Making Silver Rings At Home

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Making silver rings at home.

Absolute beginners may benefit most from taking a beginning level class in silversmithing under the supervision of a professional metalworker. This article describes the steps on how to make a three part silver ring made of sterling. Making silver jewelry at home requires specific supplies patience and practice. I prefer standard 8 gauge half round wire for ring making but you could use.

Download the course notes h. Learning how to make rings is easy and opens up endless possibilities for personalization. For a home delivered supply of inspiring silversmithing projects along with information about jewelry making tools gemstones and new gem discoveries faceting and other gem designs for the lapidary and trends in the jewelry industry all things of interest to both accomplished and aspiring jewelry makers subscribe to lapidary journal. Making sterling silver jewelry is a hobby for some and a business for others.

As an additional precaution make sure to only use household strength store bought peroxide and vinegar 3 and 5 strength respectively if you add peroxide in order to avoid accidentally. Silver clay is a great way to get started if you can get hold of it but you can also cut attach or mold solid sterling silver with a jeweler s saw soldering kit or hammer and anvil. How to make silver jewelry. Rings are my favorite piece of jewelry to collect wear and make.

Welcome to this free 3 part course in how to make professional silver jewellery from home with jessica rose at jewellers academy. Using a relatively inexpensive metal and casting it in an ingot mold you can create a sophisticated design at the low price point many cash strapped consumers are looking for these days. Don t worry if you make a mistake or have to clean nickel silver.