Hi,

I am currently making two Wedding Rings with 9ct Red Gold sheet.

I would class myself as a novice when it come to working with gold.

I bought 2.5mm thick strips and have forged them down to the desired 2mm, but have found during this process the metal is so hard, it took 5 rounds of annealing, quenching and forging (with my planishing hammer) to reach this point.

I then attempted to shape one ring on a ring mandrel last night with a wooden mallet and it did not budge.

Have I not annealed it enough? What am I doing wrong?

All help and advise gratefully received.


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