Colin's ring-a mokume ring work-in-progress

[Michael Rader]

Thanks Del. I didn't mean to de-rail your thread and turn it into "shop talk," so thanks. Looks great so far and I can't wait to try my own mokume. Those rings should turn out great.

-M

[Delbert Ealy]

Thanks Del. I didn't mean to de-rail your thread and turn it into "shop talk," so thanks. Looks great so far and I can't wait to try my own mokume. Those rings should turn out great.

-M

Michael,
Thats no problem.
Questions often bring up things I forget to say, thats why I always encourage them.
Thanks,
Del

[Delbert Ealy]

Square bar drawn to size
Bar flattened for final size.
next steps will be to cut to length, bend into a circle and sized
Del

[Mike Davis]

Maybe Del should get a mail order ordination and offer a marriage/knife set/wedding band package

"Dearly beloved, just as two metals were once separate, with extreme heat and a hammer...."

You get the idea. I am sure forging steel is rich with relationship metaphors.

k.

HAHAHAHAHAHAH! Maybe Del can go through the same people i got mine through!

[Delbert Ealy]

What is really funny to me is that I considered going into the ministry 20 years ago. I may still do that later in life. The more time goes by the more it appeals to me. This is not to say that I don't enjoy what I do now, but several of the local ministers have a part time job in addition to ministering. I have no problem with public speaking, and I think i would enjoy most of it. However I do not yet feel that I have been called, so I will just have to wait for that day.
Del

[Chef Niloc]

Square bar drawn to size
Bar flattened for final size.
next steps will be to cut to length, bend into a circle and sized
Del

Wate I missed the part of how the pattern is formed?

[zitangy]

YEs you missed it ...read in between lines.... divine inspiration.... ( just equally kidding)

[Delbert Ealy]

ok the bar cut to length
roughly formed into a ring
closer to ring shaped ready to solder

[Delbert Ealy]

Wate I missed the part of how the pattern is formed?

This is a random patterned ring, so most of the pattern is formed by the layering and the working down of the billet, but i do like to add a bit of character, here I used a ball peen hammer to dent the surface a bit(you can see some of the dents and how the layers are deformed on the edge)

[Delbert Ealy]

The finished ring (I'll try and get some clearer pics tomorrow)