Bold Brutalist Ring: A Silversmithing Tutorial

This tutorial shows how to make a Bold ring inspired by the Brutalist Architecture movement of the post WW2 period. It features an 8 mm orange Cubic Zirconia. This is an advanced sort of project featuring a way to build a prong setting. For materials, I only used 16 gauge square wire. As always, I use hard silver sheet solder and My-T-Flux from Rio Grande.
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[@fredfeaver5872]

Always a pleasure to watch you work Chad. Keep inspiring us all, what you are doing has more of any affect than you think.....Thunder Bay Ontario.

[@chadssilversmithing]

Thanks Fred! It’s good to know that people are finding inspiration here. Ultimately, I want people to get ideas and improve their skills:)

[@naomiwendy2234]

You're right, this one definitely is a show piece... This was a really fun one to watch. You're execution of adding the shank was nine level as well, it integrated into the entire piece beautifully. Hope all is well with you and those you love, stay safe and stay warm! Thanks again for all you do. 😊 🤗

[@chadssilversmithing]

Thank you! I enjoyed making this one. It was something I’d never tried, and I wasn’t sure how it would turn out. I was just informed by my wife that this one is going into her armoire:)

[@betojdesigns]

Cool idea for a ring. I really like the look of this one Chad.

[@chadssilversmithing]

Thanks Van! This one was a little departure from my comfort zone, but a good learning project for me.

[@arathysivakumaran4124]

Another amazing creation! You’re such an inspiration.

[@chadssilversmithing]

Thanks! What a nice thing to say:)

[@Metalsmithingadventures]

Another beautiful job. Thank you

[@chadssilversmithing]

Thank you Metalsmithing Adventures!

[@shandaoneil2414]

Love the ring! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family and thanks Chad.

[@chadssilversmithing]

Thank you Shanda! Same back to you:)

[@malcolmthompson9848]

Never heard of the Brutalist movement. Something to research. I think I will do it in lost wax. Thanks

[@chadssilversmithing]

Let me know how that goes Malcolm. I’ve only done a little bit of casting years ago. I’d love to see it when you are done!

[@NewYorkCityGritty5]

Chad, that is an amazing piece! I love how you have developed your own techniques that seem to work well for you while also somehow keeping with the basic fundamentals that everyone must use. Thank you for sharing your beautiful workmanship 😄👏

[@chadssilversmithing]

Thanks Gritty! Wasn’t sure how this one would turn out, but I was pleased with the result:). I appreciate your nice comment!

[@JustME-ft4di]

Fab! Looks like the Basalt rock formations of the Giant’s Causeway. Make the stone green they’d sell well in Ireland.

[@chadssilversmithing]

Someone else mentioned that too:). Thanks for the comment!

[@prubin111]

Cool look!

[@chadssilversmithing]

Thanks Paula!

[@Gazz_R]

The first thing that sprung to mind was the giants causeway in Ireland, it's got a great mythical story attached to it. That's awesome Chad, without a doubt my new fave piece. Thanks for sharing and happy Halloween.

[@chadssilversmithing]

Thanks Gazz! That is exactly the sort of Basalt formation I was talking about in the video:)

[@sheila3845]

that is awesome

[@chadssilversmithing]

Thanks Sheila! You’re awesome for saying so:)

[@flyingcheff]

Boy, that IS brutal! 😂 it's a city scape!

[@chadssilversmithing]

Thanks! I really like this one:)

[@ellentyner4589]

Love the Orange CZ because I had been daydreaming of some jewelry with a piece of wulfinite. Maybe square or rectangular piece would compliment your silver design.

[@chadssilversmithing]

That’s a good thought Ellen! I can’t really take credit for this basic idea. It is modeled after some similar ones I’ve seen before:). Thanks for the nice comment!

[@joannfletcher8864]

You have extreme amout of patience i would be pulling my hair out. 😂

[@chadssilversmithing]

Thanks Joann! I was surprised at how this one worked out. I anticipated more problems than I ended up having:)

[@joymcdonell2802]

Hi Chad, the brutalist ring is amazing, if a little daunting. I have noticed that you don’t pickle between steps, yet you don’t seem to have trouble getting the soldering steps done. This is quite revealing, as it goes against what I have been taught.

[@chadssilversmithing]

Thanks Joy! I do some things a little unconventionally. It’s difficult to explain in the comments without writing a book, but a short version is that I’m not painting specific areas with flux in order to contain where the solder flows, so removing previous flux is sort of irrelevant. If it gets so gummed up that it’s hard to evaluate my solder joints, I will pickle it for a while to clean it up a bit:). Thanks for the nice comment!

[@codythompson2560]

Do you use self-pickling flux? This goes a long way in reducing the amount of pickling that I find to be necessary when working.

[@wernerkramer6590]

I think with round wires would also look good , not so masiv

[@chadssilversmithing]

That is an interesting idea Werner!

[@user-zd3ow9kw4z]

Fab ring - looks so dramatic

[@chadssilversmithing]

Thanks Wolf! Very craggy:)