Hello all

Me again with another of my queries. I've just bought a little bit of 9ct to make a ring out of, in a somewhat foolhardy manner I haven't tried this style of ring in silver before (but might before taking the plunge!)

It is just a basic bezel setting with a textured shank. Rather than making a shank and soldering the bezel onto the shank in the manner of stacking rings, though, I want to solder onto the bezel to create the band so the bottom of the bezel is directly onto the finger - hope this makes sense! Like this:

http://jewelryclassdc.com/wp-content...pinel-ring.jpg

I wondered if anyone has any tips on how to do this? I am planning on measuring the external diameter of the bezel and subtracting this from the usual length of wire required for the size, texturing the wire then forming on the mandrel before soldering the bezel in the gap. Would you do it a different way? Any suggestions? Feels like it might be difficult to get the wire to the right shape given the shank won't be closed at that point.