Thanks to my brother for having made me some stepped ring mandrels awhile back, I can have some fun making rings every now and then. Most recently I decided to take a stab at the method which involves wrapping the entire band of the ring. The first couple of attempts were okay, but not awesome as regards the manner in which I set the stones. I finally figured out a tidier method of creating a claw setting for a stone, and Dad was kind enough to let me use one of his hand cut and polished cabs. We believe this stone is a piece of Lapis Lazuli; it does seem to have the little gold colored flecks that I've read are usually found in real lapis, although you can't see them in the picture. All in all I'm quite pleased with the results.
P.S. - the wire is just inexpensive craft wire, possibly brass, that we bought quite some time ago at Mountain Gems.
