A split shank engagement ring has a band that divides into two strands near the centre stone and flows up into the setting, so there's no point where the band stops. Ours go from a split you can't see from the top to a thick double band. Settings start at $1,499 CAD.
By Clint Casmiro, co-founder · Updated October 22, 2026
A cathedral band rises in two arches to meet the head, then stops. A split shank opens into two strands and flows into the head with no end point. With a tulip basket the band looks like it grows into the petals.
The side by side is in split shank vs cathedral, and you can have both: a cathedral that splits near the head is a common hybrid.
A baby split shank only opens right at the side, so from the top it looks like a plain band. One client's rule was no split visible from above, so we made the smallest split we could with a half petal in the middle. At the other end, a thick split shank puts more gold on the finger and makes the split part of the look. A split shank can sit low as well, like Matthew's 3.03 ct oval on low profile engagement rings, and for a rim of metal instead of prongs see half bezel engagement rings. Jacob's, Connor's and Megan and Reid's rings are all yellow gold, the metal on 76% of our ring orders.
A split shank doesn't stop a straight band from sitting flush, as long as it's designed in. On a 4 carat moval we kept the split subtle and set the head high enough for a band to slide underneath and meet the petals. Send us the width of the band you like and we plan the gap around it. More in will a wedding band sit flush.
A ring whose band divides into two strands as it nears the centre stone, then flows into the setting instead of stopping at it.
Not if the band is built properly. We never go under 2 mm on a band, split or not.
Yes, if it's designed in. We set the head high enough for a straight band to slide underneath.
All of them. We've built split shanks under ovals, movals, marquise, Dutch marquise, radiants, rounds, cushions and elongated cushions.
Our oval six petal tulip with a hidden halo on a split shank starts at $3,700 CAD with a 2 carat lab grown diamond. Settings alone start at $1,499 CAD.
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