The Russian wedding ring has a religious significance, but it is also a very decorative piece of jewellery. Traditionally it is made in three colours of gold, but a less expensive version could be entirely of silver.
The three parts are made separately , three sizes larger than normal and finished completely. Here I have used 3.2 x 1.6 mm D shaped wire. Two are then cut at the solder joint with a fine saw blade, opened by a sideways movement to preserve the curve and then linked and re-soldered one at a time. The fit is quite snug as the components tend to cling to the fingers and to take the ring off they must be gently rolled over each other. This rolling action seems to give the ring a life of its own. If using gold, it might be worth doing an experiment with a cheaper metal to verify the fit, as resizing would involve dismantling the whole thing.
Below, a nine carat version I made some time ago and a plain silver one just completed, to road test this post. Dennis.
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