WEDDING RING WORKSHOP

We start with a no obligation chat. This can be at a time that suits you, including weekends or evenings.

 

During this time we sit down, go through the samples of styles of rings you can make including widths, shapes and the different metals. If you have a specific designs in mind we can look at this as well.

We measure your ring fingers and go through how the workshop day usually unfolds. 

Have a cup of tea whilst I work out your prices.

 

If your happy with everything we then can arrange when you want to come and spend the day at the workshop making your rings. 

It takes around a week for you required metals to arrive so there's no rush!  

 

We can make Silver or Gold (9ct, 18ct, yellow or white) in the workshop day. White gold will need to be sent away for Rhodium plating afterwards along with hallmarking.

Platinum works a little differently. We do a split day, you come and make your silver sample bands to your chosen design. Those bands then get sent away to be used to make a mold and replicated in platinum. It takes roughly 3-4 weeks to be cast. Those bands then come back in a rough unfinished form which requires “finishing” and you do your second part of the workshop to finish your platinum bands. I don’t charge any extra for doing a split day workshop. 

 

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Your Workshop Day:

We start at 9:30 and take as long as we need (within reason..... I wont keep you until midnight! )

We start by making the silver versions of your bands in the morning and getting familier with all the tools and processes.

You can go for lunch at one of the local eatery's in the high street for a bit of a breather then come back and get cracking again.

Then we making the final bands in the afternoon. 

Once your happy with yours rings our workshop day is complete!

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I then send the rings away for any Rhodium plating, stone setting or engraving you may want and then Hallmarking. This will take around 2 - 3 weeks to complete (depending on the level of stone setting this may be slightly longer) and be returned to me. You can then either come and collect them or I'll post them directly to you. You can even choose what hallmark stamps you want on the insides of your rings!

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Prices

The price varies from ring to ring, it all depends on the metal, the size and width of the ring. 

The overall thing to know is I always aim to make the total cost of the whole workshop day as close as possible to the price it would be to go and buy equivalent rings off the shelf. Not the cost of the rings plus the cost of the workshop day. 

 

The workshop day is £350 for the two of you, then I add on the cost of your chosen metals. 

 

Included in the £350 is private use of the workshop for the day with me. A pair of silver practice bands (if you choose to have silver bands there is no additional charge for the metal) which you will also take home with you. The hallmarking, tea, coffee and snacks. Two ring boxes for your completed rings and the administrative costs such as postage for your rings to the assay office and back, the heating, the lighting, and so and so on. 

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