How to create "WOW" 'mini claws' for stone setting? => 26 photos.

 Here is an easy way of making 'mini claws' just for your (pseudo) claw setting. All it takes is a little ingenuity and a few small round burs, followed by your Onglette and Flat gravers.

 The Onglette graver has one purpose: that is to cut lines on either side of the holes where the stones will be placed.

 The round bur will then cut an "o+o" pattern between each prepared hole. Simply put, the + will be where the new mini claws will originate for the setting of each round stone.

 When each round stone is placed into the metal, the graver will move the new claw over the Girdle of each stone. Therefore, there won't be any need to push the metal and leave a deep hole behind the bead or mini-claw. How simple is that?

  If you wish to create any new metal-cutting pattern, this new technique will give you all the necessary opportunity. If your gemstones are already set, the chances of a clean cut are greatly reduced.

  

 This is exactly why this method or technique is so wonderful. You can easily cut your Pave' setting without touching any stone. It's because there aren't any stones being set ...YET!

 When you open up each hole for that one stone, the claws will be made smaller. The reduced claw size will make the mini-claws easier to use. All you need is to use your 'bead burnisher' to initiate the setting.

 You can do much more 'Bright-Cutting' when the stones aren't set. There is also no chance of even damaging your soft Emerald stones. Here you can see the bright cuts along the sides, as what you now see is the bright metal reflection from the Flat Graver.

  Here are 'edited' photos from my Digital Microscope.

  

 In between the two holes, there will be a '2 lines of metal'. These lines will be the beginning of the beads.

 Have your round bur rotate slowly and have it cut deeply into the metal.

 I occasionally use a very small round bur of #001, and clean out where the Onglette graver was cutting.

 I will now start to prepare the process of creating 4 mini claws. Don't let the round bur touch where the Bright Cutting was started. I'd even use a Bud-shaped for this delicate work.

                    

 If you have any unfinished metal carving, please use a Bud-shaped bur to keep your cuts clean at all times.

  In this photo, the Bud bur will rest between the new claws.

 These 'new' claws must be uniform and never 'some wide and a few too thin'.

 The end claws, as well as all of them, must be uniform in size.

 Keep the round bur cutting DEEP into the metal. This operation will create a good-sized claw, not just some 'flimsy-looking piece of metal'.

 If you wish to use a Bud-shaped bur, that is your option. The deeper you go with your burs, will definitely be 'GREAT' as the claws will be higher in height.

 TO REPEAT THIS IMPORTANT FACT, keep your mini claws uniform in size and shape.

  This group of claws has many errors and will not be conducive to equal-sized claws. There is little chance of repairing this sample of claw making, SORRY!

 

  Here is your bead burnisher rounding the pseudo 'new' claws.  The burnisher creates new mini-claws together into one size.

Added photos from my pictorial library!