# Setting a stone in jewelry

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 23, 2004, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/setting-a-stone-in-jewelry/265695 "2004-09-23T16:00:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![TheBloodBorneIdentity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f8ce5/32.png) [@TheBloodBorneIdentity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheBloodBorneIdentity)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2004, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/setting-a-stone-in-jewelry/265695/1 "2004-09-23T16:00:25Z")

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What is the process for setting gemstones in various types of jewelry?

While I am interested in all types of jewelry settings, I am most mesmerized by the simple diamond engagement ring “prong” type and the “tension” floating-in-air type (usually/always? made of titanium). Jewelry that has tight rows of stones with no prongs is also a mystery to me.

You may want to also throw in the proper terms for these settings, because I obviously don’t know them.

I tried google, but I had no luck. You would not believe the noise to signal ratio when searching for jewelry information. ☹

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**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2004, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/setting-a-stone-in-jewelry/265695/2 "2004-09-23T16:14:56Z")

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> [@TheBloodBorneIdentity](#):
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> What is the process for setting gemstones in various types of jewelry?

[Here](http://www.realgems.biz/settings.cfm) is a very simple overview. No pics, though.

[Here](http://www.gemsociety.org/info/j14.htm) is a much more detailed page with photos of various settings.