Looking Sharp
How to make a bright-cut box around a bead-set stone
By Joel McFadden
Bright cutting is accomplished by making sharp, shiny, angled cuts with a graver in metal around set stones to further highlight the stones. This style of setting dates to the 1800s and was common before prongs or bezel settings. In this article, I’ll demonstrate how to make a bright-cut box around a bead-set stone.