We inlaid this ring with Black Jade and drilled it
for a Diamond tube and Masonic emblem

A jeweler in Michigan had a customer who wanted a ring custom designed and set with a black inlay, a Diamond, and a Masonic emblem.

The jeweler had some ideas on how he wanted to construct the ring with a hole countersunk in the back of the Black Jade to hide the head of the screw. I have described that below.

Photo of a ring, a long gold tube with a Diamond, a Masonic emblem, and a piece of rough Black Jade.

Ring, Diamond in tube, Masonic
emblem, and Black Jade rough

Here you can see the ring, the Diamond in tube, and the Masonic emblem which the jeweler sent us.

An arrow telling users to click on the photo to make it larger.

Next to them is the piece of Black Jade rough which we used from our stock.

Photo of the ring with the Black Jade glued in the ring.

Ring with Black Jade glued in place

This shows the ring with the Black Jade fit into the ring like a cork. It is Epoxied in place

Shows the Black Jade having been trimmed down.

Trimming down the Black Jade inlay

This show that we have trimmed down the Black Jade inlay closer to the top of the ring.

Photo shows the Black Jade out of the ring.

Removed the Black Jade for drilling

After trimming the Black Jade to be flush with the top of the ring, and polishing it, we remove it for drilling.

Lining up the Diamond tube and emblem

You can see how we position the emblem and Diamond tube on the stone so that we can accurately position the holes in the Black Jade.

Drilling the first hole

This shows me drilling the first hole in the Black Jade.

Drilling the second hole

This shows me drilling the second hole. You can see that the Masonic emblem is set in the stone.

I am now drilling a hole to fit the Diamond tube.

Photo shows the back of the stone with a countersunk hole.

Counter-sinking a hole in the Black Jade

The Masonic emblem had a screw on the back to hold it in place.

The screw was not long enough to go all of the way through the back of the ring. So the jeweler asked me if we could counter-sink the back of the Black Jade for the head of the screw to be hidden.

Photo shows the finished stone with the Masonic emblem in place sitting next to the ring.

The finished Black Jade with holes

You can see that the stone is now finished and the Masonic emblem is set in place.

The ring is ready to be assembled.

Photo shows the Black Jade stone set into the ring and the emblem and diamond tube in place with the long tube sticking through the bottom of the ring.

Black Jade, emblem, and
Diamond tube set in place

You can see how we have set the Black Jade, emblem, and Diamond tube into the ring.

The jeweler will do the final setting by gluing the Black Jade in place, trimming off the excess length of the Diamond tube, and then flaring the back of the tube so that the metal tube holds everything firmly in place for many years to come.