Sometimes the cleverest ideas are the simplest.  This easy prong idea for bezels requires using a jewelry saw to cut slits on the edges of an existing bezel such that the metal sections/ tabs can be folded down to form prongs.


The original idea comes from Aisha Formanski's ebook,  New Directions in Punched Metal Jewelry: 20 Clever and Easy Stamped Projects.


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