Stone set flush into silver
Inlay means the stone is cut to fit a channel in the silver and set flush with the surface rather than raised in a bezel. Run a thumb across one and it is level. Micro inlay is the same work at a smaller scale, dozens of pieces fitted edge to edge.Thirteen pieces here, single buckles and full ranger sets. Clayton Tom’s work for TSF sets turquoise, spiny oyster shell, coral, varisite, onyx, lapis and opal into heavy gauge sterling; one weighs 100.2 grams, measures 2-7/8 by 1-7/8 inches and is made for a 1-1/4 inch belt. Sets by Touch of Santa Fe, Zuni silversmiths, Teme and GL bring Sleeping Beauty turquoise, opal and onyx. $1,195 to $3,900.
