[Jewelry making - Article 00809] - Re: [Orchid] Jade ring durability?

[John Donivan]

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    Calvin, no doubt you'll get a few responses, or more. First off,
    when you told him it would be the MOST durable stone, you told him an
    untruth. A solid (probably synthetic) sapphire band would be much
    more durable. Not so bad, but not entirely true, either. Question #1
    - maybe. Depends on how he wears it, depends on the individual ring,
    could last a month, could last 50 years. If it breaks, it's gone.
    Here in SF with a large Asian population one of the more common
    repair jobs is fixing broken jade bracelets - putting a gold strap
    around the break. My biggest issue, especially with a wedding ring
    situation, is that it's unsizable, essentially. I also don't think
    that Montana nephrite is really going to give you an edge -
    Kazakhstan jade is tough as nails, too. It's more the individual
    piece - grain, cleavage, etc. - that's going to determine how it
    lasts. Question #2: You'll have to rivet the ends. If it were a
    metal base you could do stretching things or soldering but since it's
    stone you can't do those things. You could lead solder, but that's
    funky and weak - or glue, ditto. I'd probably solder a rivet wire to
    the bottom end, drill the top end, and either rivet or do a buckle
    type thing - pull the wire through and fold it over like it was on
    purpose. Something like that..... 

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