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RING (JEWELRY) sa RING KEEPER xx JEWELRY xx RING Braided rings and bracelets for kids to make from bendable ribbon. For all ages of kids. Tip on having a wedding ring modified so that it will break away easily from your finger in the event of an accident. Tip: How to reglue gem stones onto rings or earrings. Making a wax carving for a man's amythest ring which will be cast in gold. How to make a ring for an Egyptian Scarab. Projects for jewelry makers. How to combine silver mountings with natural crystals (right out of the ground) to make decorative rings. How to carve, cast and assemble a ring with two truncated cones that will hold coral cabochons and with seats for pearls on each side of the cones. How to make a woman's friendship ring that is a band of open heart shapes with a small pearl set in each heart. Covers carving the wax blank, casting and finishing. Making a ring with square silver wire. Tip: Simple device for holding a ring while working on the inside. How to make a "charm" ring which has a moving top. Shank is cast from 14k yellow gold and set with a 6mm jade ball. Patterns for little finger and ring finger shanks given. How to make a man's ring cast from silver with an oval cushion top cabochon cut from Kingman turquoise. Two complete sets of instructions furnished, one for the intermediate skill level and one for the advanced level which tells how to cast the bezel in place. Freeform amethyst ring fashioned from sheet silver. Make an adjustable ring with the adjusting mechanism hidden under the gemstone. How to make a ring with a large baroque cultured pearl. Make an initial ring, a wide gold band with raised letter blocks in a textured field. How to make jewelry from nickel silver. Includes instructions for making a ring and a pendant. How to design and carve jewelry. Techniques demonstrated by making a man's ring. How to make a baroque-shaped turquoise ring. Copper for the jewelry maker. Includes instructions for making a copper ring and pendant which hold malachite cabochons. The art of filigree. Part 1. How to make elaborate filigree ring mountings. Little gems. Quality jewelry design for small gems. Describes construction of a size 6 ring with a gemstone flanked by 4 pearls. Tip: Use an inverted Tiffany setting (head) to form prongs on a ring mounting. Tips for jewelry makers. (1) Cutting jade with a Damascus separating disk. (2) Use dental bristle brushes to polish jewelry. (3) Soldering ring shanks without removing stone. Design for a pair of wedding rings based on the Mobius strip. A pair of silver rings feature a feather pattern, one in positive and the other in negative relief. Easy on the gold. Jewelry casting for the economy minded. Illustrates how to cast and finish a ring shank and top suitable for a diamond or other gem. Silver working techniques of a master jeweler are illustrated in the hand-fabrication of a mans' ring band designed to hold a rectangular piece of gemstone. Ring mountings for faceted stones. Two designs shown. How to make custom wedding rings from 20 gauge sheet sterling and 14 gauge square sterling wire. Several designs shown. Two projects show how "recycled" ivory can be incorporated into new jewelry. A no-turn pinky ring. Ring features a right-angle corner with the top and one side of the same rectangular dimension. This prevents the ring from rotating on the finger. Fabricating a multi-stone ring. The ring's the thing. Four designs for cabochon set jewelry. Basket case. Making a basket-style ring mounting for a faceted stone. How to fabricate a ring mandrel from a tapered steel chair leg. Details of a soldering jig which holds a ring shank in place on a ring top during the soldering process. A channel formula for any size piece. How to make a piece of channel jewelry featuring a thunderbird motif. Some thoughts on custom wedding rings. Arriving at a design that will please everyone. Tip: Determining how much to cut out or add to a ring when resizing. Fly a kite ring. A kite-shaped piece of silver sheet is formed into a ring and decorated with a carnelian scarab. Cast metal ring and mount for a round gemstone is designed to be fabricated quickly and easily. Includes tips on ways to shortcut the casting process. Good jewelry design is simple. Producing a ring that shows the gemstone to advantage. Creation in carnelian. Making a set of earrings, a pendant and a ring from carnelian agate in silver mountings. Silvercraft: The art of silversmithing the Indian way. Part 3. Forming the bezel and ring band and mounting a stone to form a completed ring. A parure, a matching set of jewelry. Pictures and detailed text describe how a pendant, ring, bracelet and earrings of matching design were made from imperial red rhodonite and gold. Includes design sketches and bill of materials. Tips on setting a stone in the prongs of a ring without chipping the gem material. A guide to the types of stone setting that an amateur can do. Covers bezel setting and prong setting. Crafting turquoise jewelry. Part 4. Setting turquoise and shaping wire, rings, and bracelets. Crafting turquoise jewelry. Part 7. Project 5: Eight-petaled lotus necklace. Project 6: Flamingo pendant. Project 7: Wire earrings. Project 8: Fish pendant. Project 9: Inlaid ring. Details of the construction of a man's pinkie signet ring. Instant rings, a project for beginners. How to form finger rings from metal wire. How to form a silver ring decorated with "flower" petals, "oak" leaves and a small pearl. How to fabricate ring shanks from 16 gauge square silver wire. Ring making. Tips from a tool and die maker on simple tools you can make when constructing finger rings. A stacked ring project. The object is to achieve a "cast look" to a mounting using fabrication techniques. This is achieved by stacking rings of twisted wire. Tip: Combine or add to commercial wax ring patterns rather than starting from scratch. Making a cluster ring. Metalsmithing skills plus time and patience are all one needs to create the "queen of rings". Tip: Use a potato as a heat sink when soldering on a ring. Ring making. Part 1. A professional goldsmith discusses the procedures involved in soldering a wire-mount head onto an accented ring shank and methods of sizing rings. Ring making. Part 2. Sinking multiple heads into a free-form shank. Ring making. Part 3. Techniques for adding accent stones to a "Tiffany-styled" colored stone mount. Finishing procedures for all three rings. Wax carving with new twists. A machining jig, angle platform, and "V" blocks are tools specially designed by the author for carving wax models. Preparing a wax model of a ring shank with diamond plates is detailed. Coral suite. The interconnecting branches of a coral become the focal point of a pendant design with matching ring and earrings. The vector technique, a simple, effective method of tightening loose stones in four- or six-prong rings. Technique for attaching shoulders on rings to add strength and stability to the collet. A convertible seat. With this versatile design, metalsmiths can set a cabochon or other flat back gem in a ring. The mounting can be modified to accept a faceted gem. Man's ring. How to fabricate the wax pattern for a sturdy and strong ring for cabochons or faceted gems. Use that pin. Part 3. Filing the shank of a ring to final shape. Weave a ring. A simple diagonal woven ring band is an introduction to the process of wire weaving. Also suitable for making bracelet bands. Sizing rings. How to achieve the correct size for an existing ring without creating problems or permanent damage in the process. Part 1. Reducing the size of a ring band. Sizing rings. Part 2. Enlarging the size of a ring band. A layout for rings. How to draw a preliminary layout for a simple ring design prior to carving the wax model. Inside curve. How to create a wax model for a classic geometric ring. Part 1. Cutting the wax blank to the right width and making the finger hole the right size. Inside curve. How to create a wax model for a classic geometric ring. Part 2. Completing the outer shape and adding the details to a wax ring. Finger rings made from assorted beads and brass, copper, or silver wire. An all-purpose tendril setting (a simple, 6-armed "snowflake") for a ring is fabricated from 16 to 20 gauge wire and is especially useful for irregular stones such as tumbled gems. "Secret" adjustable ring. An intermediate silversmithing project. A pair of Jyotish rings. An advanced lost wax metalwork project. Details on making the wax model for a ring which requires that the large gemstone actually touch the finger. Solderless silver ring. A beginner-level silversmith project. Wide band silver ring. A beginner-to-intermediate metalsmith project. Bent wire rings. A beginner-level bead and wire project. Renaissance ring. Design is reminiscent of Medieval crosses and Renaissance jewelry. Intermediate-to-advanced metalsmithing project. Stamped ring bands. Beginner-to-intermediate silversmithing project. A ring for spring. Ring is fashioned from silver wire, wrapped to hold three beads or pearls. Beginner-to-intermediate wirework project. Inlaid opal ring. Intermediate-to-advanced project. Part 1. Working the opal. Inlaid opal ring. Part 2. A five-section ring. Polishing the opal and the gold. Oxidized silver ring. Make an inexpensive silver ring and decorate it with a carved design accented by the matte black of oxidation. Wedding band combines platinum and fused gold. Intermediate-to-advanced project. Multistone ring. Unique ring uses half of a stone donut to frame a round cabochon. Intermediate jewelry-making project. Silver cabochon ring. A large cab is set atop a freeform silver sheet. The ring band is made from round wire. Intermediate project. Double-layered shank ring. Intermediate-to-advanced project. Part 1. Making the stone-setting assembly, the inner shank, and the outer shank. Double-layered shank ring. Part 2. Fitting the outer shank and setting the stone. Four silver jewelry gifts to make in your shop. (1) Heart ring. (2) Scroll cross. (3) Large ring with stone. (4) Ring and scroll pendant. How to make rings and pendants from old silverware. How to make wooden finger-rings from small pieces of decorative wood. | |||||||||
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