Sizes and measurements
Ring sizes, chain lengths, gauges and weight calculations.
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Techniques
Bending, curving and twisting metal
Bending, curving and twisting metal with pliers and mandrels: rings, bangles, twisted cables and spiral square wire.
Buying guides
How to find your ring size (with conversion chart)
How to measure your ring size at home with string or a ring that fits, and a chart of equivalences between circumference, diameter and EU and US sizes.
Buying guides
How to measure bracelet and bangle size
How to measure your wrist to choose a bracelet or bangle size, how many centimeters to add, and indicative sizes for women and men.
Tools
Jeweler's scale and caliper
The precision scale weighs metals and gems (grams, carats, grains) and the caliper measures thicknesses and diameters; keys for buying and making.
Tools
Mandrels and ring sizers
The ring mandrel is a graduated steel cone for curving and measuring rings; there are also bangle mandrels and finger sizers.
Jeweler's dictionary
Measuring and calculating in jewelry: gauge, sizes and metal weight
Gauge, thickness, diameter, ring size, density and how to calculate the weight of a piece or the length of metal for a ring, with formulas and examples.
Techniques
Ring resizing
How a ring is enlarged or reduced: cutting the band, adding or removing metal, soldering and rounding on the mandrel; which rings cannot be resized.
Buying guides
What chain length to choose for a necklace
Necklace length guide in centimeters: choker (35-41 cm), princess (43-48), matinee (50-61), opera (71-86) and rope (90 or more), with where each one falls.