Making Matching Wedding Bands

Making Matching Band for Curved Engagement Ring - US$27

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

- Drawing exact shape
- Soldering
- File and shape curved ring
This tutorial can be made in a standard smithing workshop. You will need:
- Metal : silver or gold or other
- Any curved ring as baseline

You will receive :

-- 17 Pictures and illustrations
-- 10 Pages of detailed instructions
-- Personalized tips on tools and techniques

Drawing the matching ring shape

Bending the shank round

Band matches soft curve on one side

Band matches sharp V-shape on the other side

Often an engagement ring has a unique curved shape. The wedding band has to be specially made to fit flush with the engagement ring. Sometimes wedding bands are requested to fit either side of the curved ring. In this tutorial you will be shown how to make two matching bands also known as contour or shadow wedding bands for a curved engagement ring on both sides of the ring. As a goldsmith you will sooner or later be asked to make a shadow band. This is a technique that can be applied to making stack rings to match a curved dress rings too. And you can made stack bangles to follow an existing bangle. The method remains the same.