Wire Work Prong Setting

by Rhonda Grandee.
(Blackfoot, Idaho)

I’ve had trouble in the past setting the irregular shape of ammonites.

Sometimes, getting enough wire to secure the fossil also tended to overwhelm the delicate chambers.

I was happy to come up with this prong setting, using 22 gauge half hard wire for the frame and 24 gauge half hard for the prongs and back retaining wires.

Rhonda Grandee
Dragonquill