How to make a silver and turquoise inlay ring without a lathe 

Perfect video! im making 4 of these for my brothers and I, with our birthstones and a small pinch of my fathers ashes that just passed away. Thank you for this.

Thanks for the hints! I've made a couple of rings with stone inlays from the Washington area: some Black jade and some listwanite. Didn't use the piecemeal method, instead used inner band as a template for a slab of stone, cut the slab in half, ground out a semicircle in each half - while checking for fit, then assembled the outer rings on the inner band, filled in blemishes with extra easy solder, epoxied the halves onto the assembled ring, then used the lapidary trim saw to cut away the ring from the stone. Finished the final dimensions of the stone and polished all on a Diamond Pacific Genie cabbing machine. Thanks again for the video, I found it very easy to follow!

So I already made a bunch of wood rings with various stone inlays, but your video showed me that I should use the metal-powder-infilling a lot more frequent. Looks really great!

Back in the early 70's I was assigned to Taipei AS in Taiwan. While there I got interested in lapidary and silver work. I always wished I brought the torch we used back with me. Unlike the torch in this video, it gave a very gentle, but hot, flame. It was a canister with a foot bellows and a light weight torch that gave a very soft flame. The system used Naphtha as fuel. All tubing was just run of the mill plastic tubing like you would use on a fish tank. You never had to worry about moving the solder with the flame or burning the piece. Cheap and worked like a charm. Do wish I had brought it back.

This video is the best. No frills, concise to point, yet so through to instruct.

Beautiful little job. This is the first time I've watched someone make a ring. When I was a younger man I had the opportunity to work with a Navajo silver smith and master craftsman. I wish I would have taken him up on his offer to become his apprentice, but I was young and dumb and more interested in exploring the country at the time. Now that I'm older and slightly wiser, I wish I would have taken him up on his offer. The Navajo man's work was amazing, and if I had apprenticed under him, I'd probably be an expert by now.

You're the man! I love when people show the old skool way to do things and how you start out. I think everyone should have to do things first without machines and lathes to appreciate them when they do come into their life!

Beautiful job- I love it when a person shows you what can happen in real life- like mislaying their tools or running out of things - in your case the hardener. It makes me feel like I'm not alone when it happens to me. Handmade pieces of art are far more precious to me than something coming off of lathe- as you put your heart and soul into each piece and a bit of it stays in the work long after you're gone.

So interesting! Many technical details like accurate measuring, not stretching out the thinner wire strips, using Easy Solder which has a lower melting point than the first solder, multiple quenching to preserve metal crystal structure, multiple pickling to remove firescale for better solder adhesion, wow! This is what master craftsmanship is all about. Very grateful for your knowledge sharing and I admire your expertise with jewelry making. It looks like alchemy to me. I love jewelry so much. Miniature pieces of art and bringing together so many skills in the jeweler - knowledge of how various metals will behave with fire, hammer, chemicals, stone knowledge, tool knowledge, understanding of hazards with fire and chemicals, and more. What a fascinating universe of learning. That is one beautiful ring!!

When we made rings like this we never bothered with a calculator for sizing. We used string and then added some extra length that we cut off once we curbed and cut it. We also soldered the two wires onto the flat piece while it was flat. We curved it, cut it and then solder the whole thing altogether at one time.

I always wondered how they got the what looked like solid stone to form. cool video. thanks

Wow watching this (that I just happen upon somehow) has made my appreciation for my jewelry pieces go up 110%. I didn't realize how much work went into them. I am profoundly impressed. Thanks for posting.

Remarkable sir. Thank you. It speaks volumes for the quality of the work (and the patience of the maker!) when you take the time to explain in such detail every little part of what to do, how to do it, possible pitfalls and how to overcome them! Thank you (again!) Blessings and peace from UK.

Thank you for sharing this. I can't wait to try it myself!

That was quite the watch! I think showing that you don't have to have no equipment to make jewelry is the way to influence beginners that they can make it as well.

Your instructions are so good you make me think that i can do this! Beautiful ring! Thank you for this video!

A little tip that you could use if you wish is when sanding your edges like you did here, make figure eights and rotate piece 1/4 turn frequently while making these figure eights. This was how I would lap seal faces that were used in hydraulic pumps. Creates a flat surface.

Thank you very much for showing and explaining the process without the expensive tools only jewellery makers have. Your ring is gorgeous! 😍

I love turquoise and silver. Thank you for the video.

i have always wanted to do this with crushed amethyst.. thank u!!!

Thank you so much for this. I had no idea how inlay was done. I also didn't realize I should be using wet sandpaper.

Absolutely beautiful!

That ring is amazing

Nice work!! The quality of audio & your editing style make these videos so enjoyable to watch!!

Beautiful work! I don't have a lathe, but what works just as well for rings, is to adapt a tapered mandrill to fit the chuck of a drill-press and you have an instant vertical lathe!

Thank you so much for sharing this. I would love to buy something like this for my man. I appreciate how you broke down every step and said what products you were using and how long it took etc. Thank you!

Absolutely gorgeous and fabulous video, thank you!

I typically make everything by hand.. this was an excellent tutorial regarding inlay! Thank you!

Absolutely fantastic. Thanks for making this and hardly wait to see your others

I have been watching many ring videos of late, and they all make we want a lathe that I can`t afford. This was very helpful for me with limited tools. Thanks.

Thank you for sharing, I really appretiate your hard work and kindness

Stylish ring. Detailed manufacturing process. Thank you so much for the tutorial.. I wish you health and prosperity

you should make a wet table with a mandrel in it and put changeable flex wheels, I made one cheap! great stuff m8 keep it up!

Beautiful! I made a similar ring in Art class when I was in high school. We oxidized the area where the stones went so that there was the contrasting color.

that ring is something to be proud of. good job.

Gorgeous ring. Awesome tutorial.

Watching a beautiful ring like that being made was so cool. Thanks for sharing.

Great job in describing all the steps! That’s how instructional videos are meant to be. I’ve got nearly half an oz of 24K gold dust and now I know what to use it on!

It was pretty easy to follow along with you. Thank you for the lesson.

Beautiful. I use to make Silver jewelry. I would like to start again.

Beautiful ring my man, well done.

Masterclass. You made that look so simple!!

This is very good thing that you direct the hole process very thoroughly with the video.. very nice.. keep it up.. .

Thank you for this wonderful informative tutorial. Very clear step by step lesson.

The ring looks amazing! I‘m in way over my head with the techniques you use (starting with the formula for the correct amount of silver right at the beginning, I was like „What? Hang on...“) but this makes me want to take a jeweler‘s course more than ever!

What a beautiful piece. Marvelous.

Thanks that was really cool I’m new to making jewelry but I loved how you broke everything down great job

Thank you for showing an amateur silver dabbler that great things of beauty can be created with hand tools. I don't have even half of what I would like in my tool crib and I tend to dream big and am disappointed when I think I need a power tool to do it. It's a great video, easy to follow and very inspirational.

It was awesome .I am a Goldsmith student and I'm happy to find you. Thank you

This is a great video man! Recently, I’ve been making rings out of coins, and it sure is a different process, but this video is very helpful in providing me with new insights into ring making. Also, I really like that Dremel.

thank you so much for the information, it is good to know that something can be made without the expensive equipment or kits.

Thank you. I bought a ring made out of stainless steel and agate at an art show. Wondered how it was made. Now I know. Thanks.

This is an awesome video, very informative and I love that you are showing a different way to go about making a ring. I think we tend to get hung up thinking the way we know is the only “right” way but I appreciate that there can be many ways to get a beautiful end product like the ring you created here! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Thank god I found this video...just started to learn jewelry making and already broke my stones when trying to push in the bezel...so I was thinking maybe I can just crash the stones and make an inlay...experimenting and learning. Thanks for the video!

constantly provide me value in your videos, Im going to try to do the same in mine

great work i just learned alot cos im also doing first year of jewellery design and manufacture

Thank you for sharing your incredible talent with us. I can't wait to make matching rings for my upcoming wedding. 💜

This is such a cool way to use up scrap metal and scrap stones!

I don't know why 556 people would dislike this video he done fantastic work explained every step in detail what else do people want from him if it's not for you why even watch the video anyways thanks for the great video you inspire people to get away from the computer and do sum thing with there life's

That was a very informative video for making a ring, in the sizing and to the end finishing. Thank you.

magnifico,parabéns.

I took a high school jewelry class and this is how we made our inlay rings

Excellent !! Thank you for this. Most interesting to watch even very late at night. Don’t know if I’m ready for this yet but someday soon.

What a fascinating process! This process is not what I was expecting for the turquoise stone, but gosh is it cool!

I’m not a jewelry maker and will likely never make this gorgeous ring, but your video was really great. I enjoyed watching this and wish you continued inspiration. Beautiful job!

I'm glad I got this in my recommended list^^ Nice work

amazing...wow....I did a silversmithing Course years ago then did an arts degree and majored in silversmithing and loved it ...but had no work upon completion and ended up doing a graphic design course and that got me into working in that industry and I always drew at home and often wanted to do some silversmithing but now as covid has changed many of us and our careers I find that I want to set up a work area at my family home, my dad has many machines as he was a welder and so there is a lot of stuff I can use or make use of. Your video has inspired me to get back into it and will certainly be using the this as one of my attempts to get my rings done ..I love working with silver was not a fan of gold,

You've given me the education vid to create a unique Art Form .Ive many stones and wondered how to use them. Mosaic Tile Art with this Method .👏🏻🙏🏻💖🌟😎

What a beautiful end product! So interesting to watch the technique. RU-vid recommended you and I'm now a subscriber. TFS!

Que maravilha 👍🇧🇷

Another beautiful masterpiece. You are the only channel I sit trough the advertisement without skipping. I hope one day to be able to contribute to your channel financially. You deserve a lot.

Excellent instructions. I will make one as soon as I have all the tools and supplies.

I like this video for a couple of reasons. Having sat at a bench for a time, it's not talked enough about running out of stuff or improvising because you can't find something else. That's an every day occurrence. Great job on the ring... great video!

Thanks for demystifying how to make such a gorgeous looking ring ... you make it look so simple I’ll have to have a go ... keep up the good work.... All the best to you.

Grat tutera! Now I can try this without worrying about my lack of lathe !

Tip You can use a drill with a large bit wrapped in masking tape as a lathe, it only really works well for polishing and final shaping but I never needed it for anymore. It just makes life 1000 times easier lol

I'm really good at soldering, so I think I'm gonna try this

The ring is stunning! You're so talented!

Excellent video. I've gotten away from silversmithing for a few years, but you've enticed me to make something, thanks!

Thank you enjoyed watching you work and learning at the same time. Great Job.

Thank you for the awesome video! Great tip on sawing between the silver ends before you solder them closed - mine are usually crooked after filing. So excited for your other tutorials! :)

The green turquoise and brass powder are one the best combinations of colors .

Thank you, great video, very empowering.

Beautiful work - thank you for sharing! Will you please publish the calculation that you used to measure the silver? It looks better than using a dressmaker's tape!

Really cool project, ring looks great!!!

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Nice , thanks for taking the time to show this .

thank you for this very instructive video

Nice to see that the iPhone is useful for something. The ring is.. Awesome. :) Like

I loved watching you make this ring, great job it looks awesome, and I love how you use your channel to not show off your face or tattoos

I'm really enjoying your videos and learning from them. I appreciate seeing your list of tools and supplies, too. Thanks also for adding that you're using something because you can't find what you actually needed, as you do in this video. It makes me feel that I'm not such a twit when it happens to me. :D

Great to see you make the ring from scratch! You’ve made a beautiful thing there. Well done!🇬🇧👍👍

Wowee u r a very talented soul my friend. ❤️

I was taught to use clear epoxy, works great. One time I used JB Weld and the contrast was even better. that was 40 years ago and it still looks good. Of course I had my wheels & buffers for the finish work, too. - Can't see super glue lasting that long.

Thanks for taking the time to show us. I always wondered how that was done.

Beautiful turquoise.

Thank you. This is something I did think I would ever want to try, but now I might. Great video. I listened to the beginning several times. But didn’t catch the order of measurement and, well, the formula. I have used a similar formula for rings before. Could you possible write the formula? Thanks so much.

I wish there was a "love" button! It is beautiful! I love jewelry! ❤💖💝💟

i had no idea how to make such a ring, but now i must try it myself!!

Thanks for sharing your techniques.