Have been working for a couple weeks on a ring using a large 10 mm round brilliant cut eye clean Peridot stone. I saw a ring with a stone set between two shanks, so I tried to produce a ring with a similar shape. First I fashioned a bezel setting for the stone, with a 22 gauge square wire as the shelf to set the stone on. Then fashioned the shank with a 10 mm wide opening to set the bezel into. After soldering, pickling and polishing, I set in the stone, then burnished and polished the ring again. The result was a very unique and beautiful ring.
Now I am making my dear wife a similar ring with a citrine stone. Click on the thumbnails to see a larger image. Please excuse the poor quality of my photos.
John Rasmussen
Lapidary, Artisan Jeweler at Rasmussen Gems and Jewelry LLC
66 year old retired educator (geology and emergency medical care) and practicing paramedic. I came back to my passion, rocks and minerals, then making gemstones and jewelry with them.
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