27/02/2026
Hello and Happy Friday 😎 hope everyone is surviving 2026 so far.
Just wanted to share a little project we took on recently that's pretty close to mine and many friends hearts.
Once belonging to a very good friend who tragically lost their life a couple of decades ago, and now in the safe possession of his grown up son, this ring came to us looking a bit sorry for itself after many, many years of wear, tear and storage. The family had sent it to other jewellers before only to be told it was too worn to so anything with ☹️
After a quick check over, we decided we could make it right again and was trusted with restoring it.
Removing the old shank, a new thicker one was handmade to suit and soldered in place. Using the old shank and some new gold, this was all melted together and formed into a band to fit inside the head, thickening the whole inside while saving as much of the original design as possible. A good filing up, buff over and final detail polish left us with an item that can now be worn again and will last many years into the future.
Thank you to the son and family for allowing me to work on this project. If was an absolute pleasure ❤️
