Joined on the block

Every filigree disc is soldered to the frame by hand, one joint at a time.

Held steady, fed by hand

Flux, wire, flame. The join has to take before the next disc goes down.

Cut back at the peg

Worked over a wooden peg with a graver, the way this bench has always done it.

Stone by stone, into lac

The piece is warmed into a lac stick so every stone can be pushed home under the lamp.

Counted, matched, paired

Components are laid out and paired by eye — a jhumka is only as good as its twin.

One room, four benches

No line, no machine floor. The same hands, every batch.