed from constant use, as mine already is. – Findings, the magazine of the Association for Contemporary Jewellery

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781912217564

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 March 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Herbert Press Ltd

Illustration: 50 photographs and 100 drawings

Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 190.0mm

Height: 244.0mm

Weight: 420g

Pages: 128

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About the Author

Sonia Cheadle is an award-winning goldsmith and designer who runs a small private school in Clerkenwell. She specialises in contemporary diamond jewellery and her work can be seen exhibited at various events including Goldsmiths Fair and Origin. Her latest collections can be viewed at www.soniacheadle.com.

Mounting and Setting Stones