Silversmithing: Setting a Rough Rock

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2 жыл бұрын

This video tutorial shows the process of taking a found rock, slicing a piece off with a lapidary trim saw, polishing the back, and making a sterling silver setting for it to create a unique pendant. This particular rock is a chunk of granite with some Amazonite on it. I think this one turned out quite pretty and unusual. This video is a bit longer, but is a complete tutorial, so I think it is worth the watch time. I enjoy sharing my knowledge with others, as I've taught people for most of my life. I love suggestions and hearing about others' experiences. What is your favorite project? What kind of tutorials would you find useful?
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Easy steps to rock your favorite rock!

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@lydiakalyna9278 5 ай бұрын

I’m a collector of rocks, so this will be a great help in setting stones. Thank you for the lesson. I enjoy your videos even though I haven’t been able to make jewelry for the past four years. You make everything look so easy and are very calm when things don’t quite go your way and just come up with a new solution. Please keep up with the great work.

@chadssilversmithing 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Lydia! I try to stop and think when something goes South so I don’t react and make it worse:)

@jay8353 2 ай бұрын

I was going to say pretty much the same but you covered it

@jay8353 2 ай бұрын

Well i think i just found the first piece i want to try,thanks so much for the Well explained and shown tutorial. I absolutely love it here lol

@chadssilversmithing 2 ай бұрын

You are very welcome!

@brucebenvie Жыл бұрын

Thanks as always. I love and relate to the variety of techniques you employ to achieve creative results.

@chadssilversmithing Жыл бұрын

Thanks Bruce! Glad you are enjoying my content!

@Gazz_R Жыл бұрын

That's a fantastic piece! Thanks for sharing and have a great weekend.

@chadssilversmithing Жыл бұрын

Thanks Gazz! You too:)

@kimgill4644 Жыл бұрын

Great vid on making a frame with prongs! A friend gave me some stones from a beach from Tahoe she would like a pendant of. This has given me some ideas. 😊

@chadssilversmithing Жыл бұрын

I’m so glad Kim! You can set just about anything this way:)

@patredden4557 Жыл бұрын

Great project, thanks so much.

@chadssilversmithing Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome Pat. Thanks for the nice comment!

@calebgibson1999 7 ай бұрын

I liked that specimine pendant. I facet, sometimes for something like that I like to facet the edges to the natural geometries and cut the wires down half the thickness touching the stone and set it like a gemstone, but now I'm thinking I want to try a few like you did. Nice work!

@chadssilversmithing 7 ай бұрын

Thanks Caleb! Glad you liked it:)

@tahomyjo Жыл бұрын

I sure am enjoying all your videos.

@chadssilversmithing Жыл бұрын

I am enjoying all the nice comments like this one:). Thank you Tammy!

@tahomyjo Жыл бұрын

@@chadssilversmithing 😉

@karenfinneganart2480 6 ай бұрын

I find it a bit too chunky for my taste, but looking at it has definitely given me some ideas for lapidary work. I now know what to ask for this Mother's Day - a lapidary saw and a grinding and polishing tool. I already have a Dremel and a tumbler, so I'm already halfway there.

@chadssilversmithing 6 ай бұрын

The friend who brought me this has had me set about 8 different rough rocks that he has found on hikes:)

@bsanchez5369 8 ай бұрын

❤great video! I am just starting out and this was so informative!

@chadssilversmithing 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Bsanchez! I’m glad you found this useful. Check out my playlist tab where things are organized into different categories. It may help you to choose projects appropriate for someone just getting started. Good luck on your metalsmithing journey:)

@vidamilani5347 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful. Thank you. I just subscribed to your channel.

@chadssilversmithing 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Vida! I appreciate you taking the time to watch:)

@andreamarkovic6314 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for these videos Chad!! I am learning so many great tips, watching you make this bail was awesome!

@chadssilversmithing 2 жыл бұрын

I’m really glad you are finding them useful! Feel free to share the link if you’d like

@Lisa-yj8dt 2 жыл бұрын

I love the look of the prong setting. I collected some sea glass that might make a nice pendant. Thank you for sharing another winner!👍🏻

@chadssilversmithing 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Lisa! I have set sea glass for people before a few times.

@WizardKitty723 6 ай бұрын

❤

@chadssilversmithing 6 ай бұрын

Thanks WizardKitty!

@puresas Жыл бұрын

Really enjoying your series Chad, excellant mate.

@chadssilversmithing Жыл бұрын

Glad You are Chris. Thanks for watching!

@argonabis 20 күн бұрын

Can you give me a tip how to make the frame with weird shapes like this ? 🔥🔥

@chadssilversmithing 19 күн бұрын

If it is really complex, don't follow every single contour. Make the general shape and go from there:)

@sfeskies2150 4 ай бұрын

Love your videos and just subscribed. On this particular one, is the sq wire bezel that you made, does the stone just sit on it and then the prongs hold it in? I love raw rocks, thanks.

@chadssilversmithing 4 ай бұрын

Thank you SFEskies! Yes, that is how this one was done:)

@m4dtr4sh 11 ай бұрын

sick channel mate, treasure of tutorials, sadly cant find the magnesite solderin blocks in europe

@chadssilversmithing 11 ай бұрын

Thank you Fran! Cooks on Gold in the UK has them: www.cooksongold.com/Jewellery-Tools/Magnesia-Soldering-Block-prcode-999-974

@m4dtr4sh 11 ай бұрын

holy heck i scrolled through the site hours, you are a real gangster thanks@@chadssilversmithing

@sfeskies2150 2 ай бұрын

Hey Chad, Do you have a vid on how to make a Zia Pendant etc.? Thanks

@chadssilversmithing 2 ай бұрын

I do not. I don’t think I’ve ever made one of those. Maybe I should:)

@SheranSimo Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I have subscribed! I have noticed that you don’t seem to tickle your pieces between each step. Is that because you’re using pick soldering and you don’t need to?

@chadssilversmithing Жыл бұрын

You're welcome Sheran! Thanks for subscribing:)

@kimberleyjewers140 Жыл бұрын

Very good, so a couple ?'s...I have some 6 odd shaped turquoise stones that I need to set all of which has much matrix host. I don't have lapidary equipment but can I use wet/dry sandpaper starting at 220 to 600 to smooth a flat back and then use Renaissance wax to shine them up a bit as they're quite dull? I'm making memorial pendants for friends of a man who passed and he had given them out to a special few. Thank you for any tips on this! Kim J

@chadssilversmithing Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment Kim! I have never personally done any stone work without machinery:). What you are suggesting sounds like it would work, but it would be better if someone with some experience doing similar things could comment on this. Maybe one of my subscribers who has a lot of lapidary experience could chime in on this issue. Sorry I don’t have a better answer for you on this one.

@jay8353 2 ай бұрын

Sorry chad i don't mean to be a pain but did you mean the gauge of the square wire for the back? Im not sure if i missed it

@chadssilversmithing 2 ай бұрын

I’m pretty sure I used 14 gauge square on that one.

@jay8353 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Chad, I really appreciate that. I'm just pricing everything I need up to start ordering. Thanks for the quick reply

@sarahowens4458 Жыл бұрын

What does the pickeling do?

@chadssilversmithing Жыл бұрын

Hello Sarah! Pickle is to clean up the silver. It removes both excess flux and oxides from the surface of the silver that form during repeated heating. The type I use is dilute sulfuric acid, although many people use other types. Hope this helps. Thanks for the good comment!

@abs2868 Жыл бұрын

@@chadssilversmithing How dilute is your acid. Can muratic acid work diluted. Need the acid to water ratio. Audie

@chadssilversmithing Жыл бұрын

@@abs2868 Hello A BS. Different pickles probably have different ratios. I mix up my pickle weaker than the box suggests, and it works fine. I bet if you do a Google search on different jewelry pickles you’ll be able to find better info on this than I can provide. Thanks for the comment.