"the winged one " I made a sterling ring today
with brass wings
I like to combine metals and sterling and gold is one of my favorites ,however gold is mighty expensive so I usually make a sterling and brass prototype before working with gold
I think this is more suitable for a male so - dad will get it
draw some narrow wings on a piece of paper
stick/glue the ings to your metl sheet
I am using 20 gauge brass ( 0.8mm thick )
draw your ring shank onto sterling silver
this is 18 gauge ( 1 mm thick )
cut out your wings and your ring shank via jewelry saw and 1/0 saw blades
make sure the ring shank and the wings fit
solder your wings onto the ring shank
I use extra easy silver solder , after soldering quench in water and clean in Pickel solution
add your texture for the wings
cut the ring shank to length
bend until the ends meet flush and solder again
clean in the Pickel solution until the sterling turns from black to white
form the ring on a ring mandrel with a nylon hammer
polish inside
polish outside
add patina to bring out the texture
polish again
