Make A Wooden Ring With Simple Tools

What You Will Learn?

• How to make bent wood rings with simple tools. I want to show that you don’t need a lathe, a drill press or an expensive workshop to make breath taking wooden rings! All you need is elbow grease and some exotic wood..
• Who is it for?.
• It doesn’t matter if you have no experience in crafting (I didn’t when I started) or if you’re a woodworking hobbyist there’s something here for you. This is an introduction to the art of making wooden rings and you will learn some of the beginner techniques I teach my students..
• Perhaps you came here as you’re looking for tips on how to make your first wooden ring, maybe you’re seasoned wood turner looking for a new challenge or even a jewellery designer looking to jazz up your work. In any case I hope I can help get you started! So without further a do, let’s get into it!.
• Safety First.
• Please find a PDF attached with information about safety in your workshop - DO NOT SKIP THIS BEFORE STARTING THE CLASS!.
• Bare Bones Shopping List.
• So I hope you’ll see from this little guide that you don’t need a lot of tools to get started with making wooden rings (I certainly didn’t!). Here is a “bare bones set up” with the most basic of tools and materials. Here’s what you need:.
• Wood veneer.
• Locktite super glue.
• Cocktail sticks.
• Kitchen roll.
• Ring mandrel.
• Ring gauges.
• Sockets.
• Caliper.
• Cutting matt.
• Metal Ruler.
• Craft knife.
• Scissors.
• Pan/water receptacle.
• Wet and dry sandpapers (240, 320, 400, 600, 1200 ideally).
• Micromesh sheets (2400, 4000, 8000, 12000).
• Surgical spirit or rubbing alcohol.
• Paint Brush.
• Burnishing cream/automotive compound.
• Latex gloves.
• Respirator mask with Chemical filters.
• Dust mask.
• Safety goggles.
• There seems to be a lot on this list but each item is pretty cheap and if you’ve done any crafting or woodworking before then there’s a good chance you have some of it lying around..