Bench Notes
BENCH NOTES9 ENTRIES
Written at the bench, mostly about the parts of a ring nobody sees.
- № 0009Why prong shape matters more than you thinkThe difference between a claw, a bead and a tab is not decorative. It decides how much light reaches the stone and how long the setting lasts.SETTING · 9 MIN
- № 0008The engagement ring that becomes a pendantA hinge, a hidden bail, and a decision about where a piece lives after the wedding.DESIGN · 7 MIN
- № 0007Different types of CAD engraving for wedding setsRotary, laser and hand-cut leave different marks. Which one you want depends on how you expect the ring to age.ENGRAVING · 5 MIN
- № 0006What makes the Sakura Cut specialTen crown facets angled so their reflections meet at the culet and resolve into five petals.STONES · 5 MIN
- № 0005Champagne gold, our luxury standardWhy we alloy our own yellow, and what it does to the way a diamond reads against it.METAL · 5 MIN
- № 0004Hand engraving: a lost art in ringsA graver, a bench, and a line that cannot be undone.ENGRAVING · 4 MIN
- № 0003Hidden motifs: a secret beneath your ringThe underside of a ring is the last place anyone looks, which is exactly why we put something there.DESIGN · 4 MIN
- № 0002The bridge: the best place for hidden detailsThe span between the shank and the head is structural. It is also the most private surface on the piece.SETTING · 4 MIN
- № 0001The floral head settingFour prongs arranged as petals, cut so the flower only resolves when the ring is turned.SETTING · 3 MIN