My First Gold Rings

Making My First Gold Rings

I have been making jewelry for a while now and have not gotten into gold.  It's pretty obvious that making something in gold for the last few years has been no minor matter with gold reaching $1800 per ounce in 2011.

I was approached about a year ago by my client to create two special wedding rings in white and yellow gold with a landscape of the location in the Wind River Mountains where they got engaged to be married.  Her ring would also have a small diamond flush set into the ring.

It has been fun working with Anna and Evan (mostly Anna) and seeing her idea come to fruition.  I started out with a silver and brass prototype and eventually made the leap, bought the materials (I ordered more than I should have on accident!) and started the project.  After a few false starts I have to admit that working with gold is a joy.  I have always heard that and now I know it is true.  One of the problems that I encountered was my own fault...I only ordered white gold hard solder and then had to layer and re-solder, upsetting old joins or weakening them.  I bit the bullet and ordered some easy and medium and everything came together, literally, beautifully!