205 "ALCHEMY" by Jensen Knives
205: I’m going to be covering the construction screws with gemstones, bezel set in 18k gold. The bezels are NOT glued in, and because gold can’t be soldered to titanium, the stones will be tightly press fit into place. The bolsters will be countersunk where the screws are. The countersunk hole will accommodate the set stones and are going to be carefully opened up to the correct size. I’m actually going to make the countersunk holes a thousandth of an inch, or so undersized so that the bezels will be press fit into place. The bezel set stones will be so tight that they will have to be lightly hammered in using a rawhide mallet so as not to break the stones. In the case of these bolsters I am going to set three 4mm stones and one 5mm stone. The bezels I pre-made out of 18k seamless tubing with a seat for the gemstone. The bezels are all cut to an even height of .0142 thousands for the 5mm bezel as you can see in the photo, and about 1/8” for the 4mm bezel height.
I want the bezels to have enough height in order to have sufficient meat to bury into the bolsters so they will be secure, and also to have a little bit sticking up from the surface. I like to have visible about .0030-.0040 thousandths of an inch of gold rim up above the surface of the handle. I also like the little bit of dimension the stones have off the surface of the knife for that studding effect.
205 "ALCHEMY" by Jensen Knives
205: I’m going to be covering the construction screws with gemstones, bezel set in 18k gold. The bezels are NOT glued in, and because gold can’t be soldered to titanium, the stones will be tightly press fit into place. The bolsters will be countersunk where the screws are. The countersunk hole will accommodate the set stones and are going to be carefully opened up to the correct size. I’m actually going to make the countersunk holes a thousandth of an inch, or so undersized so that the bezels will be press fit into place. The bezel set stones will be so tight that they will have to be lightly hammered in using a rawhide mallet so as not to break the stones. In the case of these bolsters I am going to set three 4mm stones and one 5mm stone. The bezels I pre-made out of 18k seamless tubing with a seat for the gemstone. The bezels are all cut to an even height of .0142 thousands for the 5mm bezel as you can see in the photo, and about 1/8” for the 4mm bezel height.
I want the bezels to have enough height in order to have sufficient meat to bury into the bolsters so they will be secure, and also to have a little bit sticking up from the surface. I like to have visible about .0030-.0040 thousandths of an inch of gold rim up above the surface of the handle. I also like the little bit of dimension the stones have off the surface of the knife for that studding effect.