David Baird's Metalartz 17 Degree Cone Template Layout Jig

Click on the video above to see David explain how to use the Metalartz 3-Piece Division Plates Layout Jig Set.

This new template is used to figure the correct shape and size of metal to cut out while using a 17 degree round bezel block. Take your round stone and place it in the slot. Using the template, you can then capture the correct arc shape that you need to cut out of metal to make the perfect setting. You transfer the cutting arc from the template to the metal using a graphite tracing or by using a compass or a clear piece of tape. This template also has an index to help lay out prongs for making 4 or 6 prong heads. Use the 17 Degree Cone Tool Template with the 17 degree round bezel blocks 127.000 and 127.003. Directions are included.

Helps make Round, Tapered Bezels, and Tapered Prong Settings
Easy transfer to metal
Simplifies laying out arcs needed to form a 17 Degree Cone.
Indexes for 4 and 6 prong Settings
Made in the USA

David Baird has been making jewelry for nearly four decades. He received his bachelor's degree at the Evergreen State College, and his MFA from The School of the American Craftsman at Rochester Institute of Technology. He also has a GG (Graduate Gemology certificate) from the GIA. David sells his work nationally and has taught classes and workshops for at least 30 years including at Metalwerx, in Waltham, MA.