I was the contributing author for the "MJSA" & "AJM" and the now-defunct "Bench" magazine. Here are the numerous tutorial essays that I have written since April, 18th. 2018.
I have inserted the month, day & year including the number of photographs in each essay.
https://gerrysdiamondsettingessays.blogspot.com
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The list of tutorial essays is now being shown.
APRIL 18th. 2018
1) Introduction to Gem-Setting Blog 18 photos
2) Easier Bead Raising 9 photos
3) Many Uses of a Flat Graver 4 photos
4) Essay on Bead-Raising - BENCH 2 photos
5) Additional notes on Bead-Setting 5 photos
6) Bright-Cutting 6 photos
7) Additional topics on Bead-Setting 5 photos
8) Levels of Difficulty in Stone Setting 7 photos
9) Modifying using Unset Diamonds 7 photos
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APRIL 19th. 2018
1) "Important Diamond Setting Diagrams" 23
2) "Polishing Papers for Gravers" 15
3) "Four-Claw Setting" BENCH 23
4) "Princess, (Square Stone) Setting" 12
5) "Gypsy-Flush Setting" 3
6) "Bezel Setting" 27
7) "Casting with Gemstones" in WAX (manual) 8
8) "Shared - Claws on Diamonds" 13
9) "Guinness World Record" - May 30th. 2013" 9
10) "Antique & Art Deco, Diamond Setting" 18
11) "Setting Stones in WAX" 10
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APRIL 20th. 2018
1) "Drilling holes for Stone Setting" 3
2) "How to clean your Oil Stone" 7
3) "Pumice Wheel, (#180 grit) Cleaning" 7
4) "How to Bright-Cut" 5
5) "Half-Round bur for Cabochon Setting" 20
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Junes 4th. 2018
1) "Diamonds & Rubies in a 'wrist-name' plate" 1
2) "Levels of Gemstone Setting Difficulty" 1
3) "Modification on Unset Diamonds" 4
4) "How to hold a Graver" 2
5) "Detailed Setting Techniques" 5
6) "Collection of Archived Setting Notes" 5
7) "Names of your Diamond Facets" 1
8) "My own collection of Gravers" 2
9) "Diamond Clarity Grades" 2
10) "Ornamental, 4-Bead Designs & Patterns" 5
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June 5th. 2018
"High-Speed Steel" bur with the cutting angles" 5
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June 6th. 2018
1) "Additional Setting Notes"
2) "Wax-Carving techniques" 1
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June 7th. 2018
1) "Examining the setting of stones"
2) "Rules & Guidelines a setter MUST follow"
3) "Different types of 'Flex-Shaft' handle" 3
4) "Magnification of your setting tools" 27
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June 20th. 2018
"Full-Bezel Setting of Marquise-shaped stone" 23
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June 23rd. 2018
"Diamond Setting Patterns on larger stones" 22
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July 1st. 2018
"Mohs Scale of Hardness"
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July 6th. 2018
"Claw-Prong Pusher, which is best for you" 22
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July 9th. 2018
"Which Metal-Pusher for which stone?" 22
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July 20th. 2018
"A Real Buddy-Bur" 26
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July 31. 2018
"Creating a 'Star-Setting' pattern" 38
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August 1st. 2018
"4-Claw, Diamond Setting techniques" 13
"Diamond Setting Diagrams" 4
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August 3rd. 2018
"Princess-stone, setting techniques" 12
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August 12th. 2018
"Errors in setting a 'Halo-pattern' ring" 11
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August 13th. 2018
"Hammering: 'Gypsy-Flush' for gem setting" 9
"Spacing of Stones, in gemstone setting" 7
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August 18th. 2018
"How to set your Baguettes" 28
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August 19th. 2018
"Shared Beads & Drilling holes for setting" 25
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September 4th. 2018
"Errors found in Gemstone Setting" 9
"Errors in using the Graver, while Cutting" 14
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September 6th. 2018
"How to use 'Polishing Papers' on Gravers" 20
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September 14th. 2018
"Filing claws 'AFTER' Diamond Setting"
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September 15th. 2018
"Processes of refining your metal" 20
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September 22nd. 2018
"How to create a 'Cut-Down' design" 44
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September 27th. 2018
" How to Create a '4-Claw setting' on a Domed ring" 31
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September 29th. 2018
"How to use a 'Florentine graver' tool" 22
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October 7th. 2018
"How to repair wax form on a Pave' setting" 42
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October 10th. 2018
"How to Grind a Graver" 26
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October 14th. 2018
"How to modify your gravers? when, where, why"
30 photos
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October 18th. 2018
"How to create a Channel Setting" 43
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November 18th. 2018
"Using Onglette & Flat gravers" 51
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November 24th. 2018
"Can you find the Diamonds?" 15
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December 2nd. 2018
"Practice and still more practising" 10
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December 10th. 2018
"Recent Diamond Setting ERRORS" 9
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December 16th. 2018
"Half-Bezel" gemstone setting" 19
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December 28th. 2018
"Problems in Channel-Setting with Cubic Zirconia" 18
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January 1st. 2019
"How to Channel Set 'square-cut' stones" 17
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January 12th. 2019
"How to set Diamonds IN YOUR TEETH" 38
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January 20th. 2019
" Interesting Cutting techniques for stone setting
"Very important Bright-Cutting ideas, circa 1970" A total of 77 photos
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January 30th. 2019
"When & Where to use a Reciprocating Hammer" 25
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February 3rd. 2019
"How to Gypsy/Flush set round stones"
"Which basic ring clamp to use & why" A total of 65 photos.
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February 16th. 2019
"Shared Claw setting (again)" 28 photos
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March 30th. 2019
"Winged-Lion (Pendant) with problems" 23 photos.
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March 31. 2019
"Diamond Sieves, why are they necessary" 6
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April 1st. 2019
"How to repair a wax form prior to casting"
"Diamond Setting with a Pave' pattern, prior to casting"
"Computer Aided Designing => (aka CAD) for easier setting" 23 photos
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April 2nd. 2019
"Modified, 'Cut Down' gemstone techniques" 25 photos
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April 7th. 2019
"Fish-Tail, Ornamental design in a Pendant" 59 photos
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April 22nd. 2019
"Crown Jewels of Iran" 59 photos
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April 30th. 2019
"Compilation of Setting techniques" (very important) 14 photos
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May 1st. 2019
"Preparation for a multi-stone gents ring" 18 photos ===============================
May 3rd.2019
"Made in Europe" with 'Fish-Tail' pattern (circa 1975)"
"Making Beads - the easier way" A total of 32 pics.
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May 5th. 2019
"Two-Bead, Half-Round. Semi Fish-Tail pattern" 38 photos
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May 13th. 2019
"Square-Shape, Inside-Cutting and to Bright-Cut" 35 photos
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May 15th. 2019
"Angled Cuts, used in Bright-Cutting" 21 photos
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May 17th. 2019
"Onglette #2 & Flat-Graver #40" (which, where, why) 34 photos
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May 21st. 2019
"Let's use a Digital Microscope for this essay" 52 photos
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May 24th. 2019 (my birthday)
"Can you put a 'Square' stone in a Round hole" 34 photos
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June 10th. 2019
"This essay is dedicated to three very important people" 1 photograph
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June 13th. 2019
"Channel-Setting with 7 Princess-cut (Square Stones)" 24 photos ========================================
June 16th. 2019
"Princess, Square-Stones in an End-Bezel ring" 34 photos ==============================
June 20th. 2019
"Long, '2x4mm' Baguettes in a wedding band" 38 photos
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June 20th. 2019
"Baguettes with Square & Round stones in one setting" 35 photos
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June 24th. 2019
"Channel Setting "Long Baguette" stones" 29 photos
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July 6th. 2019
"Setting a multi-stone Cluster-Pendant" 44 photos
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July 8th. 2019
"Difficult setting projects" creating mini-claw setting" 25 photos =================================
July 14. 2019
"How do you recut your 'High-Speed-Steel' burs" 20 photos ============================
July 15th. 2019
"Gypsy/Flush setting a Pear-Shape stone" 37 photos
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July 21st. 2019
"Channel Setting (soft) Emerald & Golden Topaz stones"
49 photos
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August 3rd. 2019
"Setting stones with 'Mini-Claws' aka "Pin-Setting" 44 photos
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August 14th. 2019
"Pave' Setting 1.5mm Rubies (from wax-metal)" 29 photos
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August 21st. 2019
"Which Pumice Wheel to use; which, when, where & why" 18 photos
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August 25th. 2019
"Modifying your Bead Burnisher" 18 photos
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August 26th. 2019
"Three-Stone ring with Three Bezels" 38 photos
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August 28th. 2019
"Bezel Setting with a 3-inch, Concrete Nail" 7 photos
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September 2nd. 2019
"What to look for when examining a Diamond" 23 photos
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September 8th. 2019
"How to understand a jewellery appraisal" 1 picture
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September. 15th 2019
"Setting Square, Pear, Triangular & Marquise gemstones"
29 pictures
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September 27th. 2019
"What's the name of that bur" 15 pictures
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October 15. 2019
"What is a Diamond Setter" N/A
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October 16th. 2019
"General Repairs for gemstone setting" N/A
"A variety of Setting Tools" N/A
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October 17th. 2019
"Archived notes on Gemstone Setting" N/A
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March 4th. 2020
"151 Wax-Casting sprues for you" 151
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May7th. 2020
"Setting tools for a 'Heart-Shaped' pendant" N/A
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May 19th. 2020
"Gypsy-Flush (wax & metal setting)" 30 pictures
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May 21st. 2020
"This essay is (again) only on BURS" 58 more photos
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June 1st. 2020
"Basic tools for a gemstone setter" 29 photos
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June 25th. 2020
"Viewing 'Swarovski' stones under a 200x microscope" 6 pictures
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July 14th. 2021
"How to set a multi-stone, cluster pendant" 33 photos
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August 1st. 2021
"Oval Shape, Bezel Setting" 48 pictures
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August 24th. 2021
"Creating claws from flat metal. Difficulty 35 out of 10" 35 pictures
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August 26th. 2021
"Setting your expensive Princess-cut, Square Diamond" 22 pictures
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August 26th. 2021
"How to 'Bright-Cut' inside a Square, V-shaped claws" 22 photos
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September 19th. 2021 "What is a Bead-Burnisher" Where, when & why is it used" 29 photos
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September 28th. 2021
"Guinness World Record" what tools were used" 80 photos
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November 14th. 2021
"236 photos of gravers used in Bright-Cutting" 236 photos
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January 12th. 2022
"How are Diamonds Polished & Shaped" 33 pictures
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January 20th. 2022
"What are Industrial Diamonds" 39 photos
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February 6th. 2022
"Diamond Cutting: Yesterday & Today" N/A
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March 24. 2022
"What is the Wax-Metal ratio in Shrinkage" 22 pictures
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April 5th. 2022
"Additional tools for your Gemstone setting bench" 40 photos
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April 7th. 2022
"Sizes & Shapes of your NEW burs" 1 picture
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June 5th. 2022
"My (YouTube) Wax-Carving" video. (54 minutes in length) 1 video
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June 15th. 2022
"My Onglette graver and its maintenance" 8 pictures
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June 11th. 2022
"Diamond Setting tools that are needed (8,196-word essay)
1 picture
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July 1st. 2022
"Art-Deco patterns you may use @ no charge" 285 photographs
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July 4th. 2020
"Mini-setters Clamp" my invention 2 photos
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August 5th. 2022
"Keeping your bench in pristine condition" 25 photos
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August 10th. 2022
"400 years of watchmaking & designing patterns"
(23 beautiful pictures)
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August 22nd. 2022
"Corning Glass Museum" Corning. New York, USA" 21 outstanding photos
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September 17th. 2022
"Bezel Setting, Faceted Gemstones" 34 photos
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November 24th. 2022
"From a 'Computer Aided Design' to a finished pendant" 5 pictures
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November 26th. 2022
"From a wax-carving to a 1-Carat size ring"
"Computer Creations, using 41 photographs"
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