Celtic Wedding Rings, By Dave Wilson - How they are made

[@KILBY999.9]

I wasn't expecting that. Great video, your best yet! And the rings are beautiful too.

[@CelticDreamsCoUk]

Wow, thank you! Dave

[@Ken_Dalton]

Wow Dave, exquisite rings and from an Irish man those Celtic knot little delicate desire ally make it pop. Beautiful rings 👌 love the channel too

[@CelticDreamsCoUk]

Thank you. They took a year and drove me mad. But when I received a pic of the man, wearing his wedding ring, it was all worth it. Thanks for watching. Dave

[@franceswinyard2101]

Oh wow! ! ! Thanks so much for this! I will make this my first project when I come home after Christmas with family in London. Thanks Dave from Frances in Co Down beneath the Mountains of Mourne!

[@CelticDreamsCoUk]

+Frances Winyard it's not an easy task. soldering thin gold wire to a large heavy ring is difficult. But feel free to pick my brains if you try it. Dave.

[@franceswinyard2101]

Thanks Dave!

[@kurtstory9466]

Beautiful work! It's always interesting to see the process too.

[@CelticDreamsCoUk]

Thanks. I have a couple of good "start to finish" project videos, in case you haven't seen them. links below Dave.. Scrap to finished Bangle, earrings and ring kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKTJe4yfYqxkepo Bezel set coin ring kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2Wrk3R6pLiJjZY 3 different rings kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioPJZpqZlt5lZ9U

[@jimbettridge3123]

Keep em' coming Dave, those are beautiful! You area very talented Dude!

[@CelticDreamsCoUk]

+jim bettridge Thanks Jim.

[@pocatefo1]

Qué video más hermoso. Me encantaron los anillos. Eres un gran artista Dave.

[@CelticDreamsCoUk]

gracias por ver. Dave

[@R.Lennartz]

Im here using a hammer and a drill to make coin rings hehe :) This was absolutely amazing to watch,realy nice job.

[@CelticDreamsCoUk]

+SoFlo Raviolio I too make coin rings (with a hammer and a drill), Not everything is this complex. Thankfully ! ; )

[@R.Lennartz]

+Celtic Dreams :)

[@teamskovhugger8135]

🤔 3:20 whats that tool called you pull the Silver through that shapes the band with these edges ?

[@CelticDreamsCoUk]

I'm not "pulling" the metal through its a "mitre jig". A small clamp to hold the work whilst you file the ends at a perfect 90 or 45 degrees. See the link. Dave . kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3qwcn2clJahmpI

[@shellyrourke8994]

Hi Dave. They're beautiful! Have you ever been half way over the Irish Sea to the Isle of Man? You can get TONS of inspiration for jewellery there. I know because I live there. Hop on the boat!

[@CelticDreamsCoUk]

I keep meaning to, but so far never have. I live near Heysham port, so not far really to hop on a ferry. Dave.

[@shellyrourke8994]

Heysham! You're practically there! Get yer wellies on fella! Get a foot-passenger ticket, they're cheap. I'll take you exploring. The museums have some glorious ancient jewellery and too many Celtic and Viking crosses to shake a clarty stick at.

[@teamskovhugger8135]

😉👍 WOW beautiful.

[@CelticDreamsCoUk]

Thank you. Dave

[@paulwhitaker2816]

Hiya David, Iv watched the video tape for the umpteenth time but how do you interlock the rings at about the 4 minute mark or is there another tutorial showing how its done TIA .

[@CelticDreamsCoUk]

Sorry. This video was more artistic than instructional. I cut all the figure 8's and pre solder half of them closed. I then loop a closed one through and open one, and solder it. So i now have two soldered 8's linked together. I then push them as you see in the video and then fix them at the sides. Hope this makes sense. I do hope to make video on this soon. Dave

[@kenwalker7160]

hello david I have just watched you make celtic wedding bands I did not see how you made the raised edges on the ring did you solder bands on or mill the ring blank regards ken

[@CelticDreamsCoUk]

Three methods. the first is as you say, attach bands, see the video below where I show this on a different ring. The second would be to spin them on a lathe, which I did use to just clean up the rings, but I'm not that good with the lathe to make them from scratch. The third solution which I used was to buy large cast Spinner rings and remove the outer spinner part. Cut and flatten, this then gave me the starting point where you see me measuring and flattening the material. Dave. kzbin.info?o=U&video_id=TRf5gcay21s

[@kenwalker7160]

than you david for you help

[@CelticDreamsCoUk]

Any time. Dave

[@ZebranoWoodCraft]

Hey, really sorry this may be a silly question, but how did you get the ridges/groove through the center of the strip of silver? Did the bullion come like that or did you run it through a roller or something similar? Thank you for the great videos, please never stop!

[@CelticDreamsCoUk]

+Zebrano Wood Craft ....Check out the question below by John Yazbek, who asked the same question...and my reply. Dave.

[@phillhalliwell]

Hi Dave. Fantastic rings... Stunning to look at, but looks like a project I could contemplate. On a side note where in Morecambe Bay are you in the video... I thought it was all mud and scrub ( I also like photography and Morecambe is the closest coast to me)

[@CelticDreamsCoUk]

+Phillip Halliwell In that case, Howdy neighbour. The initial sunsets are taken from Morecambe promenade, looking north across to grange and the lake district. The big rock and my partner looking across the bay are taken at Hest Bank, (headland) a little further round the bay to the north, theres a popular level crossing to get across the railway and onto the beach. The old church and the cliffs are at Heysham village south of the bay. I can also recommend Williamson park in Lancaster where you can get a panoramic view of the whole bay at sunset. Dave.

[@phillhalliwell]

+Celtic Dreams Thank you very much I'll check it out when it stops raining...Love the video style... PS watch out you don't get a copyright infringement with your music

[@CelticDreamsCoUk]

+Phillip Halliwell ......indeed. Hence the adverts. I don't monetise my vids as I hate those pop-up ads. In this case the ad revenue goes to the copyright owner of the music. Still, the music works though !

[@chauffeurmarco]

What tool is it at 4:13 min. After solder it to the ring. Look like a glue gun.

[@CelticDreamsCoUk]

HI, the tool is a Dremel engraver. used to give a satin texture to the background (and hide the solder joins). Dave. www.dremel.com/en-ca/Tools/Pages/ToolDetail.aspx?pid=290-01#.V9f6aE0rK70

[@johnnyyaz]

Hi Dave, How did you create the recess channel on the shank so evenly ? what type of bur did you use.....Thanks...

[@CelticDreamsCoUk]

+john yazbek a bit of a secret there. I did think about soldering the edges on using square wire. I have done this in the past. For these rings I bought "spinner rings" which have the channel built into them. I removed the spinning part, desoldered and flattened out the strip. this is what you see at the start of the video. once sized they where made back into rings and work continued. Another method would have been to use my watchmakers lathe. Start with cast wedding band and lathe out the channel. I did use the lathe to clean them up, but I could have actually made them on the lathe.

[@johnnyyaz]

+Celtic Dreams well done, Thanks for the info !

[@ruggedrickrude1946]

Do you sell these? I am in the USA ATLANTA GA THANKS

[@CelticDreamsCoUk]

These where a custom request for a couple in the USA. I could make others if requested. Dave

[@chauffeurmarco]

Ça fais très "chic" it make it look very beautiful.

[@CelticDreamsCoUk]

Thank You. Dave.

[@smrony6427]

Nice✌

[@CelticDreamsCoUk]

Thanks. Dave