How to Make an Inlaid Bail for a Pendant

Описание: “Damn, did I really make that?!”

Don’t you love that feeling when you make something that feels completely out of what you thought you could do? It’s so rewarding right down to your core!

So if your lapidary shop just feels like the same old grind? (no pun intended lol), try expanding your lapidary jewelry skillset by learning how to make inlay bails with me!

In the end I know you won’t just be proud of your work, but you’ll really wow yourself!

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Click the link here to find the course: https://www.c-albritton.com/inlayjewe...

Have any more questions? Drop a Q in the comments, or you can email me directly at [email protected]

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Suggested Prerequisites:
-basic silversmithing (know how to solder, bend wire, anneal, saw, file, and polish)

-basic lapidary (be somewhat proficient at making cabochons, but especially good if you’ve tried your hand at some calibration with templates)

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What’s included:
-3 ways to make the sterling silver bail channel (one method even allows you to solder a jump ring and bezel cup on later, so you could just sell inlay bails to jewelers)

-3 ways to do the inlay (flush-cut, pillow, and flush-cut pillow)

-almost 1 ½ hours of video content (literally jam packed with every tip I know)

-the video is split up into Parts 1-4, with a bonus Part 5 that goes over how to remove the stones if they shift in the gluing process

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Some of the extra tools you may not have that you’ll need for this project:
-Large stepped ring looping pliers: https://amzn.to/3YzJHfR
-Smaller stepped ring looping pliers: https://amzn.to/3PUmYr7
-3M wheel: https://www.riogrande.com/product/3m-...
-1/8-inch mandrel for 3M wheel: https://amzn.to/3Bar0Fp
-Diamond cut-off wheel (w/ mandrel): https://amzn.to/3WpPF0S
-(Optional, but will make your life easier): Galaxy ¼ inch diamond carving wheel. You can find either here: https://suvalapidary.com/products/dia...
or here: https://www.johnsonbrotherslapidary.c...