Make a Cabochon Pendant with a Japanese Jewelry Instructor https://WebToolTip.com Published 10/2026 MP4 | Video: h264, 3840x2160 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz, 2 Ch Language: English + subtitle | Duration: 52m | Size: 3.65 GB Create a four-prong oval cabochon pendant in silver: design, solder, shape, set the stone and polish. What you'll learn Plan four diagonal prong positions for an oval cabochon and locate the setting's solder seam at a planned prong position. Form, solder and refine a silver setting, allowing for filing and adjusting its fit to the actual stone. Cut, solder, level and taper four prongs for an oval cabochon pendant. Make a bail from silver sheet and assemble it with a jump ring on the pendant. Polish the setting before stone placement, including surfaces that become inaccessible afterward. Set the cabochon by gradually closing diagonally opposite prongs, then remove tool marks and finish the pendant. Requirements Basic metal cutting, filing, annealing and jewelry soldering skills are recommended. If these operations are new to you, arrange in-person workshop supervision before practicing. Access to a jewelry workspace equipped for annealing, soldering, buffing and cleaning, with flux and the solder grades specified in the lessons. An oval cabochon, 950 silver stock for the setting, prongs and bail, and a 950 silver jump ring. Consult the supplied material notes for stock dimensions and quantities. For layout, prepare clear tape, a marker, white paper and two rulers. An oval template is an optional alternative for tracing the shape. Prepare forming pliers and prong-setting pliers. An oval mandrel can help shape the setting; the notes also describe forming it with pliers. For finishing, prepare medium-cut and fine-cut files, a scraper, abrasive paper through #2000, a burnisher and buffing supplies. Cotton thread and green polishing compound are used for narrow gaps. The soldering demonstrations use tonoko powder to protect existing joints and ceramic tape to help align the jump ring. Modified holding tweezers are optional.