I hand pressed a few sterling silver conchos for these hatbands the other day. I needed a 20 ton press. An elephant is only 7 tons, so you can imagine the force it took to press this. Then I sawed it out, soldered on the bezel, shaped the stone, made the back slider, set the turquoise and oxidized and polished it. I love the way they turned out! These turquoise I used are American mined in Arizona. Shop here https://www.saraforrestdesign.com/shop-1/kingman-turquoise-hatband