Basket Head Pendant

Build a fine jewelry setting from bare wire.

Most people buy basket heads. Making one teaches you more about precision than almost anything else at the bench, because everything has to be symmetrical and nothing hides.

Five hours, one pendant mounting sized for an 8mm round faceted stone, roughly two carats.

What you'll learn

• How a basket head is actually put together
• Measuring and cutting wire components accurately
• Forming and aligning the prongs
• Making and soldering the cross members
• Holding symmetry and even spacing throughout
• Fabricating the pendant bail
• Soldering assemblies with a lot of small parts
• Filing and refining until it looks bought

Please note This class does not cover setting the stone. If you want to learn that, take Prong Setting Faceted Stones.

What's provided Wire, solder, bail material, and every tool: saw, files, flex shaft, pliers, soldering station, and measuring tools.