Silver ring + holder

[Nick martin]

Made two items today, both for different customers.

The ring is made from chunky sterling silver and I decorated it with a punch to create the simple ring and dot design.

The ring holder is made from solid wood, with a heavy weighted base and decorated with simple copper inlay to jazz it up a touch.

I seem to be combining woodworking with jewellery more and more nowadays and I'm loving it.

Thanks,

Nick.

[josef1]

The finish on the wood looks top great idea aswell

[Nick martin]

Thanks Josef. The wood was polished similar to how we'd finish jewellery.

The concept of the ring holder isn't unique but I wanted to improve on others so I tapped a 12mm diameter thread 25mm deep into the centre. Then I cut down a large bolt, filed a slot on the end then used a screwdriver to insert it as the steel weight.

I then made a small tight fitting plug and sealed the hole before finally polishing it all.

Nick

[Dennis]

Great to see all that woodwork. A tutor once said to our class: You can work in metal, but you must work with wood.
Does that strike chord? Dennis.

[Nick martin]

Very much so although I didn't realise it at first

Nick

[LydiaNiz]

Every time I see wood work like this I wish I could do it, it looks like it feels amazing. Great idea to make pieces that work together too.

[Nick martin]

Believe it or not Lydia, the skill set for jewellery making and woodworking is very similar in lots of ways.

There's clearly a separate learning curve, but the biggest hurdle is the investment in wood specific tools like lathes, routers, clamps, chisels and so on.

Nick

[enigma]

Lovely work Nick!