Introduction to Stone Setting for Jewelry

Overview

“In this lesson I will review the basics of soldering, how it works, the types of soder that exist, and considerations when using it.”

In this video lesson Maike Siegel addresses the topic: Working with Solder, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Stone Setting for Jewelry. Learn how to use silversmithing tools and techniques to create your own collection of stone-set jewelry.

Partial transcription of the video

“Working with Soldering In this lesson, I'll explain soldering in detail. It's a key step when making jewelry. In jewelry, knowing how to solder is a huge first step. Understanding how to work with it, how to choose it, and how it works will make your work in the next unit much easier. Soldering is used in almost all pieces of jewelry and is the action of joining two metal parts, or a joint, in this case silver, using heat. For this, a metal alloy is used also called solder, which has a lower melting point than that of the metal parts being soldered. In other words, the solder must melt befo...”

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Course summary for: Introduction to Stone Setting for Jewelry

• Level: Beginner
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• 7930 students
• 4 units
• 16 lessons (2h 47m)
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• Category

  Craft, Fashion

• Areas

  Accessory Design, Fashion Design, Jewelry Design