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.

Laying out solder.

Soldering the textured gold to the frame.

Trimming the excess with a saw.

Smoothing the finished top with a file.

Soldering a decorative wire to the bail.

Using a bur to create a seat for the diamond.

Burring the tube before setting the diamond.

Tube-setting the diamond.

Forming the gold balls.

Assembling the gold pieces.

Soldering top to bottom.

Attaching the bail.

Folding the bail into position.

Setting the agate and the garnet in the bezels.

Masking polished areas and stones to protect them from sandblasting.

The finished pendant.