Here's a uniquely alloyed ring that I created for my sister, Marina. The ring is meant to look very rough around the edges but highly polished on its broad surface.



I'm anxious to see how the ring will take a patina. The alloy is about 250 parts pure silver to 750 parts pure copper.... similar to the Japanese alloy called Shibuichi. My sister and I both like to rose look of copper and rose gold. This is a "rose silver" which makes a very neat hue from the inclusion of silver in the alloy.

I'll soon be delving into the world of Mokumé Gané which is metal that looks wood grained. I'll be sure to post some of the rings when I get around to making them and eventually offering them for sale.

This is an original design that I created for my sister and now offer it for sale. It isn't always offered because it takes a lot of time and patience to make. There's also a lot of potential to mess it up and have to scrap the whole thing. Here it's seen in its finished state....



Here it is in an unfinished state... I should have started taking pictures earlier in the process...



Here's lord Arlington desiring to know when I'll be done and gone so he can, once again, dump my quenching container into my sweeps drawer and carry my wire solder all over the house.



The inside of the band is highly polished and all edges are cleaned up... I just need to engrave the inside of the band and put it in the mail.



Yes, Arlington... I'm done. You can use the bench now.

Gold Rings

The purpose of this blog is to discuss my current work and display photos in a non-formal way.

Lately I've been working on some new rings that I'm excited to get finished. I'm trying to offer more finishes and allow the buyers to customize their wedding bands if they please.



Here is a new chunky 14k yellow band that I've completed. I'd also like to make this in a 2mm thickness which I plan to do.



I just completed a little 18k wedding band for a customer who wanted a frosty looking finish. I'm hoping she'll be pleased with the results. Jewelers can get this kind of a texture from sandblasting a piece during the finishing process... but not being equipped with a sandblaster, I found another way to achieve this frosty look. I call it, appropriately, a 'frosted' finish.