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Bonds to any flat-backed item to make a pendant.
Bail Pendant Mount
The metal groove or flange holding a gemstone in its setting, or the slanting face of a cut gem.
Bezels
A box-like closed gem or stone setting.
Box Setting
Small ornaments worn as pendants or on bracelets.
Charms
A pair of pliers used to set or tighten the prongs on gemstone settings. The structure of these pliers gives them and parallel jaws and exceptional leverage.
Gem Setting Pliers
A bead with a drill hole that only goes halfway through. Half-drilled beads are attached to various settings using a glue or other adhesive.
Half-Drilled Bead
Discover lost wax casting: a jewelry-making technique where a wax model is encased in plaster, melted away to form a mold and filled with metal.
Lost Wax Casting
A jewelry setting designed for the placement of faceted gemstones or cabochons.
Mounting
The method of setting stones very close together so that very little metal shows between them.
Pavé Setting
A frame, container or cage designed for the placement of faceted gemstones or cabochons.
Setting