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Traditional Gents Ring Tutorial 

Traditioinal Square Gents Ring Tutorial - US$25

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Traditional Gents Ring in 2 Tone Tutorial

This step by step tutorial teaches through comprehensive illustrations and  precise detail with easy to follow steps:

  • - Pre-forming the shank
  • - Soldering and filing techniques
  • - Texturing metal technique
  • This tutorial can be made in a standard smithing workshop. You will need:
  •  - Metal : silver or gold or other
  •  - 1 Small round gemstones

You will receive :

  • -- 30 Pictures and illustrations
  • -- 15 Pages of detailed instructions
  • -- 1  Template
  • -- Personalized tips on tools and techniques
Traditional Gents Ring Tutorial - Flame Control
Careful flame control with soldering
Making traditional Gents Ring Using Gravity Soldering clamp
Soldering plate section 

A traditional gents ring, essentially a panel ring has a broad appeal. In this jewelry tutorial you will be shown how to create good proportions and balance to the ring shape. Decorative two tone strips add interest to the ring. Many variations of the decorative metal strips can be designed. Adding a texture to the top of the ring makes the decorative strips stand out. This is a good intermediate ring making tutorial, advancing accurate filing and soldering skills.

Traditional Gents Ring with Leathered Texture

Decorative Strips and leather texture add interest. 
 

Suggested Follow-up Projects

or select other jewelry making projects from Jewelry Making Class List

Recommended Tool Tips / Videos for this project

A Tool Tip on how to make a Gravity Solder Clamp and a video clip showing how to Texture Metal.

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