What is " Azure", why is it so attractive & useful? - 12 photos

  Azure is the American-English derivative if the French word for 'a jour, or 'adjoure'. An Azure is a "Countersunk pattern" created by CAD (Computer Aided Design) in the inside of the main section of the piece of jewellery, that is soldered directly under the inside of the hollowed-out ring. Shown below.

 It is an important aspect of Diamond Setting that is often neglected or totally ignored today. In this ring that I created, I went further and incorporated the Casino design into the Azure motif.

My Computer Designer had never seen saw an interesting Azure idea until I asked him to design & create this pattern for me. He was totally speechless with the ensuing results.

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1) Cutting an Azure is a fundamental practice that shouldn't be overlooked or neglected when making a new ring, why is that?

2) It makes overall cleaning so much easier.

3) This adds an additional design process from underneath.

4) This process removes excess metal from the jewellery item and therefore becomes    much lighter in weight.

5) This process provides the jewellery a more professional finish.

6) The Azure pattern removes all excess metal from drilling the holes everywhere.

  In these following photos, I'm showing the wax-forms prior to any metal casting. These rings with the Azure is ALWAYS a two-piece construction. Metal 'polishing & cleaning' is completed prior to any soldering of the two or three pieces.

 What processes are used in making this Azure? Any design can be made by using a saw-blade of #4 to a finer toothed blade of #6 cut, each pattern had to be cut individually.

This can be very time consuming and labour intensive, but thankfully CAD has overcome this tiresome task. 

Can you imagine cutting each of these patterns with the aid of your #6 cut saw-blade? Not too mention not making any mistakes.

This is the epitome of an Azure pattern against your finger. It is so smooth and there is no chance of any 'rim of the ring' cutting into your finger. This is the reason why I think that Azure is so helpful in making the jewellery.

  This ring looks so 'empty' now comes the great looking Azure inner plate.

 The main problem with all of these holes is the intricate cleaning this MUST be done in the metal. If you you attempt this cleaning in wax, breakage will 100% occur.

 Here is a 'three-piece' ring construction. All of these casted sections MUST be cleaned prior to soldering.

To repeat; avoid handling the waxes or breakage will occur, please be gentle at all times.

 I suggest to solder one spot of the ring, then carefully adjust the Azure-plate to the remaining areas of the ring.

 

 This is my own CAD creation, go to the next photo and see how it looks underneath.

  Many Azure designs can be so very delicate, just 'handle with the utmost care'.

  When this casino-related ring has been completed, it will be a 'joy to be worn with pride'.

The inner Azure plate will rest against the finger, instead the edges of the ring, agree?

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