Mr sawdust Posted March 9, 2022 Report Share Posted March 9, 2022 Hi, i just tried to scroll/sand some wood rings, does anyone else do it, any tips on making them better and any special finishing technique.? Dak0ta52, ChelCass, jr42 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timelett Posted March 9, 2022 Report Share Posted March 9, 2022 Something I would like to do can you shair what you are doing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted March 9, 2022 Report Share Posted March 9, 2022 very nice rings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr sawdust Posted March 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2022 4 hours ago, timelett said: Something I would like to do can you shair what you are doing? The,re made with different woods, some lamination, some not.. tried spalted maple , too weak reaks easy.. Using a cheap ring gauge for sizing…drill cut, and sanding…..lots of sanding… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wichman Posted March 9, 2022 Report Share Posted March 9, 2022 2 minutes ago, Mr sawdust said: The,re made with different woods, some lamination, some not.. tried spalted maple , too weak reaks easy.. Using a cheap ring gauge for sizing…drill cut, and sanding…..lots of sanding… What process are you using now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wichman Posted March 9, 2022 Report Share Posted March 9, 2022 Here is the thread I started about how I did these a couple of years ago. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted March 9, 2022 Report Share Posted March 9, 2022 I made rings for my daughter and wife several years ago.. I made a inlay peace sign pendant for my daughter back a few years ago when the symbol made another "in style" comeback for a couple short lived years, LOL The rings I made was actually a template from Steve Good I think.. He has patterns for estimated ring sizes etc.. I did a glue up of walnut and maple.. then basically just cut it out and did all the shaping by sanding it. Quite a lot of work this way but the rings came out awesome.. I used clear Lacquer for the finish.. held up pretty good but after a couple years there is some wear showing on the finish. Could always just top coat again I suppose. Used to be a guy I followed on instagram that made rings and sold them on etsy.. his method was to cut strips of thin laminate material and super glue. he had different size dowels for doing his glue ups.. He would apply some glue and roll the laminate up and just kept gluing / rolling.. then sand and shape it.. His finish was actually the CA glue ( super glue ).. He made some beautiful rings.. weren't cheap either at a couple hundred each. He's probably still on instagram and etsy.. I just don't get on and follow the people like I once did.. He had quite a few sales and seemed to do really well with it. Gene Howe and John B 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharleyL Posted March 9, 2022 Report Share Posted March 9, 2022 Here is a Youtube video about doing it with veneer. A friend of mine has made rings this way and they are incredibly strong. Charley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr sawdust Posted March 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 Thanks for the comments and help with links and ideas.. something i will definitively look into and experience with different techniques… Merci a lot… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr sawdust Posted March 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 On 3/9/2022 at 2:05 PM, kmmcrafts said: I made rings for my daughter and wife several years ago.. I made a inlay peace sign pendant for my daughter back a few years ago when the symbol made another "in style" comeback for a couple short lived years, LOL The rings I made was actually a template from Steve Good I think.. He has patterns for estimated ring sizes etc.. I did a glue up of walnut and maple.. then basically just cut it out and did all the shaping by sanding it. Quite a lot of work this way but the rings came out awesome.. I used clear Lacquer for the finish.. held up pretty good but after a couple years there is some wear showing on the finish. Could always just top coat again I suppose. Used to be a guy I followed on instagram that made rings and sold them on etsy.. his method was to cut strips of thin laminate material and super glue. he had different size dowels for doing his glue ups.. He would apply some glue and roll the laminate up and just kept gluing / rolling.. then sand and shape it.. His finish was actually the CA glue ( super glue ).. He made some beautiful rings.. weren't cheap either at a couple hundred each. He's probably still on instagram and etsy.. I just don't get on and follow the people like I once did.. He had quite a few sales and seemed to do really well with it. Thanks for the tip.. kmmcrafts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRugerH Posted March 10, 2022 Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 That veneer is an awesome idea. I have a bunch of purpleheart and curly maple veneer sitting around the shop to try that. I'll do purplehwart first since it's a much less expensive veneer than the curly maple. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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