Sunday 11 May 2014

My first blog ....

Hello folks.  This is my first blog, and I thought I will start by sharing Jeremy's ring that I finished today.

I've named it, 'Jeremy's Billionaire Ring' - i.e. a ring made for a billionaire - I can dream....  It is solid silver with 9ct gold and a blue tourmaline.  Making this ring was a bit of a steep learning curve - it was the first time I tried making a wax model, and first attempt at stone setting on cast silver.

I hand-carved the design onto wax and then had it cast in solid silver.  After a bit of tidying-up following the casting process, I then soldered the gold onto the steps before finally setting the stone.  So glad, it's finally finished - Jeremy is too.  Fingers crossed the next one won't take me so long...