Scorpio Rings - Sterling and enamel

Scorpio Rings - Sterling and enamel

I've made maybe 6-8 of these over the years.  This first one was for my wife and it was one of the first rings I ever made.  Other people seem to like it, so I have made more.

The pictures above aren't very good.  Maybe I'll get some more.

Here are some pictures of the construction.  These are mostly made from scraps of silver left over from other projects.

left overs... again?  yuck.

planning where to put the blue tube-set enamel

little more planning, trying for some balance

Gold Chased Ring

 20k gold man's ring with a chased center of the band.

This is the chasing  pattern that I rather like, it is like the surface of the moon.

This was the source of the recycled gold...

I actually bought this at an estate sale.  I'm pretty sure that the former owner of these teeth was done with them.  The black one probably hurt.

After carefully removing the teeth, with a ball-peen hammer, I melted the gold into a loaf shape

I split the loaf in half with my jeweler's saw....

Sterling and Topaz Brooch

Sterling and Topaz Brooch.

Back View

Here is a picture of it on display at the Larson Gallery in Yakima, Wa

Construction:

Pain.  There are about 43 solder seems.  And stuff broke a few times.  In this picture I am replacing the broken prongs for the pear shaped stone.

great stone.. that is the actual color

Diamond and Palladium Ring

White Gold, Palladium and Diamond Ring

My wife had a pair of earrings and - lost one.

So this is an attempt to put the other one to use.

I wanted the forged band to look rough and unrefined, I have a plan to make two other rings to go with this one.