Quote Originally Posted by ps_bond View Post
Traditionally, mount making is a different discipline. IIRC, there are 2 separate City & Guilds courses - one for mount making, the other for setting. When I did the course with Tom, he also offered one in mount making.

This is my experience too. Model / mount making is my area of interest and completely separate from actually setting..........I took a lot of convincing......................but, though I enjoy and have an interest (and desire) to set stones well.......you cannot be an expert at everything............I enjoy my saw piercing and making more......