Finishing off the prongs on this pair of lab-created Blue Sapphire earrings…
The 4mm faceted stones were set in pronged tube settings. I filed V-shaped galleries in the tubes between each prong, which allows light to enter the setting from underneath the stone to enhance its appearance and sparkle. The tube settings were then soldered onto a base plate, which in turn allows the posts to be soldered on.
Below are those 4mm lab-created faceted Blue Sapphire earrings completed, and you can more easily see the V-shaped gallery cuts made in the settings to allow more light to enter the stone from the underside before the base and posts were soldered on.
