How To Make A Bezel Setting - Maker Monologues When I first started silversmithing I thought for sure a prong setting would be easier to tackle before trying to make a bezel setting. I was told over and over by my smithing friends that I should master bezel making before attempting a prong setting. I couldn't understand how this logic made any sense, surely a prong setting is easier because there's less material, right? I was so wrong.