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Workshop Project Photos

Current Project: White Gold Pink Tourmaline Ring - Hand Fabricated & Engraved

Raw materials to start the projects. All materials are 100% recycled

Starting Materials

Drawing the outline for the setting on sheet

Creating the setting from sheet

Engraving the border: view under microscope

Cutting out the border, view under microscope

Top and bottom gallery rails, ready for prongs

Polishing pieces before assembly

annealing metal for the shank - pre-rolling for taper

Fabricating the rolled shank

Applying settings to shank

Adding the airline shoulders

Soldering every all 9 individual parts together:

Burning off an alcohol based solution prior to soldering:

Engraving the shoulders with a leaf motif

Almost ready for setting

Tools of the trade....with all focus on a tiny ring...cleaning up the workbench after each project is a necessity

Pre final polish and rhodium plating

All done...a beautiful 4.58 carat Tourmaline Ring