A passion for silversmithing

STERLING SILVER : Noun, meaning silver of 92 and a quarter percent purity.....

Thursday 16 May 2013

A tiny wee peridot

I bought some tiny wee peridot cabochons last year and have only just got round to making a simple bezel set ring with one of them. They are 6mm x 4mm, such a pretty colour, but very fiddly to work with. 






The bezel setting is minute, which makes it difficult to grip when sanding or filing it. I do all this by hand, no tools, just a file and sandpaper, and my fingers were so sore afterwards.


Anyway here is the finished ring....


Cute!

1 comment:

  1. That ring's gorgeous! I love peridots. what gauge sheet did you use for the bezel?

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