O.T. but only slightly so

[raalst]

I am following a course in jewelry making.

A good way to learn new tricks, like polishing, hard soldering and casting.

can you guess the shape of my new ring ...

[tmsmalley]

A sub's sail with the

A sub's sail with the boat awash?

If they have a jewler's or dental centrifuge, you will get nice clean lines on your ring.

In school I made a lost wax ring - where the ring is made from wax with a sprue included, moulded it in dental plaster, the wax then melted out of the plaster through the sprue hole, silver poured in and centrifuged to get a nice clean cast. Buff with rouge on a cotton buffing wheel and she shone like crazy!

[raalst]

Yep, this is the rough

Yep, this is the rough casting, a few
weeks of sanding/scribing/carving ahead
(I work on it one evening a week)

[scott t]

Nice design.
Maybe a ruby and

Nice design.
Maybe a ruby and emerald set in for navagation lites.

-Scott

[raalst]

didn't think of that yet.

didn't think of that yet. good tip !

let's see if the course includes setting stones..