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Metal Worker Creates Beautiful Mother's Day Ring For His Wife

May 10, 2020

Jordan, the goldsmith and founder of Modern Goldsmith, made a beautiful custom Mother's Day ring for his wife.

It started with 14K yellow gold grain poured into a crucible.

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First he had to melt down the gold.

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Once the gold liquified he poured it into an ingot mold.

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Once the gold cooled he had a nice little chunk of metal to shape and customize.

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In order to shape this gold, it is first rolled out in a rolling mill. This shapes and elongates the metal.

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He drilled a center hole to place a birthstone.

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Forming the band.

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Using metal bending pliers he shaped the metal into a ring shape.

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Two more holes for the other birthstones.

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The three birthstones (citrine for November, peridot for August, and diamond for April).

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Using a milgraine tool, he created a nice "bumpy" edge.

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Milgrain provides a nice little accent on the edges and also makes the ring a bit more vintage-inspired.

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Then the ring was buffed, dropped in an ultrasonic bath, and steam cleaned.

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Using an engraving machine, he engraved the names of their children on the inside of the ring.

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The completed ring.

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Watch the full video of the process below on Jordan's YouTube channel. To order a custom ring, visit ModernGoldsmith.com.