So my big idea to make a ring from the Moonah castings was nearly a disaster.
My out of practice soldering was not a pretty sight. In frustration I tried fusing the
join and it worked, although my third attempt ended in a puddle of molten
silver.
To top everything else off brilliantly, the rings were all too small, even for a child. So, not a great day, but I still enjoyed every minute. I felt like a kid in a sandpit playing with my toys.
Today I approached the ring differently. I used the planishing hammer which gave me more length. Not prepared to be defeated by the soldering, I took my time and made the two ends meet perfectly before attempting to solder. It worked like a dream.
Slow and steady wins the race! I even managed to stretch the rings I made yesterday using the planishing hammer on the mandrel. So I feel like I’m now making a piece of jewellery that has some character.
I like that the organic texture is obvious on the side of the ring. It could be worn on it’s own or in a group of two or more for added drama.
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The best thing about mistakes is that you’ll never repeat it and will perfect any technique you are up to.
Congratulations!!!!
I loved your design!
Thank you, a work in progress.
Hey,
I am glad others have “bad solder days”-after 15 years doing this I still have them too!
love the result 🙂
Oh! That makes me feel better, I think?
I like the design and it wasn’t a failure – you learned how to make small rings – ha ha.
Look upon it as perfecting the design. The next “real” ones will go much smoother.