Murphy Design Jewelry: Individual Works of Art, Made by Hand
A pendant in the making: bezel-set agate and
hessonite garnet,
textured gold top with gold balls, diamond-accented bail
Wrapping a strip of gold around the stone to form the bezel
Trimming and soldering the bezel
Forming an insert for the bezel
Joining bezel and insert
Forging gold wire for the top
Assembling the pieces
Using the soldered top as a pattern for the textured gold
Cutting out the textured gold
Soldering the textured gold to the frame
Trimming the excess with a saw
Smoothing the finished top with a file