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
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.