wings on sterling
draw some narrow wings on a piece of paper
stick/glue the wings to your metal sheet
I am using 20 gauge brass ( 0.8mm thick ) I usually do a mock up in metal that is cheaper before doing a sterling/gold version
draw your ring shank onto sterling silver
this is 18 gauge ( 1 mm thick )
cut out your wings and your ringshank via jewelry saw and 1/0 saw blades
make sure the ring shank and the wings fit ( I am good with eyeballing things - I tend not to measure )
solder your wings onto the ring shank
I use extra easy silver solder , after soldering quench in water and clean in Pickel solution
add your texture for the wings
cut the ring shank to length
bend until the ends meet flush and solder again
clean in the Pickel solution until the sterling turns from black to white
form the ring on a ring mandrel with a nylon hammer
polish inside
polish outside
add patina to bring out the texture
polish again
leave a bit of patina around the edges of the wings to bring out the design
I think this is more suitable for a male
what do you think ?