Art Jewelry - Making a bezel part 3

In part three of our five-part series on making a bezel, Art Jewelry magazine associate editor Addie Kidd shows you how to shape your bezel to fit your stone.
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• bezel
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• arts
• crafts
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• cabochon
• silver
• goldsmithing
• jewellery

[carolynkkim]

I'm new to this technique --- what is the "pickle"? Thank you for making this video.

[artjewelrymag]

@carolynkkim Good question! Jeweler's pickle is a mild acid solution. You place your dirty jewelry in it, and it eats away all the soldering and flux residue. You can purchase it at any jewelry supply company.

[artjewelrymag]

@carolynkkim Just like Wonbadood said, Pickle is a mild acid used by jewelers to clean metal. You can purchase it form jewelry supply companies. There are also milder alternatives you can use. Head over to our site (on our profile page), look in the Reference section, and find the downloadable article: 12 Greener Chemicals for Your Studio. That should help you out. G'luck!

[puppydood]

Hi - what number (size) file is that? thanks for a great series of vids.

[artjewelrymag]

You're very welcome. Glad you liked them.

I think I used a 6- or 8-in half round file with a 4- or 6-cut surface.

I like a fairly fine file for this type of work.

[uxtalzon]

Ah, didn't know you could file down the solder. I usually put the bezel into some hard putty and stick it to a small block of wood so while grinding it won't deform, while the block also makes an even grind.

[artjewelrymag]

Yep, solder is just an alloy that melts at a lower temperature than whatever you're joining. You can file, sand, and saw it just like silver or gold.

The putty and block idea sounds like a great way to avoid bends or kinks. Thanks for sharing!

[ScreeminMeeme]

Excellent tutorial with very helpful info and crystal clear. Thanks much for the video. I look forward to others. :)

[wonbadood]

@carolynkkim I'd usually ignore pickling and go to 4.30 in the video as the bezel will be blackened again when its soldered to the base. These are the best Jewellery Making Videos i've ever seen, nevermind the Fact that she's Gorgeous. ( possibly Nitric Acid diluted with 10 parts water )

[wonbadood]

@carolynkkim I'd usually ignore pickling and go to 4.30 in the video as the bezel will be blackened again when its soldered to the base. These are the best Jewellery Making Videos i've ever seen, nevermind the Fact that she's Gorgeous

[toolsalot]

Nice job

[1axvn]

uxtalzon, check out the jewelry vid's on my channel, you may get something out of them.

1axvn