Make A Laminated Wood Ring

This is so you don t damage the wood.

Make a laminated wood ring.

I found working with frogblanks on the lathe very satisfying. Keyring split ring i m using a 25mm one. What you ll need to make your own laminated key rings. The two outside pieces of wood or for compressing and have no glue.

This is done by gluing together several different pieces of thinly cut wood. When working with skateboard decks. All you need is some veneer a knife ca glue super glue krazy glue and some sandpaper. Anyone with a few tools and some patience can make a laminated wood ring.

How to make wooden rings otherwise known as bentwood rings without fancy tools. I then sand and scuff the brass to make it have a little more bite i use the good old gorilla glue brown poly type to glue the pieces together i spray all pieces with water before gluing to make sure of a nice sticky bond tough on the fingers though. Lynne auckland nz lynne creates beautiful rings other jewelry in a variety of materials youwoodnz handmade in new zealand. Once you re satisfied with the basic shape of your ring tilt it at a 30 45 degree angle and press it gently into the sander or dremel.

The first step in the process is to create the ring blank. The look and design of the ring is determined by the species and color of the wood chosen for the ring. Luke magic ratsey and huxley magic try to find out and build a prototype as part of our. Here is how to make your own laminated keyrings.

Can t wait to turn more and apply them to other projects. I lay them out to orientate the grain of the wood in different directions this helps the ring with strength. No tear out as sometimes happens with laminated wood e g. Add glue to each piece of wood and stack together and place in c clamp.

47 x 67 mm or similar size lamination pouch sometimes referred to as the photokey pouch ideally a 500 micron pouch 250 2 eyelet punch and eyelets. With christmas i wanted to make some wooden laminated rings something different on the lathe. Use a bentwood lamination. Rotate the ring until you ve sanded down the entire circumference then turn it over and smooth the opposite side.