~ Shanore Celtic Jewelry ~

With only five days left, show your Dad you care this year with a piece of Celtic Irish history with Shanore’s Claddagh rings available in White gold or Yellow gold. The meaning, significance and history of the Claddagh ring dates back to the 17th and 18th centuries. The design of the Claddagh ring is deeply rooted in Irish traditions. The hands of the ring are shown holding the heart and the hands denote friendship and togetherness, the heart signifies love and the crown in the claddagh ring stands for loyalty. The Claddagh ring with it’s worthy meaning makes an ideal gift to give and to receive.

At Shanore, we have an extensive range of Gent’s jewelry to choose from. Our traditional, hand-crafted Celtic Gents jewelry collection also includes Celtic Knot rings and Silver Gents set comprising of dog tags, ring and matching cufflinks.

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  The final stage in the manufacturing of a Celtic engagement ring is the polishing. Our polisher Paddy starts by using a narrow bristle to clean out the mount of the ring. This small bristle is able to get right in behind the claw setting. 

  Next Paddy uses a polishing mop to remove any major roughness from the shank and also to smooth out the head.  Finally a rouge mop is used to give the ring its overall polish or “rouge”.
 

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Once the ring is designed, a master model is created by the designer and then each component of the ring is sent for casting using a rubber mould. Before the components are returned to the goldsmith they are sent to the Assay office in Dublin castle to test the gold, they will then be hallmarked.

The castings are then given to the goldsmith to assemble. For this Celtic Engagement ring, there are three pieces, the centre mount, the shank and the trinity shoulders. Colin the goldsmith starts by soldering the centre mount on the shank using a micro weld soldering machine and 14k paste solder. He finishes by soldering the trinity knot shoulders on each side of the mount.In order to remove the stain created from the soldering the ring is placed in pickling compound. It is then given to the setter.