Today's work.

[Daniel Houwer]

Hi,
I got this ring to set. Wierd sized but special in anyway.
Had to set 37 diamonds in it and one huge Ametrine.

[D.DOUGLAS]

Very nice as usual Daniel. What graver do you use most when trimming along the edges and general setting work of the diamonds? Doug

[WVEngraver]

Hi Daniel, the photo doesn't show up.

[Daniel Houwer]

Hi Doug,
I use a hand ground carbide graver that must be around 55degrees.
Not sure but the 70degree bulino graver from the templates was to wide.
The stone's are between 1 and 1.3 mm wide.
This ring I did not make myself. I could have, but don't thik I could have come up with the design myself. It is silver and a bezel of 18kt yellow gold.
The topstone ways about 60ct, Ametrine quartz. Bezel about 0.8mm thick.

Chris,
Don't know why the pictures don't show for you. I allso put them on my album.

Greetings,

Daniel

[Daniel Houwer]

Chris, your right, now they don't show up for me either

This better?

[jetta77]

I really like your stonesetting. Being a jeweler myself I can attest to your craftsmanship especially setting a big stone like this. Beautiful work!
JEff

[Steve Lindsay]

Originally Posted by Daniel Houwer

Hi,
I got this ring to set. Wierd sized but special in anyway.
Had to set 37 diamonds in it and one huge Ametrine.

That is some ring Daniel. Very nice! I like the picture of the ring on the PalmControl. Is your PalmControl now married.

Steve

[jlseymour]

Very nice Daniel, that's a top heavy beauty...
Jerry

[Daniel Houwer]

Thanks Steve,
No they are not married. I convinced the ring that she was a better mach for someone else. I just don't want to see my Palm Controle unhappy :yesnod:

Doug, i also used a hand made carbide flat graver to get ridd of the material in between the beads to be. And a push flatgraver to devide the barrs between the stone's into equaly large beads and push them over the stone in the same action. Last a beading tool in the Lindsay.
I love the beads to hold 2 stone's each but then I would have needed about 20 stone's more.

Thank you Jeff! That really a big compliment coming from a colleague!
Any chance of seeing some of your work?

Jerry, indeed Top Heavy!

Greetings and thanks for looking.

Daniel

[WVEngraver]

I can see it in your gallery but not in the thread. Hummm (scratch scratch)

Fantastic work Daniel. All your rings are excellent.



by the way....

I looked up Katie Melua. That's a good one I should have picked up on because it's just my kind of humor.