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Advanced Stone Setting

This advanced course focuses on setting fancy-cut stones with precision, consistency, and confidence. Students will work through challenging seat cuts, advanced head and shank assemblies, prong preparation, pave techniques, and the finishing techniques. You will learn with state of the art tools, real world experienced stone setters and tips and tricks you won't learn anywhere else. 

Duration

5 Day Workshop

Skill Level

Advance Level

Format

In-Person Workshop

Location

Denver, Colorado

Essential Skills Learned

  • Evaluating and positioning fancy-cut stones

  • Selecting and controlling burs for advanced seat cutting

  • Cutting precise seats for proper stone fit

  • Setting fancy shaped stones such as princess cut and others. 

  • Bead and Bright cut settings 

  • Protecting vulnerable corners and points

  • Multiple Pave styles. 

  • Preparing, shaping, and finishing traditional, claw, and V-prong settings

  • Tiffany-style head and set techniques

  • Working with peg-head and basket-style assemblies

  • Work holding 

  • Channel setting

  • Final cleanup and professional finishing

  • Advanced bench test preparation

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Prerequisite

Students with previous experience should be comfortable using a flex shaft, controlling burs, cutting seats, and setting round stones.

If a student has no previous stone-setting experience, completion of the 585 Gallery Bench Jeweler Fundamentals course is recommended  before taking this class.

Tuition

Tuition: $1,500

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A $500 deposit is required to reserve your seat. The deposit will be applied toward the total tuition, leaving a remaining balance of $1,000.

Tools

All tools needed for the course are included with tuition and will be available at each student’s bench. Students are not required to bring personal tools, but they may bring their own if preferred.

How to Pay the Tuition Balance

The remaining tuition balance is due on the first day of class. Payments must be made in person by cash, credit card, or debit card.

Class Cancellations and Deposit Refunds

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Instructors

Jamie Madison

Students will receive direct, hands-on instruction focused on the precision, problem-solving, and control required for advanced stone setting.

Note: Enrollment is limited to ensure personalized instruction. Apply early to secure your bench.

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