Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist – September 2019

SKILLS

Forging

Forming

Filing

Sawing

Piercing

Soldering

Annealing

Stone setting

TIME IT TOOK

6 hours per ring:

5½ hours fabrication + ½ hour

material prep

MATERIALS

• 17.5mm x 14.5mm and
  7.5mm to 9mm tall oval
  cabochons, one for each
  of the trio of rings shown


• Metal: I used Continuum
  Sterling Silver


• 60mm x 9mm x 1.65mm
  sheet/rectangle wire for
  the bezel (annealed)


• 50mm x 2mm x 2mm
  square wire for the insert
  (annealed)


• 55mm x 2.85mm x
  2.85mm square wire for
  the shank (annealed)


• 16mm x 20mm x 1mm
  sheet for the back plate

TOOLS

Bench pin, saw frame, candle

wax, dividers, scribe, ruler,

bench block/anvil, goldsmith

hammer, chasing hammer,

nylon mallet, round bezel

mandrel, setting punch, ring

bending pliers, half round/

fl at pliers, parallel pliers, ring

holding pliers, barrette hand

fi le, half round hand fi le,

crossing hand fi le, barrette

needle fi le, marking needle

fi le, half round needle fi le, drill

bit, engraving block, Meco

torch

SOURCES

Most of the tools and

materials for this project are

available from well-stocked

jewelry supply vendors, many

of whom can be found in our

Advertisers’ Index, page 102.

What

You Need

Jewelry Project/Technique

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