Patent ID: 8740048

Claim:
A method of making a thermally stable polycrystalline construction comprising the steps of: combining a body with a first support member and a second support member to form an assembly, the body comprising a thermally stable polycrystalline ultra-hard material, said thermally stable polycrystalline ultra-hard material comprising a polycrystalline ultra-hard material selected from the group of materials consisting essentially of polycrystalline ultra-hard materials having a substantial amount of a catalyst in said polycrystalline ultra-hard materials removed and polycrystalline ultra-hard materials not including a metal solvent catalyst; placing a first braze material between the body and the first support member, and placing a second braze material between the second support member and the body and first support member, wherein the second braze material comprises a first region of braze material extending radially over at least a portion of the body and a second region of braze material adjacent the first support member, and wherein the first braze material is different from the second region of second braze material; heating the combined assembly and the braze materials to an elevated temperature; and cooling the combined assembly and the braze materials to cause crystallization of the braze materials, and to cause the braze materials to form an attachment between the body and the first support member, and between the body and the second support member and the first support member and the second support member.