What is a "Bead Raiser" & how does it work? => 6 photos

 This is what every Bead Raiser tool looks like under 100x power magnification. You will notice that the front of the graver point has been radically changed & reshaped. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.

 If you avoid this curved front, the 'beading tool' will just cut through the metal as if you were engraving. Which you aren't.

 If the graver was sharp and pointed, there would not be any opportunity to create a Bead for Pave purposes. This curved front acts like a spade as it pushes metal over the Girdle of the stone.

 If you decide to 'push' more metal over the Girdle, something will indeed happen. That little piece of bead metal will definitely break off!!!

 You have only one chance of making a Pave' bead.

 How do you know that the new Bead is going to hold the stone? This is done by seeing that 3-4 sections, or corners of the gemstone, will be covered by metal.

 Even in a reduced space, as seen here, even these new beads create a 'controlled pattern' or design.

  I prefer not to use a wide Onglette graver as seen in the lower example. For creating the correct shape (continually) of a bead, the best size of graver is the narrow blade.

 DON'T HAVE A 'HUGE MOUNTAIN OF METAL' COVERING THE SMALL STONE, when all you need is a thin blade. I strongly urge you to select a #2 Onglette width of a graver.

  If the new 'Bead Raiser' was shaped using a wide #4 Onglette, how could the setter create little 'beads'? Here is the proof of what I'm trying to show you. SIZE DOES COUNT!