Channel Setting
Photo courtesy of Scott Papper, GIA GG, AJP, CM (NAJA), Global Gemology & Appraisals
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Channel setting requires a gem, or row of gems, set suspended between two parallel rows of metal.
The walls of the channel are usually just slightly more narrow than the width of the gems. Notches are then cut into the channel walls, to fit the girdle of each gem. The walls of the channel are then tightened, securing the gems. |