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This one-day course with professional stone setter Stephen Barnett focuses on setting round stones into both rub-over and claw settings. Stephen explains the theory behind the techniques and gives extensive handouts for you to take away from the course for future use. By the end of the day, students will go home with the knowledge and confidence to be able to set round faceted stones to a professional standard using both burrs and traditional scorpers. The skills learnt will also prepare you for setting other stone shapes in the future.
During the day Stephen will also show you how to sharpen and maintain your setting tools, so you can carry on practising and perfecting your technique at home using affordable equipment of your own. The rub-over collet is mounted on a cast ring, and the claw set collet is cast with jump rings attached, so it can be finished off into a pendant after the course. Students have the option to order additional castings or tools at the end of the course.
Use of all tools, consumables, silver castings and CZ gemstones are included in the course fee.
Tea, coffee and biscuits are provided, please bring your own packed lunch.
An ideal next step after this course would be Stephen's course on the setting of square stones.
Level: This course is designed for those with basic or intermediate jewellery making experience. Some previous stone setting experience would be an advantage, but it isn't a requirement.
Please note this course focuses on the setting of stones only, using pre-made collets.
If you are interested in this course but can’t attend the available date(s), please click the link below to send us an email so we can let you know when we have another date set.
