Reverse Taper Shank

Ring and topper soldered together.

Reverse tapered shank.

I decided to do a reverse tapered shank on my ring. I was inspired to do this by the Dahlia rings by Sharron Thompson. I like how her shanks are very simple but with busy toppers. 

This is my first reverse taper since second year, it was a group effort from us (B tech class) trying to remember how it was done. I was very intimidated but was quite happy with the result.