project for the day

flower ring with ruby - time to completion 1 hour 30 minutes made entirely by hand :)
drew some flowers

cut out with saw

formed the flowers

cut out a piece from flat wire and bend it to make the ring shank

joining the ends together

adding solder to the flowers so they can be joined

this is after soldering and welding everything together

cleaned it up and added a bit of patina

added the stone

I love metal :)

1 comment
That looks very nice. I like the composition and balance of the leaves. I’m amazed at how nicely you’ve bent the metal. Was it done using a blow torch?