Superman

[btboone]

Here's a new ring I did that has a strange diamond, almost in the shape of Superman's emblem. The ring is made from titanium and the diamond is very flat and has no girdle at the pointy end. It was quite a challenge to make and have the stone fit properly.

Very different. I think it looks pretty cool in person.

 

[CaptG]

That is "super" cool. Bruce, Your work amazes me. Very nice.

 

[seamus7227]

Wow, Bruce you really know how to take things over the top! Very nice indeed

 

[cnirenberg]

Bruce,
Very cool.

 

[IPD_Mr]

Send a photo to Shaq if it is not already sold. :biggrin:

Pretty cool ring. Still like mine better. :biggrin:

 

[IPD_Mrs]

That is very unique Bruce. I'm still rather fond of your originals, but then I'm a bit traditional at heart (shhhhh don't tell :wink. Truth be told anyone that is lucky enough to sport one of your creations is truly a very lucky individual no matter which one they have - your work is incredible!

 

[skiprat]

That's a stunner for sure!! Did you have the diamond cut like that, or buy it because of it's shape already? I'd love to see the tiny cutter that you use to cut the retaining groove.

...and when are you going to do another pen? :biggrin:

 

[witz1976]

Looks great here, would love to see it in person. Was this a custom job for you, or were you bored and decided to try something new?

 

[btboone]

That one was a custom one to match a stone that a customer had bought. I had a hard time visualizing what he was talking about until I saw the diamond myself. I've certainly never seen a stone like that before. We talked back and forth and came up with a design that he liked.

The undercutting tool was like a tiny sawblade on a shaft. It was about 2.5mm diameter and .5mm thick. I had to make the retaining groove get wider as it got to the point. It got to almost 2mm wide near the point.

I just heard that my new laser is leaving Italy on Monday. It should be able to open up some doors, including pen designs that weren't possible before. I'm having zoolike days with the rings right now. Monday and Wednesday were huge and the other days weren't slackers.