Bro. Vincent
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That is a great Idea although I don't remember my ring size from when I got married 10 yerars ago.
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Your Ring
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dbenton414
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So out of curiosity... What hand do you guys wear your ring on. I wear mine on the left hand wedding finger as I am not married, yet. I will be switching to right hand ring finger afterwards.
How about you guys?
D. Benton
Junior Steward
Fountain City Lodge #757
How about you guys?
D. Benton
Junior Steward
Fountain City Lodge #757
LittleHunter
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I was told right hand middle finger was traditional but I have My grandfather's ring. It fits on my ring finger so I wear it there.
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dbenton414
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Interesting I've never heard a tradition place to wear it. Neat.
D. Benton
Junior Steward
Fountain City Lodge #757
D. Benton
Junior Steward
Fountain City Lodge #757
Monsignor
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You can get your ring size checked at any mall jeweler or jeweler in general. As far as eBay - try and get a ring within 1 to 1.5 sizes of your own then take it to a jeweler to get properly sized. Inexpensive and pretty quick. As an aside if you buy a 10K ring you need to find a jeweler that has the proper machine for this!! Some sort of laser thing...
Monsignor
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I wear mine on my right hand ring finger. Wedding band on my left hand.
Never heard of a ring traditionally worn on the middle finger... interesting.
The rumor back in the day (before deeper medical knowledge and science) was that there was a vein in the ring fingers leading straight to the heart hence a ring on that finger would have a direct path to the heart. Nice thought however medically inaccurate.
Never heard of a ring traditionally worn on the middle finger... interesting.
The rumor back in the day (before deeper medical knowledge and science) was that there was a vein in the ring fingers leading straight to the heart hence a ring on that finger would have a direct path to the heart. Nice thought however medically inaccurate.
dbenton414
Registered User
Really neat piece of history
D. Benton
Junior Steward
Fountain City Lodge #757
D. Benton
Junior Steward
Fountain City Lodge #757
Monsignor
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Good point. Same holds true for Tungsten Carbide and other super hard elements.
Bro. Vincent
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cemab4y
Premium Member
I do a lot of international work. I prefer to wear my stainless steel ring, when I am deployed to Afghanistan. I also have a steel wedding ring that I wear overseas. I have my Grandfather's diamond heirloom ring locked up in the safe back home. Don't want to take a chance losing it.
dfreybur
Premium Member
Stainless steel is too strong to be resized using regular jewelers tools. The force necessary to resize it would destroy any decoration.
Tungsten is too hard. The force necessary to resize it would cause it to fracture. Tungsten carbide would shatter.
Dow Mathis
Premium Member
Just in case anybody is interested in getting an antique or vintage ring, my cousins have an ebay store that they've been running since they were both in high school, and they handle only vintage and estate jewelry. Here's a link to their blue lodge ring selection:
Wilson Brothers Vintage & Estate Jewelry
Oh, and here's my ring. As you can see, it isn't from my cousin's store. It's from Gordon Spurlock's Masonic Rings. Gordon makes GREAT rings, and they're very reasonably priced.
By the way, if you DO order from my cousins, please tell them that I sent them to you. If they don't remember me (not surprising, since they live half-way across the country and I haven't seen them since they were little boogers), tell them that I'm their mom's cousin. Maybe it'll reap fruit for me in the future.
Wilson Brothers Vintage & Estate Jewelry
Oh, and here's my ring. As you can see, it isn't from my cousin's store. It's from Gordon Spurlock's Masonic Rings. Gordon makes GREAT rings, and they're very reasonably priced.
By the way, if you DO order from my cousins, please tell them that I sent them to you. If they don't remember me (not surprising, since they live half-way across the country and I haven't seen them since they were little boogers), tell them that I'm their mom's cousin. Maybe it'll reap fruit for me in the future.
Scorpionlawz
Registered User
I was chastised for wearing my ring with the compasses facing in. Each brother has his own reason. I've heard various opinions, but none make me want to put it on either hand, nor either way. Depends on how I feel that day.
Bro. Junior A. Knight
Chicopee Lodge
GL Massachusetts AF&AM
Bro. Junior A. Knight
Chicopee Lodge
GL Massachusetts AF&AM
Some say you are to wear it with the Compasses "points out", so others can see that you are a Master Mason when they see your ring. Some say wear it with the Compasses "points in", so, when you look at your ring, you will remember the tenets of Freemasonry. I personally wear mine on my left hand with the Compasses "points out". I sometimes get asked if I am married to the Lodge. I just tell them, patiently, that I am not married, so it doesn't really matter what finger I wear my ring on. All that being said, or written, I suppose it is just a matter of personal preference, after all.
dbenton414
Registered User
I too wear mine on the left hand. As for direction... I look at the old signet rings wore by masons of old, you would wear with the compasses facing away so you could stamp correctly. So, I wear mine in that fashion
D. Benton
Junior Steward
Fountain City Lodge #757
D. Benton
Junior Steward
Fountain City Lodge #757
Starr
Registered User
I have a way to go before getting a ring (only an EA right now will worked turned in), but I do have a question for everyone. What are your views on a ring with a G vs. a ring without? I know the G is normal to see in the United States and without in Europe. Who has seen what and thoughts?
Thank you
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dbenton414
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I like without and plan on ordering a signet ring without. Mainly cause the g would be reversed. But I do personally like without
D. Benton
Junior Steward
Fountain City Lodge #757
D. Benton
Junior Steward
Fountain City Lodge #757