More dabbling with settings, this one went perfectly when I was making it - probably thanks to a brilliant book called Creative Stone Setting by John Cogswell. I've used stone setting books before and they always seem to be a bit dry and factual, but this book is full of practical tips, anecdotes and humour, useful and entertaining! Anyway, one of his tips was to use the reverse action pliers to clamp the wire together whilst soldering the opposite joint - what a revelation! I used to wire everything together and solder all the joints at once (doomed for failure more often than not) but this method is perfect and much less frustrating!
So, I loved making it, not so sure about the finished piece - next time I'll refine the prongs, make everything a little more slender and then maybe I'll be happy. I'm full of ideas for the next one now so watch this space...
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