Interesting things about our Handmade Silver Rings ...

     I personally make the handmade silver rings we offer for sale. I have been making jewelry for over 35 years, and have several ways I like to make rings. The rings are generally made by one of four methods: fabricated from raw material, meaning silver sheet, plate, wire and tube; made from fine silver Precious Metal Clay; assembled from cast components; or a combination of these techniques.

     When I make a bezel set gemstone ring, a lot of the design is decided by the stone. Gemstones are usually standard or calibrated sizes; if the gems are calibrated, I can use a ready made bezel cup, and build the setting around it by adding an outer bezel, perhaps accenting the base of the bezel cup with twisted or beaded wire. This works well with cabochons, because they have flat backs.

     If I am making a  bezel set silver ring with a faceted gemstone, I have to make the bezel myself out of bezel wire. This wire is fine silver. I wrap it around the stone I want to set, and cut it with shears to the proper length. After filing the ends for a good clean fit, I solder the ends together with hard solder - it melts at a very high temperature - to form the bezel. A faceted stone needs support under the girdle, so I make a shelf for it to rest on with silver wire and solder that in. Then I proceed as usual to design the setting around the bezel.

     I can use silver wire to make the ring shank, and many times that is my choice. I can use round, half round, strip or even square wire to make the ring shank. I also like to make ring shanks with patterned wire.

     Sometimes I use cast ring shanks. They come in many styles, but a limited range of sizes. That type of ring can usually be offered in sizes 6 through 9, but smaller or larger sizes aren't an option. I have used Celtic rings and Bali silver rings as shanks to make gemstone rings, and they always look fabulous!

     I have been using PMC - Precious Metal Clay - to make rings for about 10 years now. Because the material shrinks when it is fired, I use plugs made of casting investment - similar to plaster, but with a high silica content - to limit the shrinkage, enabling me to make rings in accurate full sizes. These rings can be decorated in many ways - gemstones or fine silver bezels can be embedded before firing; the clay can embellished with high karat gold, or be enameled, or the PMC can even mixed with enamel to color it!

     I have made it as easy as possible for you to order a custom made silver ring. If you have a  stone you would like to have set into a ring I can do that for you. I've set stones customers bought at gem shows and on television through shopping channels. I will custom make a setting to compliment that nice big freeform turquoise stone ... or petrified wood ... or picture jasper! Just send an email or call to discuss it with me. Visit our Contact Page for info!

     You'll find many of our handmade silver rings in our Etsy store!

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