I thought it would be interesting to show the steps it takes to make a Ruby Mae charm.

I hang these off each item I sell. Recently, the grandmother of a new baby named Ruby Mae Googled the name & my website popped up.

She was tickled to find me & then bought two of the charms.

My eldest son Avery has always made them for me. He used to punch the hole w/ a hand held tool but it was time consuming & limited to one size for the holes.

Now my dad drills the holes out in our shop & then chamfers them. (makes the inside of the holes smooth).

Making the charms is a  time consuming 6 step process. Yesterday they did 120 charms.The charms are sterling silver,

nickle & brass. I buy them locally @ Lonnies Lapidary in Phoenix. 

First Avery uses a stamp(chisel) with the Ruby Mae impression on it.This hammers the indentation onto the disc.

Next he rubs a chemical on top of the letters that etches the letters black.Then he polishes each charm on a polishing

cloth.

My dad uses a drill press to drill 6 discs at a time. He built this little mold that holds 6 charms stacked up.

After he drills the holes in them, he goes back & chamfers each one individually.

(Makes the insides of the holes nice & smooth)