How Do You Make A Sterling Siver Ring?
Metal jewelry-making involves the shaping, forming and often joining of metal, which is done with a variety of tools and techniques. Rings, created by shaping sheet metal on a rounded form and joining the free edges together, are some of the most basic projects done by jewelry-makers. Rings can be made in many different materials with many designs, but are often made as a simple sterling silver band. Sterling silver, unlike pure silver, is an alloy and therefore needs to be soldered to be joined. To learn how to solder sterling silver in a simple, beginner’s ring project, follow these instructions. Measure the size of the sterling silver ring you would like to make. You can do this either by fitting yourself with a professional set of ring sizers, or by wrapping a string around your finger and measuring the distance between the meeting ends of the string. Also determine the width of the ring you would like to make. Many rings measure between 1/8 and 1/2 of an inch, but may be larger de
