the top right prong, there's a mark where I was drilling the hole because the ring moved but at least it didn't break open!
Had a great class yesterday! Learned how to make a prong ring, it was all about a ring for setting an irregular shaped stone. Mine is a rough ruby, uncut.
I started out with a brass rod, then hammered it til it became wide, then annealed it to make it bendable and soldered it together, then drilled 4 holes in the ring to attach the prongs, then soldered those and trimmed them before setting the stone….the red you see on the brass is copper, when you heat brass, the copper comes to the surface, so you have to sand it back down to the brass, bottom pic is my finished piece, which I still have to sand a bit, I really enjoyed making it, and it’s only the second project I’ve actually finished in class!
I wasn't really a fan of prong set rings before but I really enjoyed making this and looking forward to making more!
