BUILD YOUR RING >Side Stones > Side stones are chosen on the basis of design, never on the basis of trying to inflate carat weight. All side stones are chosen to complement the center stone. Click on the photo below for examles of rings with various side stones. We use more than the standard issue side stones, often finding shape pairs that don't even have a name yet.
Tapered Bullet
Side Stone
Modified Shield Kite or Triangular Shield
Bowed Bullet
Side Stone
Trapezoid
side stones
Half moon
side stones
Custom engraved setting for rings with side stones
| SHAPE NAME | SHAPE OUTLINE | HOW IT LOOKS FINISHED |
| Trilliants |  Click here for trilliant examples |
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| Baguettes -single |
 Click here for single baguette examples |
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| Baguettes -double |
 Click here for double baguette examples |
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| Bullets -straight -tapered -bowed |
   Click here for bullet examples |
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| Trapezoids -brilliant -step cut |
 Click here for trapezoid examples |
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| Half Moon |  Click here for half moon examples. |
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| Home Plates |  Click here for "Home Plate" examples. |
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| Shields plus ones that don't fit in other categories | Click here For the unusual side stones. |
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