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Milomade
27-01-2010, 11:13 PM
I've recently noticed lots of rings on Etsy that use a fancy bezel, eiher with a scalloped edge or an even fancier design...see these examples:

http://ny-image0.etsy.com//il_fullxfull.116922008.jpg
http://ny-image1.etsy.com//il_fullxfull.115969565.jpg
http://ny-image1.etsy.com//il_fullxfull.113549205.jpg

Where can you get bezels like this - CooksonGold don't seem to have any?

I think they wouls work really well with my vintage buttons and would love to find a supplier.

ClattyBitch
27-01-2010, 11:28 PM
Just found this

Sante Fe Jewelers Supply - Sterling Silver Gallery Wire (http://www.sfjssantafe.com/SwireItems.php?Gid=SS034&ItemSet=Silver+Bezel&DepId=metals)

But I think its an american site

ClattyBitch
27-01-2010, 11:34 PM
No wait... fancy bezel wire is called gallery wire or gallery strip
Here's a UK site with LOADS

Silver S935 Ribbons (fancy Wire Gallery Wire) - Rashbel UK (http://www.rashbel.com/Products.asp?cat_id=236)

Hope that helped :Y:

amazingbabe
28-01-2010, 06:30 PM
Its called bezel wire (scalloped or gallery wire) I got mine in cooks ;)
DSCF3479 on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/palacegems/4174120534/)
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Jewellery Making Supplies | Cookson Gold Precious Metals | Jewellery Findings (http://www.cooksongold.com/category_select.jsp?query=Strip+Bezel+and+Gallery&queryFromSuggest=true)

Milomade
28-01-2010, 07:05 PM
None there within the bezel section at CG - I already checked

Milomade
28-01-2010, 07:08 PM
Thanks for the other links guys too...won't go for the American site, but the UK one has some lovely strips - shame there's no scalloped ones there, but think the other ones are so lovely I'm goign to get some.

amazingbabe
28-01-2010, 07:17 PM
Did you try ebay ??? I just remembered i got the scalloped one from Rio Grande.......Get on to cooks they might try and get some as it would be really popular :Y:

Milomade
28-01-2010, 07:29 PM
that's a good idea - if CG stocked fancy bezels I would buy a lot!

Milomade
28-01-2010, 07:38 PM
Just tried eBay and can't find any bezel strip at all...

Milomade
28-01-2010, 07:40 PM
just did a search for 'gallery bezel' though and a load of results came back - all from america...damn!

Dennis
28-01-2010, 08:51 PM
Page 44 of the current Cookbook (2008/2009) has ten examples of patterned wire and gallery strip.That's a bit nearer home. There are also five different ones in the Fischer catalogue on p386 (Galerien). www .FISCHER-FORZHEIM.DE.They send stuff by return if you can order by fax and give your credit card details. Kind regards from your shophound.

Shimon
21-10-2010, 02:27 PM
You can find a big variety of gallery bezels at 'Bellore' shop in 39 greville st. london EC1N 8PJ.

Melanie De Castro Pugh
25-06-2011, 09:45 AM
I love the look of some of the things that clever people are making with gallery strip - but how do you use it? Make a collet from it and solder it to some sheet, cut it out and do it like a bezel setting? Or is there a specific technique? Thanks... Mel

mizgeorge
25-06-2011, 10:38 AM
You use it in just the same way as bezel strip - just be careful about where you make the join. You need to keep the pattern continuous and stretch to fit rather than randomly joining (as was done in one of the pictures at the beginning of this thread) which looks dreadful.

I get most of my gallery strip from Rashbel, and fancy bezel strip from etsy.

Melanie De Castro Pugh
25-06-2011, 11:19 AM
Thanks George, I've just ordered a little bit from Rashbel :-) To stretch it, should I hammer it on a metal mandrel? As a relative (total) novice, I'm not terribly well equipped with either kit or knowledge! I have a habit of making things up as I go along, but I can save a lot of silver if I ask first... Although I'm getting a nice collection of beads made from melted down scrap which will make a lovely bracelet in the not too distant future :-)

mizgeorge
25-06-2011, 12:50 PM
Yes Melanie - I just solder up to the nearest size down that keeps the integrity of the pattern and gently enlarge using a rawhide mallet and ring mandrel.

Melanie De Castro Pugh
25-06-2011, 04:22 PM
Brilliant, George, thanks so much! I managed to make a bezel today using 0.3mm sheet that was ever so slightly too small, and enlarged it using that technique, so have now had a bit of practice for when the strip arrives! I used a nylon hammer (not got a rawhide one yet) on a wooden ring mandrel, which worked ok, with a few breaks to anneal the silver. But I have a nice ring that I'm more than happy with :-)