Making Domed Ring Twist Wire Bands

Making Gem Set Domed Ring with Twist Wire Bands - US$27

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In this Step by Step Tutorial you will be shown:

- The doming and taper process
- Making inner sleeve
- Twisted wire and soldering
- Discuss bezel setting
This tutorial can be made in a standard smithing workshop. You will need:
- Metal : silver or gold or other
- Gemstones

You will receive :

-- 45 Pictures and illustrations
-- 23 Pages of detailed instructions
-- Personalized tips on tools and techniques

Calculating desired size

Making twist wire bands

Solder bands to domed ring

Gem set domed ring with twist wire bands

Domed ring with gemstone set in bezel

A domed ring is also known as a bulbous ring. It is a very popular ring style which makes a bold statement on the hand. This domed ring is accented with twist wire bands making the ring even broader. That has a tendency to elongate the finger. The ring has an inner sleeve and is made up of five bands. The desired ring must be taken into consideration from the start. Once the basices of this ring is mastered you can give your creativity free rain to play around with new designs of your own.

Twist wire domed ring with oval amethyst

Alternative design with guineafowl motive

The domed ring with twist wire bands ia a versatile design which can be viewed as a blank canvas for many design variations, like the examples above with the one ring being set with an oval amethyst and the other with a gold carved guineafowl motive.