Spring Ring

This is my Spring Ring.
Mahogany wood and lemon Quartz set in silver frames above the finger, held with copper coloured rubber. The ring hugs the finger, is very comfortable to wear. Called 'Spring' because of the flexibility of the rubber as well as the colours used.

The rubber shank idea was interesting but not practical long term. Heavy tugging will pull the rubber out of the tube into which it is rivetted. The nice thing about the rubber shank is that the bulky ring top remains seated in the middle above the finger, due to the elasticity of the rubber clinging to the skin.

Prototype:

This was the first rubber shank ring I made.
Problem:
I messed up and had to pull the rivets out, so I had to 'MacGyver it' (make a plan).. I made use of a tap and dye set and made two long screws to replace the original rivets. This worked alright but looked shabby.
Gem:
The rectangle was not a perfect one, slightly off, and so I set a garnet cab into the longer side to accentuate the asymmetry. It didn't really work, it still just looks 'a little off'.
Placement:
This rings look fabulous as a pinkie ring, the straight edge of the frame follows the side line of the hand.