bonacker Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 My first attempt at making rings. Birch, stained, sealed, and lacquered, with transparent acrylic inset. Lucky2, amazingkevin, Proxprof and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul hd Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 Hi. I like that a lot. 😎 So what's the prep here. Acrylic, sandwich and glued between two pieces of wood then cut. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWSUDEKUM Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 Very nicely done Art. Those came out pretty good. Thanks for sharing them with us. DW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 Those are sharp!......Really nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordster Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 Your 1st try at the rings was a great one..they look good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koehler788 Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 Amazing work as usual! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kywoodmaster Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 Really like them. How about a little information on the prep process? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonacker Posted July 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 Paul above had it right. Cut 2 pieces of 1/8" thick wood about 2" square. Same with the acrylic. Sandwich together with super glue gel with acrylic in the middle. Clamp together for about an hour. Then determine how large an OUTSIDE diameter you want the ring to be. Use a compass or correct size washer and draw the circle. Carefully mark the center point. I then used a spade bit (just under my ring size) and slowly drilled through the sandwich. I was worried whether this type of bit would melt the acrylic, but it worked OK. I then cut the outside diameter as carefully as possible with my scroll saw in order to minimize sanding. Then I used my Dremel rotary sander on the inside diameter so it would fit my finger. I used my regular rotary sander on each wood side of the ring to get the width I wanted for the ring. Then I hand sanded the wood sides of the ring to get a nice round-over look. Using a very small brush, I stained and sealed the wood. A light careful sanding with at least 220 sandpaper followed by spray lacquer finished it up. Paul hd, Lucky2, Scrolling Steve and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted July 9, 2015 Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 My first attempt at making rings. Birch, stained, sealed, and lacquered, with transparent acrylic inset. Art i've looked at wooden wedding rings in the past and found them to be one piece of work.If you know how to do this ,Your going to be laughing your way to the bank.Google "wooden wedding rings" and you will see why. They go for an outrageous amount of money and worth it. :) :) :) :) :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted July 9, 2015 Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 They look amazing. Thats definitely thinking outside the box. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul hd Posted July 9, 2015 Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 Hi bonacker Thanks for the detailed "how to". I will definitely give this a go, they look great. 👠Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted July 9, 2015 Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 Now they look Fantastic! And your 1st try? WOW.You have done an Awesome job! :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul hd Posted July 9, 2015 Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 I bet they would make great napkin holders. Scrolling Steve and amazingkevin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted July 9, 2015 Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 Nice work, thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdatelle Posted July 9, 2015 Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 I like those. Great job. I might have to try that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobscroll Posted July 9, 2015 Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 You did really well Art on your project! Thanks for showing, Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proxprof Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 Good idea, worked really well. Thanks for showing. Richard :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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