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Victorian Cluster Ring Making

Making an Eight Sided Victorian Cluster Ring  - US$30

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Victorian Cluster Ring Making

This tutorial will teach you in precise detail and easy to follow steps and shows you:

  • - Piercing center collet
  • - Shaping 8 sided cluster
  • - Soldering outer bands and collet
  • This tutorial can be made in a standard smithing workshop. You will need:
  •  - Metal : silver or gold or other
  •  - 6.5mm round gemstone
  •  - 20 x 1.7mm round gemstones
  •  - 2 x 1.5mm round gemstones

You will receive :

  • -- 72 Pictures and illustrations
  • -- 36 Pages of detailed instructions
  • -- Bench tips on tools and techniques
Victorian Cluster Ring Making -Scibe lines
Scibe lines for cluster shaping.
Victorian Cluster Ring Making Gallery
Shaping the gallery for the cluster.

This tutorial shows how to make an antique Victorian style ring with a bead set center stone and a eight sided cluster basket.

It is important to file accurately starting at the center gemstone, as that is the baseline from where all other measurements flow.

Antique Victorian Cluster Ring Making

Antique Cluster Ring

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