Last month, Matt and I made our wedding bands at a jeweler's studio in SF. Adam, our jeweler for the day, was a fantastic teacher and helped us turn a little hunk of platinum into two gorgeous rings. First, we cut the bar in two; a larger piece for Matt's ring and a smaller one for mine. Then we used a press to roll the two pieces into thinner strips. With Adam's guidance, we bent and pounded the strips into a rough circle, then brazed the joints together with platinum solder. What followed was a few hours of pounding, annealing, and sanding to get the rings completely circular and looking polished. We sent mine off to a professional engraver and stone setter for some extra sparkle. We couldn't be happier with how they turned out!
Matt sawing the joint of my ring so that the two ends are completely flush
Annealing the rings after pounding them into circles
Matt really liked all the steps that involved fire
Our rings after a day in the studio
All finished and lookin' fancy
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