Bezel-set tourmalines???

[cushionladyESQ]

Hey everyone,

I am working on a project right now, but have been getting advice that it is hard to set a tourmaline in a bezel setting because of its softness.

Any thoughts?

Does anyone have a bezel-set tourmaline?

Thanks!

 

[Michael_E]

Setting tourmaline in bezels is easy. The cutter just needs to make sure that the upper girdle edge is either rounded slightly or has a micro facet that bevels the edge slightly. This helps to distribute the load along the edge and prevent chipping, which is easy to do on a sharp edge. This is an image of a ring that I made for my son''s wife. The bezel is in a fairly stiff cast white gold. I used a hammer handpiece to compress the bezel and had no problems.

 

[chrono]

It is not difficult but you MUST find a skilled benchperson who is familiar and at easy with setting uncommon gemstones, apart from the usual sapphires. I’ve had a peridot bezel set with no issues, and those are softer stones too.

 

[SparkleSparkle]

My avatar is my bezeled green tourmaline by Julia Kay Taylor...

 

[D&T]

don''t have this in my hands yet, its enroute but here is an asscher pink tourmaline bezel slider pendant

 

[Novel]

I''m having one bezel set by Julia Kay Taylor as we speak...