Steven N Singer

US Patent:

46303464, Dec 23, 1986

Filed:

Mar 20, 1985

Appl. No.:

6/714114

Inventors:

Steven M. Singer - North Palm Beach FL

International Classification:

B23P 500

US Classification:

291606

Abstract:

A method of making jewelry or the like to enhance the retention of a gem to a retaining bezel area of the jewelry, comprising the steps of obtaining and utilizing the gem as a model initially, casting the gem in a moldable material, allowing the moldable material to set, dividing the set moldable material into segments to expose the gem, thereby providing a recess in at least two divided moldable material segments thus formed, removing the gem to expose the recesses, casting into the recesses a material which is soluble in the presence of a fluid so that the cast material has an external configuration of the gem when set, allowing the cast material to set, removing the cast material from the recesses of the moldable material, crafting a temperature sensitive substance about the cast material to form the bezel area and attendant jewelry, removing the set soluble material in the presence of the fluid, vaporizing the temperature sensitive substance with molten material using a lost wax process, allowing the molten material to set, polishing the set molten material, and placing the gem into the bezel area of the set molten material whereby retention of the gem is enhanced.