Gold Bezels 3 Ways / Part 1: Open Back Bezel

Take your jewelry skills up a notch and work in gold! In this 3-part series, studio jeweler and educator Paulette Werger joins us to demo three different ways to bezel set your stones and cabochons in gold.

Here in Part 1, Paulette demonstrates how to choose and read your stones and decide the right bezel type before showing us how to make a gold open back bezel with step. Tools and materials used in this demo are listed down below.

We recommend watching this series in full if you really want to dig into fabricating with gold and learn how to choose the right bezel for your project. Links:

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[joangeisler]

Paula is on my list as one of the best jewelry instructors out there.

[lenastiward]

I learned so much from watching this that I can apply to my silver as well. Great tips on the clipboard and black paper too. Excellent! Thank you!❤

[maxsmeraldi]

Wonderfull job! I love it! You are a teacher of this job!😊❤

[tishsmiddy]

Wow😊 great video ❤
I live I Duval Jax, Fl. And I’m going to find a class in this ! Wish me luck ….😊

[crystalsxyz]

Can you use this same technique to make an open back bezel out of silver? Using the round wire for the back? With silver I've only seen people do it by making a cutout in the silver sheet.

[pookieprincess]

Great video! This is very helpful.
Once you place your stone into place at the end should you be pressing the gold edges down onto the cab?

[marilynsouthern]

Absolutely great video.❤ Just one question … when you are working with a rectangular stone do you use “round wire” or “square wire” for the bearing/step?

[richeyrich]

Is the stone adhered to the bezel in anyway? Or is just a friction/tight fit?

[margaretroper]

what kind of flex shaft are you using?

[kathybradbury]

I can see what I’ve done wrong by watching this. I need to have my soldering station at eye level and work seated so I’m more comfortable, and get all the oxides off the metal…I’ve melted both bezels I’ve tried to solder..been working with silver for a couple of years but trying to add some gold.

[DK-qylt]

I read somewhere that it is not necessary to use borax when soldering on coal, as coal when heated gives off carbon, which does not allow the metal to oxidize.

[donnaanasse]

Nice content however, Rio does not allow beginners to purchase gold unless they have a business.

[sting]

Подскажите, какая толщина металла, из которого изготавливаете безель?