The Ring that Fought Back

So this was supposed to be a which quick and easy project. One of my first projects was a bezel set ring. Most of my projects prior to this year have been bezel set rings. But this one...shows that I'm out of practice. It took me about six tries to get the bezel the right size and soldered correctly. It attached to the backplate just fine. But then it took me three tries to get the hoop attached. Now, granted, I haven't tried this style of connection before, but man, it seemed like it was going to be easier than it was. After all that, I partially crushed the bezel at some point, so it looks a little gnarly on one side. I don't have progress pics of this one because of all the headaches. It's lapis set in silver. It's not based on any particular source, but it's plausibly medieval.

And the ugly side...

It also came out a bit bigger than I was shooting for, but that's my fault for not measuring the bezel properly. It fits my thumb, though.