Colorful Enamel Dome Ring Project Download

$7.99

Work with soldering, bezeling, and enameling to design a ring that is a powerful statement piece!

Specs

Designer: Kirsten Denbow Difficulty: N/A Categories: , , , , SKU: EP14092

Description

Kiln- or torch-fire enamel onto copper in this ring design that sets the enameled centerpiece in a sterling silver bezel atop a sterling silver shank.

Required Materials:

  • 18-gauge copper sheet (or 3 copper disks — 1″, 8mm, 5mm)
  • 18-gauge silver sheet
  • 18-gauge silver wire
  • Silver bezel wire
  • 10-gauge half round silver wire
  • Enamel crayon
  • 3 colors of enamel — I used Thompson opaque Orient Red, Hunter Green, and Aquamarine Green
  • Enamel adhesive

Tools:

  • Saw
  • blades
  • dapping block
  • disk cutter (optional)
  • #52 drill bit
  • drill or flexshaft
  • files
  • sandpaper
  • steel block
  • liver of sulfur
  • fine point black permanent marker
  • torch or kiln for enameling
  • paintbrushes
  • enamel sifter

Technique: Metalsmithing, Enameling

Originally Published: Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist, September/October 2015

Additional information

Craft

Jewelry

Author/Designer

Kirsten Denbow

Project

Ring

Concentration

Advanced/Expert

Brand

Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist

Primary Subject

Jewelry

Product Type

Project Download

File Type

PDF

Materials

Silver

Technique

Metalsmithing

Technique-2

Soldering

Technique-3

Stone Setting

Technique-4

Enameling

Technique-5

Bezel

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