23rd October 2025 - You can “design” anything from the top view. When it comes to “making” two rings that will sit next to each other in a way that will enable them to last is far more complicated.
Read More11th 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.
Read More31st 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.
Read More12th 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.
Read More22nd 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!
Read More18th 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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