14k Toe Ring
Q.Obviously, I have really big toes! LOL! I just took off my (size 7) ring to make sure I'm not imagining things, and yes, it's loose but not THAT loose...
A.Yes, a ring mandrel for lampworking is a totally different beast from a ring mandrel for jewelers. I've been a little puzzled by some of the talk about ring mandrels. Someone spoke of using a mandrel to size toe rings. Since these mandrels are usually used for solid rings, I don't quite get how it will be used. I don't think toes rings work well as solid rings, since the pad at the end of the toe is larger than where the ring will rest on the toe (and will skoosh and hurt your toe bones). I don't know anything about lampworking ring mandrels, but I imagine it would have to be all the same size. The mandrel I own is solid metal and tapers. I did not buy it for manufacturing rings. For making rings a stepped mandrel is more useful. Those have a step for each size, so that both edges of the ring would be the same size. Oh I can answer this one. Actually a whole ring does a lot better on the toes than those cheapy rings. I have 12 or 13 custom fitted toe rings now. They get the rings quite easily over the squishy part of the toe and it is a little loose on the knuckles. I love my toe rings and will probably only wear the custom fitted. I have one now that is 14K and sapphires, several 14K, and then the others are all sterling silver. Some of them are stacked while one is single (pinky toe). Some others are just on the same toe and give it more character. I do not recommend permanent pinky toe rings though.
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