14k Gold and Sapphires - Custom Wedding Set
These were made as a Wedding set, with an attempt at a complementary design.
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One has finished formal edges with banding, the other is more free form with offset stones.
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I think the sapphires fit the overall design well.
Construction pictures below:
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| Basic ring blanks and a gold square wire, I milled all of these with my rolling mill. | |
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this process begins here:
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Basic design layout.
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Tape to hold it temporarily.
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First pass of soldering.
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Forming the rings.
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Second pass at soldering.
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All soldered up tight.
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Next, trim to shape. They need to be parallel.
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The little strips I cut off are up above. All by hand.
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Shaping the blanks to become rings. This is done on a mandrel with a rawhide mallet. They need to be reheated a few time to get the shape.
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Soldering the joint together. Those little wires are gold solder.
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File, sand, file again, shape and polish.
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Sapphires selected.
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Black dots marking where the sapphires will go. I use a 17 degree bit to drill out the shape. The bezel tubes can be bought or shaped using a press and dies.
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