Today I have a very unique post that I’m so excited to share with you. Tavia, of Taviametal sent me a series of 10 photos showing the steps involved in creating one of her beautiful rings. She has included a short narrative with each photo that brings the whole process to life. If you missed it be sure to check out Tavia’s Best-of-2009 post that came out yesterday. Thanks to Tavia for taking the time to document and share her creative process with us… I love seeing how beautiful things are made!
Tavia received a family ring from her client
Gather materials to create the ring. In this instance, 14K white gold wire, sheet and bezel.
Mark bezel to cut and form to the correct height and width for the stone and design.
Form and solder wire band that is to be the outer layer of the ring in this design.
Hammer texture onto the wire band.
Cut wire ring and solder the newly formed bezel to the band.
Cut seat for the stone to sit in the bezel, and file openings on sides to remove material creating a partial bezel to allow light to hit more of the stone surface to help aid the sparkle.
Add liner band (inner layer of ring) that has been soldered and created from sheet with a hammer chased edging texture, stretching it into place and folding the sides over the outer wire band layer of the ring.
Prepare to set stone in bezel.
Finished ring all shined up pretty!
Contact information for Taviametal:
~ website: www.taviametal.com
~ e-mail: tavia@taviametal.com
~ phone: 434-466-4042
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Thats was really cool to see and I love the ring!