TEXTURED STACKING RINGS | BEGINNER


1: ANNEAL THE WIRE Anneal each piece of Silver wire and place them into


the acid pickle solution. Once the oxides have been removed, clean in fresh water and dry thoroughly.


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4: SOLDER THE JOIN Solder the join and file away any excess solder.


Hammer around the mandrel once more to ensure it is completely circular. Use emery paper or sander rollers to buff away any imperfections or sharp edges. Repeat the previous steps for all three pieces of wire.


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2: SHAPE Take one of the pieces of wire and using a rawhide


mallet, hammer the wire around a ring mandrel until the wire overlaps, annealing in between as required.


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5: TEXTURE Take the two rings made with 2mm wire and one at a


time, place on the mandrel and gently hammer with the stars side of the texturing hammer. Texture the sides by placing the ring onto a steel block. Polish the rings using emery papers and various polishing compounds, or place into a barrel polisher.


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3: CUT THE JOIN Once you have the correct ring size, line up the edges


and pierce through the wire so that you are left with a ring outline. File and cut through the join until no light appears through the gap.


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