Some Basic Designs

Hi,

I made this post to act as an aid to the people requesting custom work from me. My designs are one of a kind, all based on the stone, its character, size, shape and color. Please review the designs and contact me at my store with any questions. My store is located at:      https://www.etsy.com/shop/Stonearches

Thank you for looking.

Charles Parham



Bezel Dressings

No dressing, the back of the ring is flush with the edge of the bezel. A very clean design.

















Another view of the flush bezel.

No dressing but the back of the ring extends out past the edge of the bezel. This dresses up the bezel by emphasizing the depth of the stone.


The ring shank is half round. The thickness of the shank will be 1/2 the dimension of the width. This design adds strength to a narrow ring shank.

No dressing, the back of the ring extends out past the edge of the bezel. A classic design.


The ring shank is rectangular shaped.

A beaded dressing around the bezel. This is made from sterling bead wire. I wrap the bead wire around the finished bezel to determine the size then solder the ends of the bead wire together. It is then soldered to the ring backing. Chances are the number of beads wrapping the bezel will not equal an integer number. This is governed by the size of the stone and bead wire. I do my best to make the joint as invisible as possible by matching the pattern but it will show.

A twisted wire dressing. The twisted wire is wrapped around the bezel to determine the size then the ends are soldered together. It is then soldered to the ring backing. This pattern is more difficult to match than bead wire is at the joint. Again I do my best to match the joint but it will show.













Ring Shanks and Mounts

There are a wide variety of cross sectional shapes for a ring shank. Many of my rings are made from stock sterling wire. Typical shapes are: half round, low-dome; which is a flatter half round shape, rectangular, and semi rounded rectangular. The shank can be a single band or double.

The half round shape is the most compact size. It can be narrow while still being robust enough to support the stone and backing. It is most suitable for small stones. Half round wire is available is many AWG sizes.

Low-dome wire makes a wider band without adding thickness. It can support a larger stone. Low-dome wire is not available in as many sizes as half round.

Rectangular wire makes a strong ring shank and is available in a wide variety of widths and thicknesses.

Double wire is half round in a double pattern. It can support large long stones especially if the ends are split.






A half round band, split mounted to the back. The split mount gives good support to the back while still remaining round on a finger.

A half round band flattened at the mount to provide extra lateral support. This design contains a flat spot at the top of the finger.





















A narrow rectangular, almost square band. It is flattened at the top to provide additional lateral support for the wide stone. The design leaves a flat side at the top of the ring.
















A half round band plain mounted to the stone backing. This is a good design for small stone. It retains a round shape.

A wide rectangular band plain mounted to the stone backing.



















A low-dome band split mounted to the ring backing.














A low-dome band split mounted.















Double half round split in both planes for extra support to the ring backing.