mbroder
Elite Cafe Member
Finished just in time for New Year's Eve!! I was originally going to carve the scroll on the sides around the rubies in wax, but decided to do it in the metal instead. Incredibly time consuming job!!
Very nice.
Did you set those ruby cabs from the back?
No, they are set from the top. It's 18kt so the metal moves pretty easily.
Dennis, that's good advice! I use something similar to yellow ochre to avoid freezing hinges, etc... but didn't think to use it for this. The good news is that it shows up more in the photo than it does in real life (lighting/over-saturation). Fortunately, it's a non issue, but next time I do a similar job I will definitely try your method. Thanks!
My customer actually had tears in her eyes when she picked it up:big grin:. (hopefully because she loved it...not because she maxed out her credit card!!