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This is am entry level demonstration on adding pre-made prongs to a ring. This is the easiest way to get started making rings with heads and settings for faceted stones without getting overwhelmed with the task of also having to make the actual prong mounting itself.
Effectively, we are making a solitaire ring.
A "Solitaire ring" is a ring with only 1 gemstone, typically in an elevated setting, which showcases it as the center of attention.
A solitaire ring does NOT have any accent stones.
The Latin root word is solitarius, meaning "alone or isolated".
I will be demonstrating how to make prong settings in a future video.
This video simply shows how to solder a head onto a ring shank, two different ways.
These heads and ring shanks can be purchased pre-made in an assortment of sizes and shapes, or can be made by hand, either way, the method for connecting the head to the shank is more or less the same.