I forgot to post these photos of rings I recently made–the bezel practice continues!  That said, these are a few pieces that I would actually wear.  I’m working on adding flourishes to this style ring (granules, flowers, cuts into the ring shank, etc.).  Trying to work anything ornamental around a bezel is tricky–you need room to push the bezel to the cab, but once you do that, you can’t heat the ring again for fear of cracking or discoloring your stone. For these rings, I made the ring shank, as well as the bezel cups:

Petrified wood, sterling silver, copper

Sterling and fine silver

Sterling silver and hammered copper

This ring was my first attempt to use half-round wire for the shank. I like the way it lays, but I had to file a flat surface to set the bezel cup.

Chrysoprase, sterling silver