how to make a chunky silver ring | using silver scraps | for beginners

Learn how to make a chunky sterling silver ring from the silver scraps you have floating around your bench.
Using reticulation and some simple soldering, this project is perfect for beginners!
Stay tuned for more jewellery-making ideas, tips and tricks. Thanks for watching!!
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[@anyotherkingdom]

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[@mimisample]

I am so happy to have found this video. I am 57 and want to start doing what I want to do in life. I have been wanting to start making jewelry. Thanks for the tutorial and inspiration. Blessings!!!

[@anyotherkingdom]

Bless you too, I wish you all the luck and creativity towards your new projects

[@intuitivenineteenthirteen2039]

Same here! At 51 I am finally focusing on what I want to do and love!💕 Ring making is one of my passions now. I have learned to crochet and basket weave all since the age of 50. 😂

[@intuitivenineteenthirteen2039]

@@anyotherkingdom I am grateful for your videos. I have found my happy place and a kindred spirit 🫶🏽 Absolutely love your whimsical banter 💕🌸💕🌸

[@anyotherkingdom]

@@intuitivenineteenthirteen2039 I am so excited for you! Enjoy the creativity ❤️

[@sharonshandler2083]

I love your hilarious energy! You are the best teacher any student with abstract style could wish for, no joke!

[@myown625]

Her energy is great.

[@anyotherkingdom]

aww bless you thanks for leaving this comment :)

[@hozelette]

your script is wild! amazing video really useful!

[@anyotherkingdom]

sweeeeet!

[@neemasphere]

i think ur a wonderful artist and the way u explain silversmithing is just so inspiring and so my vibe since im a bit esoteric woowoo too. love ur channel and ur jewelry is beautiful

[@anyotherkingdom]

Thank you so much so happy to hear you enjoy the jewellery! Xx

[@64t120r]

I'm new to silversmithing and I'm glad I found your video. I definitely enjoyed your humor and the information.

[@anyotherkingdom]

Thank youuuu I’m glad and good luck creating!!

[@bkrindy9856]

Finally got this done! I've been melting silver for a few weeks now and finally got a perfect fine silver blob I am using to make a ring. I cannot stop melting silver-lol...what a thrill.

[@anyotherkingdom]

@@bkrindy9856 eeee enjoy the process!!

[@ledaleighton5706]

I am so very happy I found you. You are delightful 😊

[@anyotherkingdom]

Awww yay thank you! Can’t wait to make another video

[@Allthingscrafty-u8n]

Thank u so much for sharing! I love the organic shapes that u make! ❤

[@ladytiedi]

You absolutely rock- hilarious, bright and clever! Thank you. I’ve tons of scrap to play with!! Now I’m inspired

[@anyotherkingdom]

Awww so glad to hear it!! Happy creating 😁

[@oneeyewitch]

Thank you so much for sharing the pickle recipe. Im about to start silver smithing and the less chemicals in my house the better.

[@jerryskidlsd]

I am absolutely impressed by your approach to true artistic freedom! Lovely video and presentation!

[@anyotherkingdom]

aww thank you so much that is such a lovely thing to say!

[@WildAimee]

This is the funnest silver smithing video i have had the pleasure to watch. Thank you!

[@anyotherkingdom]

@@WildAimee woooo that was my aim! Haha thank you ☺️

[@micbyte]

Love your sense of haha!!

[@anyotherkingdom]

HA HA (all I thought of when I read this was Nelson)

[@samcee8659]

Awesome! Love thay humour 😍 great raw jewels thanku for sharing!!

[@anyotherkingdom]

Thank uuuu!

[@nikolettkapor7114]

I love it! I’m so interested making jewelry and your video is very inspiring. Beautiful work

[@anyotherkingdom]

Thank you! Best of luck with whatever you make ❤️

[@angelikahillmann8372]

So pretty!

[@mashasha29]

Wow it was a pleasure just to watch a video even though I never thinking of handmade jewellery. Your videos are so interesting and high quality

[@anyotherkingdom]

Aww thank you! I hope you might be inspired to get creating one day xxx

[@sixfootgallery]

Killing it, Annie!

[@Swapasg]

Nice ring design

[@anyotherkingdom]

Thank you :) it's fun to let the metal decide for you sometimes

[@steff2323]

I love your intelligence and your unique style. 👏👏👏👏👏

[@anyotherkingdom]

🥹 thank youuu xx

[@bisslb]

thought u were joking about the pickles when u knocked on the pot! kept giggling throughout the recipe, i think being emerged in the pickle juice rly added to it, what a great bit hihi

[@anwaralami5068]

Amazing work

[@anyotherkingdom]

Thank you

[@puresas]

Thanks, I enjoyed this video, you're funny keep them coming. I'm gonna try this

[@anyotherkingdom]

Hehe thank uu!! oooh please share the results with me :)

[@maiguapa8]

You’re awesome and this is really so beautiful and creative. I see that you have a video of things with opals. How did you do that? Would love to know how. Can you make a video how to corporate the gems in this kind of artwork? Thanks so much! By the way, I love the humor too. Can’t wait 😊

[@anyotherkingdom]

Aww thank you for this lovely comment! I’ve just filmed a video about water casting but Yesss I will share some opal based tutorials in the future 😁

[@lanehorsey5053]

Soo funny and talented and easy to listen to. have watched your photography vid, going to try that but you were more of a chuckle last year. More vids please?🤣😂

[@anyotherkingdom]

I agree I was more of a chuckle last year :( I don't know what's happened...

[@oldkingcrow777]

Only made it 2 minutes in before I had to tap out. Don't even care how they're made I can't endure this fever dream 😂

[@fairdinkum1079]

Awesome Video Love your work

[@anyotherkingdom]

Thank you!! 🖤

[@bunnysworld]

Next time I get the chance, I will definitely try one of these. They are absolutely gorgeous. (Even though the peach this close to the silver dust and the chemicals irritated me LOL)

[@anyotherkingdom]

Hahaha! Once you make jewellery for a while, you forget about the dust. My body must be at least 10% silver now lol xxx

[@bunnysworld]

@@anyotherkingdom Even more precious, then :D

[@anyotherkingdom]

@@bunnysworld indeeeed!

[@faciality]

love this style!! was wondering how this would be done for the entirety of the ring?

[@anyotherkingdom]

I’ve not a clue and never tried! But sounds like it’s a worthy idea for you to try out 😊

[@faciality]

@@anyotherkingdom will give it a shot! thank u! 🙏🏼

[@malloriesnider362]

Lovely pieces! When you started did you use copper first to practice?

[@anyotherkingdom]

Bless you that’s so kind. Yes I did, I practiced soldering with copper before buying silver x

[@teenprez]

I never thought about silversmithing, but after this video I’m delusional enough to think I can do it! Thank you!

[@anyotherkingdom]

@@teenprez wooooo you got this!!

[@XiaoningjingZeng]

Would you happen to have any recommendations for the blow torch? Do you know if a general kitchen blow torch works fine?

[@anyotherkingdom]

You can try! Sometimes the kitchen ones have to be pressed on to make them work and holding the button down for 15mins or so can make your hand hurt

[@micbyte]

It is an excellent way to use all my raaroos!! AKA ( silver scraps)

[@anyotherkingdom]

awww that's so cute I love that raarooos

[@yvonnemairose]

Wonderful video! Also, love,love,love the necklace you are wearing. Did you make that chain?

[@anyotherkingdom]

Yes i did :) I should do a chain making tutorial

[@yvonnemairose]

@anyotherkingdom Oh yes, that would be Ahhhhmazing!

[@marwamar2790]

Is the pickle pot necessary?

[@avalon-vx]

I'm out here tryna pay attention to your tutorial but you got me laughing too hard lmaoooooo Awesome tutorial though fr I'd love more!!🙏

[@anyotherkingdom]

😅😅😅 I’d love to make more when I have time!

[@dannanwhite3694]

Roughly how long did it take to melt the silver? I don't know if i need a hotter torch or just more patience lol

[@anyotherkingdom]

About 15minutes! It is a long time with that size torch x

[@luke_kiid]

Woah I like video.

[@anyotherkingdom]

Thank u!!

[@camilles4696]

This is such a helpful and easy to follow video, thank you!!! I was wondering if you would mind sharing what tumbler you are using at the end? It looks so nice and compact

[@anyotherkingdom]

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[@sandravala]

Hey! Love your videos 💘 I tried this technique but my silver wouldn’t melt. I added flux, then heated it up for like 15mins. The silver didn’t melt 😢 is there something you need to with the flame? Do you need a stronger torch? I think I have the same one you’ve linked! 😅

[@anyotherkingdom]

Perhaps you are trying to melt too much silver!. II'd try melting a smaller amount, but also ups could try buying a more powerful torch. Different gases burn at different temperatures too soo you could try a different fuel

[@marcovalverde6401]

Excelent!!!!!

[@anyotherkingdom]

Thank youuu

[@erizabesu87]

Hello! Amazing video 🙂 Can you tell me about silver you used for the top. As I understand the shank was 925.

[@anyotherkingdom]

Yes its all 925 recycled silver ✨ some of it comes from old silver spoons and other from my supplier

[@erizabesu87]

@@anyotherkingdom thank you so much for your reply. I made the tope from 999🤷🤧😀 and I realized it was bad idea. I am just a beginner))

[@jaggedlilthrills]

hey! where do you get scrap silver? also what kind of torch are you using?

[@anyotherkingdom]

Hiya, I buy recycled silver from cooksongold - any off cuts and dust from my other projects will get melted down to make jewellery too. I'm using : www.cooksongold.com/Jewellery-Tools/Jewellers-Soldering-Hand-Torch-----Butane-Blow-Torch-prcode-999-955

[@aidaherrera3548]

What kind of torch do you use ??

[@bianka9173]

i love this

[@anyotherkingdom]

thank you!!

[@matiasgarcia1534]

Hey! thank you so much, this is so cool! I just need to ask you something: which size of silver wire do you use? :)

[@anyotherkingdom]

I’m using a d wire that is 5 mm wide and 3mm deep ☺️

[@HansiHans2]

What was that liquid in the end in which u put the ring in. Love the video 🫶

[@anyotherkingdom]

Thank you! The liquid in the barrel polisher is a mixture of “barrel bright”, water and metal shot. It spins and brings solid silver rings up to a nice shine 😌

[@ДианаКучменко]

Please tell me what you melted the silver on (rectangular white stand) and what kind of wire you used for the ring?🤍

[@anyotherkingdom]

Hi, of course! The white block is a heat resistant soldering block and the wire is a 4mm d shaped wire

[@betafra8469]

great video!! can i ask you what type of flux are you using?

[@anyotherkingdom]

Just simple liquid flux from eBay

[@theonewhoknocks6969]

is this 925 silver or just pure silver.does this shiny mettalic colour fades ?i am sorry i am new to this stuff

[@anyotherkingdom]

this is 925, generally fine silver is only used for enamelling :) and the shiny colour will tarnish over time if not worn / kept correctly

[@theonewhoknocks6969]

@@anyotherkingdom ohh how can I keep it from tarnishing,thnks for the fast reply btw🤝

[@anyotherkingdom]

@@theonewhoknocks6969 wearing the jewellery is a great way or keeping it in an air tight place 😊

[@krekita7891]

Your beauty is amazing and your eyes are charming😊❤

[@anyotherkingdom]

That's so kind of you :)

[@gedhuffadine1873]

Brill, ime just setting out on silver work. Where do you get the squiggly bits of silver from? Just subbed.

[@anyotherkingdom]

hello :)) welcome to the wonderful world of jewellery making. those little bits are all silver scraps from random projects - I suggest buying some silver sheet a pair of cutters and cutting it up into random shapes for melting x

[@Laura-q1f6i]

Thanks so much for this tutorial! I'm so excited to give it a go. Also your creations are so beautiful!!!

[@anyotherkingdom]

Thank you! And super good luck with all your projects xx

[@AbigailJaneee]

Does nickel silver melt? I used all the butane in my torch and it didn’t even look like it melted one bit

[@anyotherkingdom]

@@AbigailJaneee Sterling silver is required for this project!

[@AbigailJaneee]

@@anyotherkingdomTHANK YOU!!!

[@RianPhin]

what is the thing you wrap the thing around called? the metal pole thing

[@anyotherkingdom]

@@RianPhin a wire

[@danielbarzilai4888]

Hi :) is it silver 925 or 999? I tried this technique with 925 and the silver kind of crumbles and doesn't connect to each other. Do you have any recommendations for me to succeed? :)

[@anyotherkingdom]

925 - scrap silver. i would make sure the silver you're using is clean - pickle it before you try again and add lots of flux before you start heating it up

[@danielbarzilai4888]

@@anyotherkingdom thank you!!

[@yuliakluev4475]

hi! for someone just starting out, where can i buy/find scrap silver like the type you’re using here?

[@anyotherkingdom]

Maybe look on ebay :) You can buy job lots of silver. Over the next few months I will have some scrap available to buy too x

[@lilibi3031]

Okey i know This Video is already a Little older.. buut you could also do the ring shank the Same way as the center piece/roundish shape, Right?👀

[@anyotherkingdom]

Great idea! Get out there and experiment!

[@jasonsgems3369]

Nice tutorial, great looking rings. But - don't just chuck the used pickle down the drain. It may have started as salt and vinegar but by the time it's used up it is full of copper which, while in low concentrations is a nutrient, in the higher concentrations in spent pickle it is toxic in the environment and needs to be disposed of safely.

[@lauraguedes1525]

Are you using silver 1000 ?

[@anyotherkingdom]

925 ☺️

[@anyotherkingdom]

Fine silver might melt too quickly - it’s mostly used for enamelling

[@RiShuja-vw4bm]

OMG you are so funny ! Comedian career alongside jeweller calling me thinks ! So you didn't flux your silver before burning it together? x

[@anyotherkingdom]

Haha lol nooo I don’t bother when doing this Reticulating method. But if I was sandcasting I would deffo add powdered borax

[@lavidalou]

Nice video. Just an FYI from an environmental standpoint - used or spent pickle should NEVER be poured down a drain. It contains heavy metals that will circulate back into water and are very harmful to our eco system. You can pour it in a bucket with a lid where it will evaporate and become a crystal-like formula then you can ask your local council where harmful chemicals can be disposed of properly.

[@anyotherkingdom]

Thank you for this! When I made this video I didn’t know, I will add a pinned comment to make sure that everyone knows my info is incorrect 🥰

[@fakehasajid326]

Please tell me what it is actually called this death mans grip tool. I can't find it anywhere 😭

[@anyotherkingdom]

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[@noxlynn8215]

What gauge is the half round wire?

[@anyotherkingdom]

5mm :)

[@athalia5672]

is it possible to add tiny gemstones to the silver during 2:00 ?

[@anyotherkingdom]

Great question! Yes you can try, they need to be super clean any oils will heat up and can make the stones crack. Also research stones that can with stand high temperatures

[@citizen8650]

ahahahhahahahahahhaaaaaarrrrggghhhhh! Mental! awesome....do some more.... Very nice chain... Very Metal!!! Good!

[@PKeefe]

Don’t hear you over the music.

[@anyotherkingdom]

Sorrrryyyyy

[@lilianagaboc7026]

Tus trabajos son interesantes pero que tal si el video permitiese ser traducido pq hablas un montón solo para los q entienden tu idioma 😅

[@anyotherkingdom]

I’ll see what I can do!

[@anyotherkingdom]

You can auto translate my subtitles! just click on the cc at the bottom of the video then auto translate

[@fundabolat3794]

🎉😂❤😮😅🎉😂❤

[@earthchrome]

hermosooooooo🫧⛓

[@NewLife-qj9mx]

Well arent you just cute as a button 🤗

[@anyotherkingdom]

Bless you ☺️

[@Helmut-lang]

I want to marry you

[@YoHoney1Dai]

Thanks for a fun video! 💕

[@anyotherkingdom]

🥰🥰🥰

[@yomaroh]

Do you also use flux when melting the silver I the beginning or only when you solder? 👀🙈💃🏻🥂✨🙃😶🌼🫠

[@anyotherkingdom]

For this technique I only use flux when I solder. But I would make sure the metal is very clean before you start fusing it together / soldering it - use jewellers pickle and maybe a brass brush to scrub any remaining fire scale off. I hope this helps ❤️

[@yomaroh]

@@anyotherkingdom Wow, Thank you! How nice of you to take time and answer so well ❤️ I’m new to this so this was very helpful ❤️