I’ve got to tell you that for the years that I’ve been teaching myself, this is the first time I actually saw a video that showed you how to set an uneven stone. Now I can work with my Seaglass better. God bless you and thank you again Deborah
I just wanted to say a big thank you for all your videos. They’re always super informative but you’re calm approach and positive encouragement really feeds my enthusiasm to give things a go. I have a few stunning moonstone cabs that are uneven and this was a great video to give me more confidence. Fingers crossed I can do them justice 😅
Hello Natalie, Thank you for your comments. I am so glad I can encourage you and others!! Good Luck on the moonstones. Let me know how they turn out. Greg Greenwood
I think most of the comments i read say the same thing i was going to say,so i will keep it simple and just say thank you for sharing your knowledge. Cheers
Hello Super, Thank you, I appreciate your comments. Those stones sitting in your drawer have been waiting for you!!! Go discover them! Have Fun. Greg Greenwood
Thank You so much Sir, You are one of the top best Jewellery teachers on UA-cam. I love and admire your encouraging and detailed way of teaching. You show us the exact solution to overcome technical issues with such simplicity, by totally demystifying the " difficulties". My English is not perfect but I try to describe my big admiration and respect for You Sir. Greetings from Greece
Hello SofiaSilver, I am humbled by your kind comments. Thank you very much. That means a lot to me. Your English is wonderful. If you have any questions in the future, please feel free to let me know. I am more than happy to help. Thank you again. Greg Greenwood
@Reid Smith Thank you Greeting to you too, Reid Smith, let's compose a sentence using the Greek words you already know, and dedicate this to our lovely Tutor Greg Greenwood: He is the Alpha (Α) and Omega (Ω) in teaching Jewellery with agápe (love), to the UA-cam koinonía ( community). 😊
Hello SofiaSilver333, You are more than welcome. I am inspired by everyone's kindness and support. Thank you also for your dedication with Reid. Great Fun! The best to you all. Greg Greenwood
I learned the hard way about buying cabs: bring measuring tool to shows b4 buying. I got what i thought were great deals on about 20 cabs. They all had 2mm or greater difference end to end on side walls. Theyve sat in my collection for 12 years now. Now i have some ideas for utilizing them. Thanks!
Hello Tango, Awesome Tango, I am very glad that you can use the cabs now. I think you will enjoy experimenting with them. Different can be fun. Good Luck Greg Greenwood
Interesting to see this technique. I was thinking of soldering a sliver of a shoulder on the inner bezel to raise the shorter end of a stone I have that slopes down, but I’m a little intimidated as far as getting the measurements and positioning right. I guess it would just be a different aesthetic and wouldn’t work if the stone was dipped in the way this one is.
Hello bird_beak, Thanks for sharing. That technique can work on an uneven stone but, the stone can be sometimes not solidly seated. so be careful. You may have to put sawdust in the bezel to keep the stone solid. Again, thank you for sharing. If you have any questions in the future, please feel free to let me know. Thanks for watching. Greg Greenwood
Thank you so much for this! I was right in the middle of making a piece when I realized that my stone was uneven and my bezel walls were way too high on one side. It was so nice to just be able to jump on and get a fix so quickly. Thank you!
@@greggreenwood4628 I do actually have a question about hard solder, if you don't mind. I've been having a bit of trouble with it. When working on larger pieces the melting temperature of the solder seems to correspond with the temperature at which my silver starts to warp. So I CAN get my solder joint. But by that time often bits of my metal have melted or the backplate as warped. Clearly I'm doing something wrong, but I'm not sure what. Do you have any suggestions?
Hello Chilly, Thanks for your question. You are correct about Hard solder. It is getting close to the melting temp of the metal. 1.) If possible, use medium solder. This will help. 2.) Make sure that you heat from below. Your small bits of metal are getting too hot, so keep your torch off of them. 3.) On larger pieces of metal, you may have to use binding wire. Be careful, this can squash the metal when it gets hot. 4.) Use a thicker gauge of metal. 24, 22 gauge metal can warp easily. 5.) If you see the metal starting to warp and part of your soldering has flowed. Stop soldering, pickle, wash and start soldering again. Put some yellow ochre on the melted areas. Then go ahead and continue soldering the rest of the solder joint. The previous soldering will help tack the piece in place and help avoid warping. Take a look at my video, "30+ Silver Soldering Set Ups" You may get some ideas that will help you also. I hope this helps you. Let me know how it goes. Greg Greenwood
@@greggreenwood4628 Oh, my goodness! Thank you for the detailed reply! Those are some great tips! I will DEFINATELY keep them all in mind and I will also check out that video! All of your tutorials are incredibly useful! I am pretty new to this stuff so it's so nice to have instruction on so many things!
Hello Shina, Thank you, I appreciate it. The hand piece in the video is a slip joint quick change with a HP770 Shaft Adapter (with spring). Thanks for asking. Keep Watching! Greg Greenwood
Thank you! May I ask what the grey silly putty like stuff is called and where your purchased it? I know it's to hold your bezel onto of the stick so you can work but I wouldn't know what it was called or where to find it. Did you also make the blunt eded wooden dowel or did you get that somewhere too? I could see putting in a vise so you have that third hand help.
Hello Lori, The product is called "Thermo-Loc". It is a plastic type material that will hold your stone settings or other jewelry pieces so you can work on them. You can get it at "Rio Grande Jewelry Supply". You heat it by putting in hot water, microwave, or heat gun. It will get soft and pliable and then you set your piece in it. You can push it up around the edges. Very pliable. Then cool it by either letting it set and cool, or can put in cool water. I made the dowel rod from an old piece of wood. You can use a broom handle. Yes, you can put into a vise. This works great. Check out my videos "Bezel Setting Cabochons/ Parts 1 and 2. I use the thermo-loc in those videos. Come to think of it. I should do a video on Thermo-Loc. Thanks for the reminder!! Thanks for watching. Greg Greenwood
Hello Greg, thank you very much for your new video and all the useful tips. I have also a problem if the side walls of stone are skew. Can you tell me please how to manage this? Have a good day😀. Greetings from Germany Maren
Guten Tag Maren, Thank you for the kind comments. I am assuming that your sidewalls are not straight. If they are undercut, then just go straight up with your bezel wire. If they are slanted toward the top of the stone, then you can make the decision to push the bezel onto the slanted part or cut your bezel shorter and make an uneven bezel. I hope this answers your question. Please feel free to ask any question. I am here to help if I can. Thanks again. Greg Greenwood
Hello Greg, thank you very much for your soon answer 😀. That was exactly what I wanted to know. It is a great gift from you, that you share your knowledge with us. Stay safe and have a nice Weekend. Greetings from Germany Maren
Hello Mai Me, You are very welcome. I am glad I can help you. I use a heat gun on low heat. It softens the Thermo Loc and the bezel will come right out. Thank you for your questions. Ask anytime! Greg Greenwood
@@greggreenwood4628 awesome! Thank you so much again. Maybe in the future, can you please make a tutorial on how to make a backless setting for a stone for earrings or pendants? Not the bezel type but the one that wraps around a stone. More power to you and your channel.
Thanks! I have this issue on 4 cabs compounded with 3 corners and a rounded bottom. I've tried a few different techniques and am not satisfied with the results. Any ideas?
Hello Dianne, I am thinking that your main problem is the rounded bottom. An old technique for uneven bottoms of cabs, is put some sawdust in the bezel cup just before to set the stone in. This evens out the rounded back and will make the stone set solid. Also, you can cut the bezel at the corners to make it "lower" than the top of the stone. This will make 3 "tabs" to push over your stone. I hope this has helped you. Thanks for your questions. Let me know how it goes. Greg Greenwood
Hi I have a question. Would it be possible to lift a shorter edge of a cabochon up with something like earthquake putty? I tried it on a tiny Opal doublet I set and it worked so well and quickly I just didn’t know if it would cause some sort of problem in the future?
Hello Lindsey, Yes, you can also use sawdust in the bezel cup to even the stone, If the stone is cut uneven on the back and wobbles, then the sawdust will make it more solid. It is an old trick. Good Luck. Thanks for watching. Greg Greenwood
Hello Lindsey, I have never used earthquake putty to set a stone, so I don't know how long it will last. My guess is that it would last a long time. The quality is there for the original use, so it should last. Let me know how it works for you. Thanks again. Sorry I didn't have an exact answer. The best to you. Greg Greenwood
I’ve got to tell you that for the years that I’ve been teaching myself, this is the first time I actually saw a video that showed you how to set an uneven stone. Now I can work with my Seaglass better. God bless you and thank you again Deborah
Hello Deborah, Glad it was helpful! This opens up many things that could be mounted in jewelry. Good Luck Greg Greenwood
I just wanted to say a big thank you for all your videos. They’re always super informative but you’re calm approach and positive encouragement really feeds my enthusiasm to give things a go. I have a few stunning moonstone cabs that are uneven and this was a great video to give me more confidence. Fingers crossed I can do them justice 😅
Hello Natalie, Thank you for your comments. I am so glad I can encourage you and others!! Good Luck on the moonstones. Let me know how they turn out. Greg Greenwood
Hi Greg , you made that look easy , thank you so much , you are making my learning journey lots of fun x
Hello Bead Pie, You are very welcome. Thank you for watching. Greg Greenwood
Exactly what I was looking for, thanks! Great video! You’re the Bob Ross of silversmithing ❤
Hello Stacey, I'm glad I can help you. Uneven stones can be a problem. Thanks for your kind comments. Keep watching. Greg Greenwood
I think most of the comments i read say the same thing i was going to say,so i will keep it simple and just say thank you for sharing your knowledge. Cheers
Hello Jay, You are very welcome. Thank you for watching. Greg Greenwood
I cannot thank you enough for sharing how to set uneven stone, I’ll try to do it next time❤
Hello Elisa, Have fun and enjoy. Greg Greenwood
Another great tutorial. I can give my uneven stones a second look. Thank you.
Hello Super, Thank you, I appreciate your comments. Those stones sitting in your drawer have been waiting for you!!! Go discover them! Have Fun. Greg Greenwood
Thank You so much Sir, You are one of the top best Jewellery teachers on UA-cam. I love and admire your encouraging and detailed way of teaching. You show us the exact solution to overcome technical issues with such simplicity, by totally demystifying the " difficulties". My English is not perfect but I try to describe my big admiration and respect for You Sir. Greetings from Greece
Hello SofiaSilver, I am humbled by your kind comments. Thank you very much. That means a lot to me. Your English is wonderful. If you have any questions in the future, please feel free to let me know. I am more than happy to help. Thank you again. Greg Greenwood
@Reid Smith Thank you Greeting to you too, Reid Smith, let's compose a sentence using the Greek words you already know, and dedicate this to our lovely Tutor Greg Greenwood: He is the Alpha (Α) and Omega (Ω) in teaching Jewellery with agápe (love), to the UA-cam koinonía ( community). 😊
@@greggreenwood4628 Mister Greenwood I thank you for sharing your precious knowledge and experience to all the world. God bless you always
Hello SofiaSilver333, You are more than welcome. I am inspired by everyone's kindness and support. Thank you also for your dedication with Reid. Great Fun! The best to you all. Greg Greenwood
@@greggreenwood4628 🤗, Mister Greenwood may I ask if you have a website where you sell your Jewellery?
Great work Greg---inspirational and encouraging!! Keep sharing ML in B'ham
Hello Merilyn, Thanks so much for your kind comments. I appreciate it. Yes, I will keep sharing!! Greg Greenwood
Thank you for sharing your knowledge, you are a blessing. 😊
Hello Wonderstones, You are very welcome. Thank you for watching. Greg Greenwood
@@greggreenwood4628 I'm in my golden years and starting to do lapidary again, so I'm sharing and learning silversmithing. Smiles to you
Hello Wonderstones, The best to you. And the best is yet to come!!! Thanks for sharing. Greg Greenwood
I learned the hard way about buying cabs: bring measuring tool to shows b4 buying. I got what i thought were great deals on about 20 cabs. They all had 2mm or greater difference end to end on side walls. Theyve sat in my collection for 12 years now. Now i have some ideas for utilizing them. Thanks!
Hello Tango, Awesome Tango, I am very glad that you can use the cabs now. I think you will enjoy experimenting with them. Different can be fun. Good Luck Greg Greenwood
[thumbs up] thanks again, monsieur Greenwood.
Hello Buck, Thank you!! Keep watching. Greg Greenwood
Cool idea... Once I melted part of my bezel so I filed that side to look like a mountain range it was different. Thank you again
Hello Dawn, That's a great idea! Way to go. If you have any questions, please feel free to let me know. Greg Greenwood
Love this video and how you explain things! Beautiful end product!
Hello emaloufable, Thank you so much! I appreciate your kind comments. Greg Greenwood
Thanks for this tutorial. I love your techniques.
Hello Pamela, You are so welcome! Thank you for your kind comments. The best to you. Greg Greenwood
I subscribed! thanks Greg for another great video......just what I was looking for......
Hello midnight, Thank you, I appreciate it. I am very glad I can help. Keep it up!! Greg Greenwood
Interesting to see this technique. I was thinking of soldering a sliver of a shoulder on the inner bezel to raise the shorter end of a stone I have that slopes down, but I’m a little intimidated as far as getting the measurements and positioning right. I guess it would just be a different aesthetic and wouldn’t work if the stone was dipped in the way this one is.
Hello bird_beak, Thanks for sharing. That technique can work on an uneven stone but, the stone can be sometimes not solidly seated. so be careful. You may have to put sawdust in the bezel to keep the stone solid. Again, thank you for sharing. If you have any questions in the future, please feel free to let me know. Thanks for watching. Greg Greenwood
Great tutorial...as always! Thank you!
Thanks for watching! I appreciate it. You are more than welcome. Greg Greenwood
Thank you so much for this! I was right in the middle of making a piece when I realized that my stone was uneven and my bezel walls were way too high on one side. It was so nice to just be able to jump on and get a fix so quickly. Thank you!
Hello Chilly, Very glad I was able to help you. If you have any questions in the future, please feel free to let me know. Greg Greenwood
@@greggreenwood4628 I do actually have a question about hard solder, if you don't mind. I've been having a bit of trouble with it. When working on larger pieces the melting temperature of the solder seems to correspond with the temperature at which my silver starts to warp. So I CAN get my solder joint. But by that time often bits of my metal have melted or the backplate as warped. Clearly I'm doing something wrong, but I'm not sure what. Do you have any suggestions?
Hello Chilly, Thanks for your question. You are correct about Hard solder. It is getting close to the melting temp of the metal. 1.) If possible, use medium solder. This will help. 2.) Make sure that you heat from below. Your small bits of metal are getting too hot, so keep your torch off of them. 3.) On larger pieces of metal, you may have to use binding wire. Be careful, this can squash the metal when it gets hot. 4.) Use a thicker gauge of metal. 24, 22 gauge metal can warp easily. 5.) If you see the metal starting to warp and part of your soldering has flowed. Stop soldering, pickle, wash and start soldering again. Put some yellow ochre on the melted areas. Then go ahead and continue soldering the rest of the solder joint. The previous soldering will help tack the piece in place and help avoid warping. Take a look at my video, "30+ Silver Soldering Set Ups" You may get some ideas that will help you also. I hope this helps you. Let me know how it goes. Greg Greenwood
@@greggreenwood4628 Oh, my goodness! Thank you for the detailed reply! Those are some great tips! I will DEFINATELY keep them all in mind and I will also check out that video! All of your tutorials are incredibly useful! I am pretty new to this stuff so it's so nice to have instruction on so many things!
Hello Chilly, You are more than welcome. I am glad to help. Greg Greenwood
Some great tips. Thanks.
Hello Mary, You are more than welcome. Glad they are helpful. Thank you. Greg Greenwood
Great tips thanks ! What kind of hand piece are you using for your flex shaft ?
Hello Shina, Thank you, I appreciate it. The hand piece in the video is a slip joint quick change with a HP770 Shaft Adapter (with spring).
Thanks for asking. Keep Watching! Greg Greenwood
Thanks Greg! How do you remove the peice from the thermal lock?
Hello Ann, You can use hot water, hair dryer, or a heat gun. Thanks for your question. Greg Greenwood
Thank you! May I ask what the grey silly putty like stuff is called and where your purchased it? I know it's to hold your bezel onto of the stick so you can work but I wouldn't know what it was called or where to find it. Did you also make the blunt eded wooden dowel or did you get that somewhere too? I could see putting in a vise so you have that third hand help.
Hello Lori, The product is called "Thermo-Loc". It is a plastic type material that will hold your stone settings or other jewelry pieces so you can work on them. You can get it at "Rio Grande Jewelry Supply". You heat it by putting in hot water, microwave, or heat gun. It will get soft and pliable and then you set your piece in it. You can push it up around the edges. Very pliable. Then cool it by either letting it set and cool, or can put in cool water. I made the dowel rod from an old piece of wood. You can use a broom handle. Yes, you can put into a vise. This works great. Check out my videos "Bezel Setting Cabochons/ Parts 1 and 2. I use the thermo-loc in those videos. Come to think of it. I should do a video on Thermo-Loc. Thanks for the reminder!! Thanks for watching. Greg Greenwood
Great video! 🎉
Hello Jonathon, Glad you liked it!! Greg Greenwood
Hello Greg,
thank you very much for your new video and all the useful tips. I have also a problem if the side walls of stone are skew. Can you tell me please how to manage this?
Have a good day😀.
Greetings from Germany
Maren
Guten Tag Maren, Thank you for the kind comments. I am assuming that your sidewalls are not straight. If they are undercut, then just go straight up with your bezel wire. If they are slanted toward the top of the stone, then you can make the decision to push the bezel onto the slanted part or cut your bezel shorter and make an uneven bezel. I hope this answers your question. Please feel free to ask any question. I am here to help if I can. Thanks again. Greg Greenwood
Hello Greg,
thank you very much for your soon answer 😀. That was exactly what I wanted to know. It is a great gift from you, that you share your knowledge with us.
Stay safe and have a nice Weekend.
Greetings from Germany
Maren
Thank you so much for your videos, it really helps a lot. Quick question; how do you take the molding wax/clay off the bezel? Thanks again.
Hello Mai Me, You are very welcome. I am glad I can help you. I use a heat gun on low heat. It softens the Thermo Loc and the bezel will come right out. Thank you for your questions. Ask anytime! Greg Greenwood
@@greggreenwood4628 awesome! Thank you so much again. Maybe in the future, can you please make a tutorial on how to make a backless setting for a stone for earrings or pendants? Not the bezel type but the one that wraps around a stone. More power to you and your channel.
Hello Mai Me, Thank you for your suggestion. I will keep it in mind. The best to you. Greg Greenwood
Thanks! I have this issue on 4 cabs compounded with 3 corners and a rounded bottom. I've tried a few different techniques and am not satisfied with the results. Any ideas?
Hello Dianne, I am thinking that your main problem is the rounded bottom. An old technique for uneven bottoms of cabs, is put some sawdust in the bezel cup just before to set the stone in. This evens out the rounded back and will make the stone set solid. Also, you can cut the bezel at the corners to make it "lower" than the top of the stone. This will make 3 "tabs" to push over your stone. I hope this has helped you. Thanks for your questions. Let me know how it goes. Greg Greenwood
@@greggreenwood4628 Thanks so much for your reply!
My pleasure.
Hi I have a question. Would it be possible to lift a shorter edge of a cabochon up with something like earthquake putty? I tried it on a tiny Opal doublet I set and it worked so well and quickly I just didn’t know if it would cause some sort of problem in the future?
Hello Lindsey, Yes, you can also use sawdust in the bezel cup to even the stone, If the stone is cut uneven on the back and wobbles, then the sawdust will make it more solid. It is an old trick. Good Luck. Thanks for watching. Greg Greenwood
@@greggreenwood4628 so you don’t think the earthquake putty would disintegrate in the future and cause the stone to be uneven again?
Hello Lindsey, I have never used earthquake putty to set a stone, so I don't know how long it will last. My guess is that it would last a long time. The quality is there for the original use, so it should last. Let me know how it works for you. Thanks again. Sorry I didn't have an exact answer. The best to you. Greg Greenwood
@@greggreenwood4628 thank you so much for your quick response I appreciate it!😊
You are welcome. Greg Greenwood
Top! Thank you!
Thank you Johannes, I appreciate it. Greg Greenwood
❤️🇨🇦
Thanks again. GG