239/365 david's ring

This is a commission for a friend that is taking way too long. It was going to be a plain shibuichi band, but the metal I had on hand was too thin. So I tried to make a silver liner, but I went about it the wrong way. Then I tried to solder two pieces of shibuichi together, and did that wrong. This one is bronze, I made several sizes before I got it right. It's a very belated birthday gift, until I successfully make one from shibuichi lined in silver. Phew.

some of the rings I've made for this project

229/365 bronze dammit

This would be funny if it weren't so freaking ridiculous. This ring is bronze. After trying to make the shibuichi ring with the sterling liner and failing, and then trying to solder two pieces of shibuichi together for a ring and failing, I found a little piece of 1/4 inch bronze scrap in my studio. Perfect for the commision I've been working on (and failing at). So I made a ring with it, took all of 15 minutes. Too big. Made this one. Perfect fit but not the best solder job. So I soldered it again (done it 100 times with sterling). I watched the ring PULL APART as I heated it. Crap. I wish it were funny.