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''Bezel wire'' is a single piece of [[wire]] that has a much smaller width, and must be stacked or coiled in order to achieve the same purpose as a strip. This gives more options of preference to the wire shape, such as rounded or circular, squared, serrated, or flat-rounded (circular, with a flattened side). The individual wires, though more time-consuming and difficult, give the jeweler more artistic freedom. The advantage of using wires than strips is avoiding the use of [[solder]] to join the ends, instead wrapping one length of wire around another to create a [[coil]].

''Bezel wire'' is a single piece of [[wire]] that has a much smaller width, and must be stacked or coiled in order to achieve the same purpose as a strip. This gives more options of preference to the wire shape, such as rounded or circular, squared, serrated, or flat-rounded (circular, with a flattened side). The individual wires, though more time-consuming and difficult, give the jeweler more artistic freedom. The advantage of using wires than strips is avoiding the use of [[solder]] to join the ends, instead wrapping one length of wire around another to create a [[coil]].

Bezel setting has been associated mostly with [[jewelry]], though it can be applied to almost any object. [[Cabochon]] stones are primarily used for bezel setting, their shape having a flat surface that a back-plate can be soldered onto the bezel, securing while [[facet]]ed stones require grooves into the bezel metal itself.

[[Bezel setting]] has been associated mostly with [[jewelry]], though it can be applied to almost any object. [[Cabochon]] stones are primarily used for bezel setting, their shape having a flat surface that a back-plate can be soldered onto the bezel, securing while [[facet]]ed stones require grooves into the bezel metal itself.

[[category: Arts]] [[category: Crafts]]

[[category: Art]] [[category: Crafts]]