About the Course
Graduate Diamond Setter
From complete beginner to professional diamond setter — every setting style we teach, plus business operations training, in one continuous 3-month program.
This is the full diamond-setting curriculum taught as one sequential, 3-month program: starting with Preparation and Hand Engraving I, then progressing through every setting-style course we teach — round stone, fancy shape, all four micropavé courses, and Grillz Micropavé Setting — before finishing with business operations training and capstone class projects. No prior experience is required; this program is built to take a complete beginner to professional-level competence.
Class Details
Duration: 3 months (12 weeks), Monday–Friday
Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM (one-hour lunch)
Class size: 4 students max
Prerequisite: None — starts from Preparation Class
What's included: Tools provided for in-class use; materials and finished class projects are yours to keep
Skills You'll Gain
The complete technical setting skill set: bench setup, graver sharpening and custom tool creation, microscope use, and geometric layout calculation
Every setting technique across the diamond setting track — round stone, fancy shape, all micropavé styles, and Grillz micropavé setting (see week-by-week below)
Hand engraving fundamentals: line cutting, shading, and background treatments
Business operations: forming a legal business entity (e.g., an LLC), client communication and negotiation, and marketing and branding for an independent setting business
Week-by-Week
Week 1 (partial) — Preparation Class: bench and equipment setup, tool sharpening.
Week 1–2 — Hand Engraving I: line cutting, shading, and background treatments.
Week 3 — Stone Setting Fundamentals: prong, flush, bezel, star, and channel setting.
Week 4 — Fancy Shape Gemstone Setting: princess, trillion, radiant, emerald, marquise, and pear cuts.
Week 5 — Micropavé I: regular, honeycomb (zigzag), shared-prong, and individual-prong setting.
Week 6 — Micropavé II: irregular, triangle, circle, and halo setting.
Week 7 — Fancy Micropavé I: Fish Tail, Kasteel (French), two-sided, and star setting.
Week 8 — Fancy Micropavé II: fancy-shape halo settings, Snowflake setting, and bright-cut engraving.
Week 9 — Grillz Micropavé Setting: diamond selection and handling, grill surface preparation, bead setting, bright-cut, and Honeycomb (zigzag) setting technique.
Weeks 10–12 — Business operations training and capstone class projects across copper, steel, brass, rings, pendants, and assorted alloy jewelry. (Exact weekly split to be confirmed — now roughly 3 weeks instead of 4–5, with Grillz added.)
What This Class Doesn't Cover Intermediate and Advanced Hand Engraving, and letter engraving — only Hand Engraving I is included in this program; further engraving study is a separate track.
What You'll Leave With A complete portfolio of practice and finished pieces spanning every setting style taught — including a finished Grillz piece — hand engraving fundamentals, and the business foundation to begin working as a professional diamond setter.