The making of the ring.

  

There is quite a bit of cleaning and filing to be made on the rough piece in order to have a workable piece of metal. After filing the sides and the back smooth enough, the piece is either cut to the circumference of the chosen ring size, or if too short, another piece is soldered to it.

 The butting parts have to be carefully chosen and often adjusted in order to obtain a smooth natural transition of the pattern from one part to the other. This is important if you want an invisible soldered joint.





When the correct length is achieved, the metal is rounded on the mandrel and the ends are brought together as close as possible. This is one of the most difficult parts to do if you do not want trouble at a later stage. As you can see on my store under the name Aprilshower, I take care to create an invisible solder joint or something very close to it.