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how-to-make-a-ring-out-of-wood-veneer Now on your lowest ho on the stove soak the rings in hot water for 1 hour. That's not true, in my experience. It would be impossible to use some woods for rings like figured satinwood without some type nake serious strengthening. Woodcraft sold various turning blanks of exotic hardwoods, and we had a lot of fun turning rings on his tiny micro lathe. Thanks for the input! They might be too thick to bend.

This will create valleys that make it easier to keep your powdered stone where you want it. Dump your crushed stone in the center of the paper where the lines intersect. On a separate small piece of paper, squirt equal portions of both parts of the epoxy. Mix them thoroughly with your toothpick, trying to avoid adding a lot of air. Pour on a little of the crushed stone and mix. Add enough stone that you won't have empty clear spots in your epoxy when it's in the ring, but not so much that the epoxy can't hold everything together.

Press the stone mixture into the recesses of your ring with your toothpick. Squash it in carefully and thoroughly. After I used the toothpick, I put a little petrolatum on my fingertips to squash it in further.

Scrape off as much excess as you can while still keeping the stone mixture slightly above the surface wood in the ring. You'll save a little time if you also scrape the epoxy off the surface wood as much as you can while it's wet.

My container of epoxy said 5 minutes. It was misleading, in my mind. I had 5 minutes of work time, but it wasn't hard enough for me to sand after that time. The small print on the package stated that it took 8 hours before it was usable and 24 hours for the full cure.

I'm impatient. I waited an hour or two. You should probably wait longer It would take forever to sand down the excess stone mixture with sandpaper, especially if you use the types with a less durable grit. I used a large metal file to get most of it, then refined it with sandpaper. Work your way back up the grits of sandpaper.

Make sure the stone portion and the wood are now flush with each other. There are lots of different types of finishes. I won't talk about most of them. I've heard good things about layer upon layer of a drying oil, such as tung oil. I've never tried it. Josh is fond of shellac. So am I; it's hard to go wrong with edible bug excretions. You don't believe me? Check your candy labels for shellac, resinous glaze, or confectioner's glaze. Shellac doesn't leave a very durable finish on a ring, though.

Some people prefer to finish their wood rings with beeswax and olive oil. The oil and wax should be reapplied regularly and won't be as glossy as other finishes. They leave a really nice, "natural" feel to the wood, though. I love using olive oil and beeswax to finish a ring made of solid olivewood. Olive oil and beeswax do not fill the pores in wood. Some wood has bigger pores than other wood.

When choosing a finish, consider the effect you want, including whether or not you want to fill all the pores to make the surface completely smooth. My own personal opinion is that cyanoacrylate is the best finish for bent wood rings. It's durable, water resistant, and it's already used throughout the ring. It's sometimes a pain to work with. Before you add any finish, look closely at your ring. You might see some pale or dark streaks, depending on the color of your wood.

These are pores in the wood, and they're likely filled with fine sawdust from sanding your ring. If you don't get rid of the dust, it'll get stuck in the finish and leave your ring dull and dirty looking. Find a cotton swab, a buffing pad, or a very soft cloth. Wipe your ring down, making sure to get as much dust out of the pores as you can. Sometimes you need to use a cloth with very fine fibers to get all the pores cleaned out.

Sometimes you'll need to dampen the cloth a bit. If you do use a little water, let the ring dry completely before you apply a finish. Find a tweezers or some implement to hold the ring if you feel a bit clumsy like me and don't want glue on your fingers. Carefully squirt out a small amount of superglue onto the ring about a drop or less. Spread it around as much as you can with the tip of the glue, or use a clean cotton swab.

Hold the ring away from your face and let it dry. DO NOT blow on it. The moisture from your breath can cause the glue to turn white. If that happens, you'll have to sand it all off and start again.

If you touch it before it's dry, the moisture from your fingertips can also turn it white. Once it's dry, add glue to another area of the ring. Continue until the ring is all covered, inside and out. The glue will look less shiny and smooth once it dries. That's okay. It's now time to sand. If the coating is particularly rough, I might go as low as my grit sanding block and then work my way up with the micromesh. If it looks relatively smooth, I'll usually just use my micro mesh to sand it all the way up to grit for a high gloss finish.

Inspect the ring carefully for things like white spots or dull spots where there is no glue. Sand down and redo any white spots. Add glue to any bare spots and sand smooth.

Some people add several layers of cyanoacrylate. Some people layer it with boiled linseed oil. I've never tried boiled linseed oil because I never think about getting any when I'm at a hardware store. I used one layer of cyanoacrylate to finish my 3 year old's ring. It's holding up really well so far, even after playing How To Make A Ring Out Of Wood in the sand and washing his hands. Wood rings will last longer if properly cared for.

Scratches should be sanded with fine sandpaper and refinished to protect the wood from moisture. Ideally, they should be removed before swimming, showering, or washing dishes. Thanks for reading! I hope you try making your own.

Any tips on how to keep it from getting glued onto the form while you apply further sections of glue? I've successfully glued the ring to my mold twice now because I can't twist it fast enough. Do you think using a thicker glue would help? Reply 1 year ago. Question 1 year ago on Introduction. Reply 4 years ago. Reply 5 years ago. Reply 7 years ago on Introduction. They might be too thick to bend. Try to hold one of the strips one that hasn't been boiled in some steam and see how it bends.

If it doesn't You could try sanding the dry veneer to make it thinner and more flexible, but I'm not sure how much the dye has penetrated the wood. I like the natural color of wood and haven't worked with dyed veneer, unfortunately. I suspect they might select less pliable wood for dyed veneer, since they expect people to laminate it together in flat layers often to make a block that can be lathe turned. SO a couple of question: the glue im using is a liquid type and although it says its good for binding wood, its really not.

Secondly where do you buy you veneer and at what thickness? Quick question: where on earth did you get the rocks? I've been looking everywhere and can't fine anything near as colorful as I'd like. I need help asap because I've gotta finish a project for my girlfriend. Thankful for any help I can get. Also how do I prevent the veneer from cracking? It has cracked the last few times when I try to wrap it.

This is a great 'ible! I was just wondering whether thicker or thinner superglue is better? Thanks a bunch. Hey there - can you tell me what kind of gloves you used that the CA didn't stick to? I tried latex and that didn't work out to well. I'm seeing polyethylene listed online, but I just want to confirm that with you. Reply 6 years ago on Introduction. I'm not sure what you call it- they look like grocery plastic bag material. I've found them in packs at the dollar tree. Search for "scrub buddies disposable gloves" on google- those are what I used.

I cut out the middle of a strip of veneer, but only on one end of it. If the uncut end of veneer is wrapping evenly around the ring, the sliced borders are easier to wrap evenly. The third picture in step 1 and the first 4 pictures in step 2 show this technique I suspect I'm doing a terrible job of Make A Ring Out Of Wood 3d explaining it. After the ring is wrapped and dried, use a small, flat, metal file to make sure the groove is even.

Would love to get the answer to this. I have made many of these rings after finding your instructable. It was wonderful.

Thank you. I find I still have trouble getting the groove straight and uniform for the inlay. I have tried both cutting a strip out before wrapping it and trying to cut the groove in afterwards - any suggestions.

I do not have access to a lathe. Introduction: Bent Wood Rings. By supersoftdrink my personal blog Follow. More by the author:. About: I'm known as Glindabunny elsewhere on the web.

Find yours and share with others. We can't have a ba… More About supersoftdrink ». Finalist in the Woodworking Contest View Contest. The mini Macgyver made it! Did you make this project? Share it with us! I Made It! Pirate Treasure Hunt Game by mrdebos in Cardboard. Reply Upvote. Answer Upvote. If my veneer is only 9 inches long can I still use it to make my rings? Shani Druker 4 years ago. JoshuaF81 olivejuice Reply 4 years ago. Boil for a couple minutes and then the glue strip will soften and can peeled off.

Im thinking about pressure cooking them. I made one of these as directed Will try again. I'm no expert in making these but it sounds like the wood was trying to spring apart and put the glue under tension so it eventually cracked. In general when making bent wood, the longer you can soak it the better, and the longer you can leave it clamped after you soak it the better. You could try leaving the veneer coiled for several days after you take it out of the soak to make absolutely sure it takes the new shape.

CA works best with a flat surface but I've found soaking veneer tends to raise the grain and make the surface uneven. You could try sanding the veneer carefully! This is the sort of job where you'll really appreciate having a proper glue. If the glue cracked, I'm How To Make A Deck Out Of Wood Pallets thinking it might have been bad glue or something. If it was the wood cracking, like PKM said, you should probably soak it longer. I've been using maccasar ebony and I actually have to boil it for at least an hour before I can work with it without it cracking and splintering.

Oh yay, it's the drunken woodworker! I saw your video on Youtube on these rings. Extremely helpful. This looks awesome!! I'm definitely going to try it out this weekend- my office just so happens to have a bunch of spare veneer samples!

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Tomahawk92 5 years ago. Reply Upvote. SomePolishGuy Tomahawk92 Reply 5 years ago. Cyanoacrylate glue. Common brand names are Super Glue or Krazy Glue. Great project. I was wondering if you can put a resin finish on it? JerryM4 5 years ago.

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