[Jewelry making - Article 00021] - Re: [Orchid] Wide Bands and comfort

[Kelley Dragon]

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Kim -

    Beautiful ring! I'd recommend making the taper in the initial design,
    when you are sawing it out. I made a wide-band ring, and put the
    taper in from the start. I used graph paper for the drawing, then
    transfered it to tracing paper and glued it to the silver. Or, if
    you are steady-handed, mark the widest & narrowest parts of the ring
    directly onto the silver, then saw. 

    I would think it would be very difficult to saw the taper once the
    ends had been joined. Seems to me you would need quite a taper in
    order to not cut the widest part of the band with the top of the saw
    blade. A flat sheet has got to be easier to handle than a curved one.

    Let me know how it comes out, because my FIRST wide-band ring needs
    just that treatment!

best regards,
Kelley
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