eastslope
~ Elite 1000 Member ~
Well, this is my first stone setting. It's a pretty rough job and the 3 mm cz is is setting crooked in the 14 guage silver, but I got it to stay in there somehow. I have the GRS dvd w/ Mr. Don Glaser, which is darn good if you ask me, and I wish I could have met him. I was a bit confused by the tool he used to raise the metal for the bead. Was it an onglette, or can you use a regular single point square graver. What do most of you use? I don't have any stone setting burs yet becuase Rio Grande has them on back order, but hopefully soon. Do most of you drill the first holes all the way through the metal? It sorta looks weird with the hole in the back, but I really don't know any better either way. Any advise is more than welcome as this is new territory for me, kinda like the moon. Thanks and take care, Seth