Making a three stone diamond engagement ring.

Step 4 Design

One of the most crucial steps in this process is laying out an accurate design before you even start carving the wax ring.

I used illustrator to layout my design, but a good old fashioned pencil and paper will suffice.
Be sure to draw your designs to scale and with accuracy.

Before I started the design I did a bit of research on typical ring dimensions and designs.

Try not to make wall sections thinner than 1.3mm for casting.
Bear in mind the finished weight of the ring, don't make it too thick or it will cost a fortune to cast. Also, plan out the areas you are hollowing out (to lighten the weight) in your design, don't leave them as an after thought.

Use a typical referenced orthogonal view (front, top, side) to work out all dimensions of your ring.
Use the size of your girlfriends finger as the starting reference for the drawing and the sizes of your stones as the scaling for the prongs and seats.

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