Yao · one goldsmith
Weight, movement, and setting designed as one piece.
Yao is one goldsmith building custom Cuban work around size, movement, weight direction, and setting choices. This is custom work, not a ready-stock catalog.
Custom Cuban links
Starting point
Bring what you have.
- Intended size
- Wear location
- Preferred weight range
- Setting direction
- Reference
The bench path
- 01
Fit and weight
Yao starts with intended size, wear location, preferred weight range, and the way the piece needs to move.
- 02
Link direction
The link pattern, setting direction, and proportion are considered together as one custom piece.
- 03
Bench build
The custom Cuban direction is worked through the making stages its construction requires.
- 04
Movement and finish
The finished piece is checked for the intended movement and final bench finish.
Proof records
Questions before the bench
What size and weight details help with Cuban work?
Bring the intended size, wear location, preferred weight range when known, setting direction, and any reference. Those inputs help shape movement and construction as one piece.
Is this a ready-stock Cuban catalog?
No. The work is scoped as a custom build around the actual size, weight direction, movement, and setting choices.
How are private Cuban references handled?
Private references stay in the project conversation and are not used as public proof without separate permission.
Complicated work may need a conversation before an order is created. That keeps the scope tied to the actual piece.