PB Cohen Creations

I made this ring a little while ago, with a sterling silver band, a hand-sawn flower-like shape of copper, and my favorite texture these days, courtesy of a waffle-head hammer.

You can go ahead and click on this photo for a bigger version, but don't get too excited, since although everything is soldered together, it isn't nearly finished yet. Below are photos of the back of the ring, which show Soldering Gone Wrong: the solder everywhere, and the shank is a little melty. Go ahead: click and take a look at extreme closeups. So sad. So wrong.

I decided to share these photos for two reasons. First, to show that there are many stages during fabrication where metal looks pretty awful. Sometimes, like this time, it takes a certain amount of faith to keep going, rather than throwing something into the scrap pile. And second, so we can all find out if this can be fixed. Inquiring Minds Want To Know.

After more time than one would like, using sandpaper, small files, and various abrasive tools on the flex shaft, I managed to clean it up. I threw it in the tumbler for a while with stainless steel shot, and it turned out like this. And THIS is where I remind everyone that small shiny, domed objects are beyond my photography skills. If you're not distracted by the reflection of my black camera, you're tricked by the reflection of the silver band. Here they are anyway: click click click.


No worries: an application of liver of sulfer takes care of that shine. How do you think it turned out? Sure, it isn't perfect, and I ended up filing off half of my logo, but I think I can sell it now.