Here I demonstrate some of the steps to make a huge chunky sterling silver 925 ring without soldering, be prepared there was a lot of hammering and annealing steps not shown. We use 6mmX6mm 925 wire for this job, tough stuff to work with. I also talk about the kinds of tools necessary when one starts out to make silver jewellery and discuss what is truly necessary and what isn't, substitute tools and things you can not substitute or I would recommend one did not substitute when embarking on this craft.

One of the myriad of ways to make a simple sterling silver ring from strip plate 925 Sterling Silver. You will learn how to measure your finger without a ring gauge (this is a classic way jewellers get their customers to sneakily measure the ring of a loved one without them suspecting. They DO NOT give them ring gauges and them ask them to measure their loved one's finger size; that would give the game away if it was supposed to be a secrete LOL!). However, if it's not a secrete, then a ring gauge is the way forward of course. I will show you one technique for soldering We will use a small torch which uses a Propane/Butane mixture. it is NOT a jeweller's torch. A jeweller's torch will be the best best in many circumstances as it uses a Propane/Oxygen mix. It is possible too to use a Propane/oxygen torch for plumbing if you are careful, I have used such equipment many times with good effect, however, such torches will not e suitable for fine silver work as the just is usually too course in size.