Inlay Jewelry Repairs
Missing a stone in your inlay jewelry? I specialize in Native American inlay jewelry repairs to breathe new life into your special heirloom jewelry.
Below you can see many of the before and after pictures of my inlay jewelry repairs. You can even click the “after” pictures to see more in-depth about the repair procedure for each one.
This client had one of the long middle sections of mother-of-pearl missing from her ring and wanted it to be re-cut. The corner piece fell out but she was able to find it to send to me.
I recut the mother-of-pearl that's the second to the left, removed the other two stones and re-set all of them so my client's inlay ring would start with a clean slate.
This client sent me their 14k gold Native American ring that needed to be repaired. It had a large stone section missing on one side and one other small section on the other side of the ring.
I repaired the missing segment with a new piece of amethyst to match the purple stone on the other side. I also recut a new piece of spiny oyster shell for the other missing stone, and replaced a piece of turquoise with Florida agatized coral. Click the picture to see more about the process.
After not much wear, this client noticed that the opals in his inlay ring were cracking. He set it aside for many years before finding me to restore this ring.
He decided to go with more durable stones and ended up choosing Kingman turquoise and denim lapis lazuli for a totally different look.
This client requested that I recut stones for one of the side panels on this intricate mosaic ring, as well as cut a new section for the middle of the ring.
When I inspected the ring, I noticed the epoxy was getting gummy. I suggested that I remove all of the stones in the ring so no more stones fall out, and my client agreed. See the whole process of this repair by clicking the image above.
This client came to me with a custom inlay wedding ring that was missing many stones and others cracked.
My client allowed me to remove all of the stones and recut the missing sections with stones that were a close match to the original stones. Click the image above to see more about the repair process on this ring.
My client's favorite Native American inlay ring had a broken stone at the bottom of this intricate inlay that he wanted fixed up.
The whole inlay was carefully removed so I could add a new piece of onyx to the bottom of the inlay, recut, and set back into the ring.
This 14k gold inlay ring repair had 3 missing stones and the other sections severely damaged.
My client chose Kingman turquoise to replace the seven sections in his inlay wedding ring repair. See how I repaired this inlay by clicking the image.
This is a turquoise chip inlay repair where the epoxy is yellowing and turquoise chips were starting to fall out of the ring.
I removed all of the old epoxy and turquoise chips from his ring, replaced everything, and polished the whole ring so it looks brand new.
At first, my client just wanted to replace 4 pieces of mother of pearl that had yellowed in her lightning bolt inlay pendant repair.
My client then decided she wanted to replace all of the stones in her inlay pendant with a mosaic design of Hubei turquoise. See how I repaired this inlay by clicking the image above.
This client came in with a special ring from Albuquerque. All 21 of the stones in this zig-zag design were either missing, cracked, or crumbling.
I recut all 21 new stones with a turquoise that almost identically matched the original stone, which is what the client wanted. See the whole process of repairing this ring by clicking the image above.
This client came in with an Australian opal ring inlaid in 18k gold. The opals were all cracked and crumbling since they were cut too thin. She wanted it to be an affordable fix, and didn't mind if the stones changed to something more durable.
Opals are prone to breaking in rings since they get a lot of wear and tear, so my client decided to inlay the ring with onyx and stabilized turquoise. See the whole repair process by clicking the image above.
This client wanted to see if I could repair his late father's turquoise ring that was missing the center diagonal band of onyx, along with the sterling silver. The chipped turquoise also had to be recut.
I recut a new piece of onyx, two strips of sterling, and a new piece of turquoise for the centerpiece. I finished it off by polishing the entire ring of all dents and scuff marks. See process pictures of this repair by clicking the image above.
Client needed one missing inlaid stone recut, but I noticed that there was cardpaper under the stones to prop them up that were degrading and making the rest of the inlay weak.
I removed all of the stones, recut the missing piece of onyx, made a new, long-lasting spacer for the stones to rest on. Watch a short video on how I repaired this ring by clicking the image above.
This client was given this turquoise inlay ring by their mother and wears it all the time, but the stone cracked.
My client picked a new piece of turquoise from my collection to recut to fit his ring, and wanted all of the silver to be repolished. Watch a short video on how I repaired this ring by clicking the image above.
This client came to me with a lovely floral ring that was missing a few pieces of turquoise and wanted it repaired before her wedding at the end of the year.
To make sure no more stones would come out, I removed them all and recut 3 new pieces of turquoise to match the existing design.
This client had a wood and brass cuff bracelet from South Africa that was missing a piece of the wood inlay. It didn't matter to him what material was used as long as it closely matched the other pieces of wood inlay.
I replaced the missing wood inlay with Biggs jasper (on the left) and semi-polished the stone so it would have a similar luster to the wood.
This client lost one of the 30 turquoise stones in her Native American ring and wanted me to recut a new stone and check to see if any others needed to be re-set.
I ended up re-setting all of the stones as well as cutting a new stone to go with the others in this turquoise ring repair.
Client's inlay ring had some small chipping on many of the stones at the corners of the design. They were very shallow, so I was able to fill them with a water-clear epoxy to protect them from further damage without having to remove any of the stones.
After a final polish on both the stones and the silver, the ring looks brand new and is able to be safely worn again without fear of further damage.
Not all of my repairs have to be big renovations! This client just wanted that one piece of turquoise recut--without removing any of the other stones.
I was able to match the turquoise in her hoop earrings and mail her ring back to her in the same week that it arrived.
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