[Jewelry making - Article 00314] - [Orchid] Replacing silver ring shank

[Ingrid]

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    Please assist me with words of wisdom. I need to replace a sterling
    silver ring shank. The stone is an elk ivory held in place with gold
    antlers. Annealing the gold to bend the antlers away from the ivory
    will probably damage the enamel on the tooth. Customer knows this
    may happen and has given me a smaller tooth.. If I need to replace
    the tooth I will need to remove the gold to fill the void with more
    silver. Please advise me how you would anneal the ring and if I need
    to, the best way to remove the gold antlers. 

Thanks, Ingrid.
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