A stone setter is a specialist within the jewellery arts field who is trained in the art of setting of gemstones

Stonesetting

Stonesetting is the art of securely setting or attaching gemstones into jewelry. Stonesetting can also be used in referring to setting a stone or orb believed to have magical properties into a staff.-Cabochon and facet:...

 into jewellery. Historically, stone-setting was a specialized skill, taught for example, in European trade schools. Typically an individual trained in this tradition, were considered specialized technicians who stuck to their specialty of setting stones only, and didn't typically cross over into gold smithing, or other areas of jewellery making. Nowadays however, stone-setting is considered less of a specialty and is taught as part of the overall training of being a bench jeweler

Bench jeweler

A bench jeweler is an artisan who uses a combination of jewelry-making skills to make and repair jewelry. The jewelry making arts can be subdivided into a very great many categories of specialized skills...

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The setting of gemstones utilizes basic categories of styles and techniques, including; prong setting

Prong setting

Prong setting refers to the use of metal projections or tines, called prongs, to secure a gemstone to a piece of jewelry. A prong setting is one component of what is known in the jewelry business as a head, a claw-shaped type of binding that is welded or soldered to a jewelry item in order to...

, bezel setting, channel setting and bead setting.