Professional Stonesetting

PROFESSIONAL STONESETTING You and I both know that normally I d start right off here with some delicious or seductive tool, but on this occasion, I can honestly say that Alan Revere s brand-new Professional Stonesetting: A Contemporary Guide to Traditional Setting Techniques is the most desirable object to cross my studio threshold in at least six months, and it isn t even made of steel. This book is a pivotally important reference for anyone intending to set stones xa0no matter what level maker they may be or think they are. First off, I love the book because it follows the reliable, traditional method for jewelers educaton that I know works: you start with easy techniques, master them, and progress to more difficult ones. Sure, there is a time and place for instant gratification jewelry making, but stone setting isn t it. For setting, you owe it to yourself to start at the beginning, unlearn what you think you know, do each exercise as presented and, only if you did well, move on the the next one. Alan helps you follow this parth by presenting 21 classic settings from thin and medium bezels, pavé, and channels, for all the classic stone shapes, with clear, close-up photos and supporting diagrams of the critical steps. With my first look, I found the solution to one stone setting issue I have struggled with forever clean corners on square settings so, thank you Alan Revere and Tim McCreight and his Brynmorgen Press for a brilliant, wonderful, essential reference. An jeweler must, must, must, own and use this book. Period. Helen I. Driggs Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist, August 2017 --Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist, August 2017 Alan Revere holds a unique position in the jewelry community, with one foot firmly planted as a master goldsmith and award-winning designer and the other as one of the country s most prominent jewelry educators. After earning degrees in both psychology and sculpture, Revere s passion led him to Germany, where he trained under some of the 20th century s most celebrated goldsmiths and designers. Returning to California with skills rarely taught in the United States, Mr. Revere was asked to share what he had learned with other jewelers and students. In 1979, he founded the Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts in San Francisco, now one of the country s foremost jewelry training centers. Alan Revere is past president of the American Jewelry Design Council and founder of the Contemporary Jewelry Design Group. In addition to designing and selling thousands of pieces of jewelry, Mr. Revere has created instructional books, articles and videos for jewelry makers. It is no wonder that Alan Revere has been called, A master s master.