11th of October - One of my customers used the phrase “it has been a good minute” recently during a meeting and I thought it applied really well to how long it has been since I posted to the website.
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31st August 2025 - Today we are going to remake a 9ct yellow gold Onyx ring. The existing ring weighs just 3.17 grams. The new ring will have a weight of 13.2 grams. That is more than a 400%. increase in the amount of gold used.
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12th August - I should have written this blog post many years ago. Getting the size right is very important with a ring and in the case of some rings vital.
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22nd July 2025 - Two very different diamond rings. One a yellow gold setting with a brown/champagne diamond and the other a white gold setting with a white diamond. An oval cut diamond and a marquise cut. They do however both have split bands!
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18th June - Getting back into the swing of things. This is one of the first pieces finished since my trip away. I also discuss my thoughts on a trade group recently formed to investigate the shortage of bench jewellers.
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2nd June 2025 - Five years after making this ring the customer decided she wanted the setting lower on her finger. I just finished the remake to the lower height and it did not cost her a cent. This blog post explains why.
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