Advanced entourage project
step by step

Training of soldering skills, and precision. Time 8 to 16 hours depending your skills, work speed and organization. Weight in gold 6 grams. Ring head base plate 1.0 mm and round wire 0.8 mm Ring body square wire 2.5 x 2.5 mm 12 diamonds Ø 2 mm This design is in the public domain. Photos, entourage ring and design of the educational project by Hubert Heldner.

	01	Draw on base plate according to stone size.		02	Punch, and then drill the holes (0.8mm) for the stones.
	03	View from the back.		04	Punch, and then drill the holes (0.8mm) for the prongs.
	05	Cut out and file the outside.		06
	07	File the contour for the stones and the outside prongs.		08	Clean front and back with sanding paper.
	09	Stick in the prongs for the center stone.		10	Make sure the prongs are straight,
	11	and solder from the backside.		12	File and clean the backside.
	13	Cut the prongs to the same length.		14	Start soldering the outside prongs.
	15	Always four opposite prongs and bend them to a center point at the back.		16	Solder at the center point.
	17	Add four prongs.		18	Always make sure the prongs are soldered straight.
	19	Bend to center point and solder.		20
	21	Add more prongs, bend to center point and solder.		22
	23	Clean in pickling solution.		24	Front view.
	25	Side view.		26	Back, drill center hole.
	27	Final side view.		28	Bend the square wire to a circle, solder and flatten at the side where you soldered.
	29	Check proportions and ring size.		30	Cut out space for the ring head and make final adjustment for the ring size.
	31	Solder from the backside.		32	Clean in pickling solution, polish and clean.
	33	Side view.		34	Front view.
	35	Final presentation before setting.		36
	38	A slightly different entourage ring.		39	A slightly different entourage ring.