Technique - pear basket stone setting for faceted gemstones

In this video I will show you how to create a soldered, pear shaped basket setting using silver wire. This is a beginners metal smithing technique perfect to practice working with a soldering torch and how to attach prongs to a base. I have used silver or this, but you can use other metals if you want.

Jewellery polishing tutorial

Full weave library and stone setting PDF tutorial

What you will need to practice this technique:

Wire:

• 0.8 mm (20 ga) wire
• 1.3 mm (16 ga) wire
• 1.6 mm (14 ga) square or round wire
• 10 mm faceted pear gemstone

Tools:

• Flush cutters
• Torch (I use a Iroda PT-550 CR)
• Hard/medium/easy solder
• Soldering surface
• Quenching bowl/pickle
• Steel block
• Hammer OR - Rolling mill (the latter works much better) 
• Hart and flame burrs (or similar)
• Jeweller's files