Layering Sheet into a Mountain Scape ring
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- This is a full length tutorial on how to saw, solder, carve and form a mountain scape ring. It involves using 22 gauge sterling silver sheet and a little scrap of brass.
Please comment or ask questions below.
Enjoy!
Just learned that Nicole does walk you through the process of how to use a oxygen/propane torch. Always wonder where to fill them though.
Excited I found you on UA-cam.
But have to say as usual the Internet algorithms don’t lead you to the person right away that you could learn the most from.
Which is very frustrating. I’ve been watching metalsmithing videos for the last few weeks and this is the first time that you appeared on my radar.
Wonderful work by the way!!
Wow what a fantastic tutorial love it definitely on my list of things to try out. Your book came in the mail the other day its as fantastic as I knew it would be hope everyone gets a copy its a need for the library of a metalsmith for certain. Thank you for doing this video
Thank you so much!
Fabulous I am so happy I found you, excellent work
Your tutorials are incredible. Thank you for sharing!! I am in the process of making a mountain ring for my partner and stumbled across this tutorial after watching your hollow form video. You have given me some great ideas, thank you!
Thanks for this Nicole!! I will have to make this. When we were in the Tetons with our grandsons, we had to get up really early to get to Jackson Hole airport and
as we were driving out of the park a HUGE moon was coming over the mountains!! I will never forget that sight! It was incredible and I have always wanted to do something
with this memory............beautiful, thank you!
Nicole, that ring is just freaking outrageous!
Gorgeous! Thank you for the tutorial ❤
Great tutorial. Can wait to give it a go. Just got your book today too. Told the family it's everyman for him/herself for a while now while I try and find time to try everything and practice practice practice.
Haha! Thank you!
Thank you for sharing this incredible tutorial, Nicole! I truly enjoyed watching and learning and am going to try my hand at a mountain range soon
Let me know how it goes!
Very good tutorial. Every time I watch your tutorial, I learn a lot. Thank you.
Question, do you use hard solder for the layers? ❤
Such an amazing tutorial.. thank you! I've never seen LOS applied like that! Beautiful piece💖
Either the LOS needs to be warm or the piece. The LOS lasts longer than just one day if it remains room temperature, so I prefer that method.
I’m still binge watching your videos…while my pickle is heating up…I just can’t seem to get enough of all the cool stuff that you are sharing with us on UA-cam❤ I noticed your flux brush. Is this some special brush with animal hair or just a generic paintbrush? 🖌️ if it’s something that I could buy on one of the jewelry supplies places, I sure would love to know what kind of brush you are using.
Thank you very much, Michelle
This is the brush I use: www.riogrande.com/product/non-contaminating-flux-brush/504009GP/?code=504010
Love your videos!!!! Thank you so much for sharing your talent. I received your beautiful book and can’t wait to study. ❤❤
thank you so much!
Love these and all the textures!! 😍 Thank you for sharing.
Omg that is absolutely gorgeous. I'd apply the same technique to a tall cuff bracelet you could do maybe a skylines of different cities. The ideas are endless really. It looks so so incredible. I hope you selling your work for the true value as that is pure talent and technique showed there. I am brand brand new to jewellery making fresh of the boat! I aspire to be able to make one of those some day.
Great idea! I'd love to see the skylines/cities come to life.
@ringgoldnic Just imagine London or Nyc a skyline with lots of many shaped buildings it would indeed be a tall bracelet around 9cm depth I reckon but you could layer and layer possibly even insert a amber bead or something for the eiffel tower light. Or empire state light. So many variations its certainly food for thought isn't it. Even Chicago with all those water ways and you could easily represent the wind with your round burring tool and attempt a blue patina I'm the canal/river part. I'm going to certainly play around with some of these ideas. But because I am super new I am only using copper right now silver too expensive here in UK. How do I join fuse copper to copper? Just plenty flux with a low and slow approach untilvi hit that dark red ? Anyhowbi talk too much if you can offer a idea I'd love to hear. Ps will be coating the piece after too to stop from tarnishing I want my design to remain
@@kirtandrews1859 fusing does not need flux, and the temperature of your torch needs to be hotter than any normal soldering flame. I would encourage you to just play around to understand how hot your torch needs to be.
@ringgoldnic Thank you. Best way to learn I find is hands on. No pressure restraints just go for it. OK fab I like I don't need to use solder jsut yet just to fuse copper to copper. I was thinking possibly tiny rivets maybe if needed
So beautiful!
Words can’t describe this beautiful work of art. A ring of mountains ! Thank you for taking the time to share. I am very happy to have found your channel. Best wishes to you always. 💛
Beautiful
This is lovely. I make a lot of 'mountain ' but haven't tried this technique, definitely on my list. Thankyou. Patsy
Really outstanding...love this beautiful pieces! Thank you for this tutorial, I will give it a try❤.
I’m impressed by that mega bowl of silver dust! Great video Nicole. And loving your book too!
Haha I was too!
LOTS of carving! And thank you!
So many great tips, Nicole! Thanks
excellent!
As a true expert you make it look so easy. Thank you for the inspiration.
This is a wonderfully educational tutorial for me. My Aha moment was when you used both pieces of the sawed mountain to create background and foreground. Will definitely try this! Thanks for sharing your talent!
Oh good!
WoW!...i have been wanting to do something like this since moving to the mountains recently...thank you for sharing this beautiful tutorial! i am excited to give it a try!
Lovely ring excellent detailed instructions, thankyou
Wanna give it a try thanks 😊 for the amazing tutorial ❤
Thank you 🙏🏽🙏🏽
Great tut! Thank you!!
Love, love love this! I'm a small woman with small hands. Do you think this could be done in 24 gauge sheet to reduce the overall thickness of the band?
I would still use 22 for the back plate, but then you can use 24 for the top layers
Beautiful work! ❤
Unusual texturing on the rectangular landscape piece.
Second time I watched this today…..inspiring, thank you 🙏
wonderful!
@@ringgoldnicI’m getting closer to making this……..it’s taken me eight years! ( I paint and bash copper for embellishing oak frames ala arts and crafts)….anyway I have a question Nicole……I made a stamp for branding my wooden frames and stamping the copper, and hopefully silver in the future….it’s similar to your tattoo, so I don’t want to use it if it has some profound meaning, I’ll change it. My mums maiden name is Norwegian, ‘Broberg’ it means mountain bridge in Norse. So you can see the obvious symbolic echo. A mountain with a bridge. What does actually symbolise, your tattoo that is. Ignore me if I’m being familiar and or rude.🙏
What an amazing and thorough tutorial. Thank you!!! Quick question: How long do you estimate this project takes from start to finish?
I tend to work very quickly. It took me about 2 hours. But if it's your first time, it might take 4+ hours...
A Topographers dream ring!!!!!😊
I just found your channel. I like your projects, beautifully done.
Thank you!
Lovely ring and the tutorial is so clear ❤️ Thank you so much for showing. One question please how large is this ring, looks like only wearable for people with very long fingers. 3 layers plus moon, for short fingers.. Will it be possible too ? Thank you in advance 🍀
@@miekemanders6598 the size of the ring depends on width and gauge of silver. They can be made in pretty much any size.
Great video, thanks so much for sharing all the information. Loving your book.
Wonderful, thank you!
Wonderful thanks Nicole so informative ❤
Hi Nicole, I am really amazed with all your art, it is so beautiful and I have learned new techniques now, lol. I have a question: when you add the solder dust, how you made it look like that without melted? Thank uou so much for your videos❤.
I'm sorry - are you referring to the silver dust that's fused?
@ringgoldnic Yes. The silver dust. Thank you😊.
@@alicerosa6766 A couple of pointers on that: 1. the silver dust should be a thin layer. Too much dust won't fuse. It'll just slough off. 2. Start heating from below so that the dust sticks, and so that you're focusing on the mass rather than on the more vulnerable silver (the dust). Once the dust turns black it's almost ready to fuse, so you'll transition your torch to the top of the metal and heat in small circular motions until it fuses. It's really just a matter of watching the silver colors and torch control. Does that make sense?
@ringgoldnic Yes, thank you so much for your fast reply and for your help...is going to be my first trying😊.
@@alicerosa6766 Let me know how it goes!
This is sooo amazing!!!! ❤️💕 If possible or even when you have the time, could you possibly create a video for beginner silversmith on what Tools are necessary to begin silversmithing? Only if you want to or feel like it!?
Great idea! Will do.
Sorry for the late response!!!! That’s awesome!
Thank you! I’m learning this right now)
Amazing resource, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge! May I ask what diameter the cylinder burr is?
It's one of the larger ones in this set: www.riogrande.com/product/lynx-square-cross-cut-burs-set-of-12/348715GP/?code=348715
Thanks a million!! @@ringgoldnic
Question about fire stain. Do you not worry about removing it? I’m not referring to firescale that comes off in pickle. But stain…where the metal almost looks bruised. I find the only way to remove that is to sand it off. Ideas? Not a concern?
@@ShannonK-mj8bd are you referring to the metal that I fuse? It may have fire stain since I’m not using flux and heating it excessively. However, I carve into it and that gets rid of any fire stain.
Is the cylinder bur a 2mm size. Wonderful video and beautiful rings.
I absolutely love this video it's so informative and I am definitely going to try this ring
I've done some layering in the past just not as complex as this
Sorry for this silly question but can you please tell me what size Silversheet you used I know it's 22g is it 1"x4"
Thank you so much
@@DianeWoods-tt4oi I usually recommend sheet in 3”x3”
Oh great thank you
and could you please tell me demensions for this piece @@ringgoldnic
@@dianewoods193 It was approximately .75" by 2.5"
Great video! What gauge are you using for your base?
22, dead soft sterling
This is a question I’ve had for awhile. It looks like the 2nd layer of mountain range is taller than the back layer of mountains in some spots and therefore not flush with metal behind it? Does it slump down to the backplate? What are those parts soldering to? Thanks in advance!
Great question! I should have talked about this as I was creating the demo. Once I soldered the second layer on, I used my nylon mallet to hammer it down so that it became flush with the back plate. Then I ran my torch across the entire piece again so that the solder on the overlapping portions of the mountain flowed between the layers. Does that make sense?
Yes it does! Thank you. I’ve seen so many pieces where I’ve wondered about how they did this very thing! Thanks for clearing that up for me!
Tried with copper today, number seven tip wasn’t enough heat to pool the solder, switched over to the rosebud smelting tip, easier.
@@philippriestman8516 good to know!
Do you sell your creations,I love the leaf ring,beautiful?!
I do! I have a collection release coming up this Friday at 9am Pacific. Thank you for asking!
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God, just looked for the Greenlione studios saw blade guide and can’t find it anywhere to print it out. Somebody help me!
Here’s one by Lion Punch Forge. lionpunchforge.com/products/bubble-free-stickers
And another by Pepe Tools: qtena.com/jewelers-saw-blade-chart-br-dimensions-drill-sizes-br-pi-5878.html
@ thank you!! You’re the best!
BTW...your book is delicious...
Thank you so much!
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Really outstanding...love these beautiful pieces! Thank you for this tutorial, I will give it a try❤.