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Rebuilding worn claws on a garnet ring
The kind of repair worth doing before a stone falls out.
This garnet ring came into our Sydney CBD workshop with claws that had worn down paper thin. At that stage the stone is no longer properly protected: it can work loose, chip, or fall out altogether.
Before any work began, we inspected the ring carefully and explained exactly what needed rebuilding. Bobby reinforced the worn claws, added new metal where it was needed, and reshaped the setting so the garnet could be held securely again.
With the claws rebuilt, he reset and tightened the garnet, checked everything under the microscope, then cleaned, polished and finished the ring.
The repair involved
- Inspecting the worn claws and checking the garnet setting
- Rebuilding the claws with new metal
- Soldering and shaping the new claw structure
- Resetting the garnet securely
- Cleaning, polishing, and checking the final result
