Sapphires are gemstones that belong to the mineral family known as corundum, the same mineral family as the ruby. Sapphires are most commonly thought to be blue. However, sapphire colors truly range from canary yellow to blue, brown, gray, pink, orange, purple, green and colorless. Sapphires contain trigonal crystal systems and are rated excellent in toughness. These gemstones are popular for jewelry making and make fantastic rings.
Instructions
1. Plan the design of your ring. Select the cut of your sapphires and the color of the ring settings. White gold or sterling silver complement sapphires very well.
2. Purchase the correct type of ring setting. Make sure your ring setting has the correct number of prongs and is the correct size for your sapphires. Princess and square-cut sapphires require four-prong ring settings, whereas oval and round sapphires require six-prong ring settings. Measure the height and width of the sapphires in millimeters and buy the corresponding ring settings.
3. Place the sapphires into the center of the ring settings using the tweezers. The sapphires may appear to fit snugly inside the settings. However, they are not secured to the settings yet.
4. Using the needle-nose pliers, crimp each prong onto the sapphires to secure them to the ring settings. Place one end of the pliers at the bottom of the ring setting directly beneath the prong to be pressed, and place the other end of the pliers onto the prong. Gently press the prong onto the sapphire.
5. Move to the next prong diagonal to the prong just pressed and press it to the sapphire. Continue pressing the prongs to the sapphires to secure them in the ring settings, moving in diagonals to prevent the sapphire from popping out of the setting.
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