[Jewelry making - Article 00065] - Re: [Orchid] Invisible seam on bi-metal ring

[Jessica Halgren]

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>     I'm not really clear, by your description, what you are aiming for
>     ---but I gather that it's essentially 2 or 3 colored bands stuck
>     together - a wedding band that is 3 "stripes" going around?  One
>     piece of advise- make the bands first, and then solder them

    You've got the right idea - 2 'stripes', with the inside of the ring
    just one big 'stripe'. I don't think there's any way I could do a good
    enough job of getting the two outer circles to perfectly match the
    inside circle in terms of fit -- think we're just going to settle for
    the slight white line on the green gold, it'll hardly be noticable
    really and hey, it makes it more handmade! Very interesting to hear
    how these rings are made by the big guys...no wonder my work never
    looks 'perfect'! 

-Jessica in SF, where May has come in like a lion!



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