Technique - pear basket stone setting for faceted gemstones

In this video I will show you how to create a soldered, pear shaped basket setting using silver wire. This is a beginners metal smithing technique perfect to practice working with a soldering torch and how to attach prongs to a base. I have used silver or this, but you can use other metals if you want. Let me know what you think! Prong setting tutorial: https://www.imbalicrafts.com/products... Polishing tutorial: https://www.imbalicrafts.com/products... Gallery wire stone setting: https://www.imbalicrafts.com/products... Materials: 0.8 mm (20 ga) wire 1.3 mm (16 ga) wire 1.6 mm (14 ga) square or round wire 10 mm faceted pear gemstone Tools: Flush cutters Torch (I use a Iroda PT-550 CR) Hard/medium/easy solder Soldering surface Quenching bowl/pickle Steel block Hammer OR Rolling mill (this works much better) Hart and flame burrs (or similar) Jeweller's files To receive updates on new tutorials (both paid and free), exclusive discount codes, and promotions, please sign up for my newsletter. You can also follow me on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest, or subscribe to my YouTube channel for more content. If you are interested in joining our artist community of facebook click the link below to join. Sign up to my newsletter: https://www.imbalicrafts.com/pages/su... Facebook artist community & support group:   / wirewrapartistsworldwide   We're an artist community (wire and metals) for everyone to share their ideas, post their art, tutorials/events & workshops or ask questions. We are a great buch of artists and have a lot of fun being creative together with challenges and fun projects to create every month. Social Media: Facebook:   / imbalicrafts​   Instagram:   / imbalicrafts   Tiktok:   / imbalicrafts   Pinterest:   / imbalicrafts​   X: https://www.x.com/ImbaliCrafts YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ImbaliCraft...