How To Make A Reticulated Ring Band | 12 Months Of Metal

Kim Thomson shows you how you can reticulate metal and create a gorgeous ring band!
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[@michelleknight7362]

This was awesome. I’m just learning reticulate... thank you

[@sheena8869]

You made the right choice adding the stone!!!!😍

[@kimthomson400]

:)

[@ruthmoldan5523]

Love this, thanks much for sharing!

[@indira3]

Brilliant! Thank you so much! 🙏💖💜🙏

[@roe4353]

Your videos are soo wonderful - thank you so much for all your tutorials and tips and tricks!

[@kimthomson400]

Thanks Roe :)

[@norrinradd3549]

Yet another excellent video, especially the bit that showed the bottle warmer, because I have been looking at buying one of them, because I have very little space to work in(I am doing everything in my front room at home, for now and the foreseeable future), so I am keeping the pickle hot/warm, in a jar which I keep in a large mug of hot water from the kettle, on top of my radiator, until I can get a bottle warmer obviously..... I loved the ring, because I think that stone is a really gorgeous colour as well as a good size, and it’s made so that you can change the size a bit, isn’t it (?), I also really liked the tip of using split pins, for holding elements in place while you solder them, because those titanium strips that you can buy to do the same thing, are quite expensive, and those split pins aren’t very expensive, even if you buy a good selection of sizes to work with, are they.?.?. Jon.

[@tracijones6840]

Beautiful!

[@patredden4557]

Great video, thank you.

[@wendialtman3548]

BEAUTIFUL

[@Nancy4133nope]

this is a fantastic video really enjoyed it

[@kimthomson400]

Thanks Nancy :)

[@tishsmiddy71]

Thank you 🤟❤️

[@tribalfiend1655]

Amazing, thank you for these! Do you have any videos on how to set a bezel on a curved setting? I’ve only ever done them on a flat plate before. Thank you!

[@CherylAnn2222]

amazing

[@AmandaBryan08]

How long is the piece of silver for the band?

[@kayblack4713]

Glad I came across your channel. Cool Ring. By the way, is your soldering board sitting on a ceramic plate? I hate the mess of vermiculite… maybe I don’t need it?

[@myjewellerygarden_8628]

Really gorgeous ring Kim, I'm going to have a go at reticulation. Thanks so much for all your videos and guidance. You've helped me so much. One thing I'm a bit confused about, and I hope you can help me with this - I know about annealing and getting the right glow; and I've also read I can over anneal i.e. heat the silver for too long, too hot which can make the silver brittle - does reticulation cause these brittle issues? And finally, although not related to this type of ring as it won't need any more work than shaping - but if you need to, can you re-anneal silver after it's been reticulated?

[@kimthomson400]

Yes, annealing temperature is judged by the colour which is a dull pink glow. If you get your metal bright red hot while annealing, it can become brittle and once it is brittle, there is little you can do about it apart from using the silver for casting instead.

[@susannadistefano7457]

😱🤩😍😍😍👍👍👍 Bellissimo!,,

[@SunriseOverSeaa]

Thank you for these videos! I’ve been desperate to learn reticulation! What torch do you use? Would this work with a micro butane torch? I think it’s about time I upgrade!

[@kernowcraft]

Hello! There's a new video where Kim shares her torch collection here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4SUq4OlZdmSgZo&t

[@TheVits555]

i love ur videos kim...learning so much..thank u! i would really like to know what are those clips u use to hold the gold wire down on the ring band..at the 4 minute mark of this video!?

[@kernowcraft]

Hi Vishal, they are similar to these soldering strips used to support your work: www.kernowcraft.com/products/silversmithing-and-tools/soldering/item/knew-concepts-titanium-soldering-strips-pack-of-5

[@laurettabratti5402]

Kim how did you set the tourmaline on such a bumpy surface? Did you sand down the area where you wanted to set the stone? As we all know, you need a smooth flat surface to get a good connection between the bezel strip and the surface to where you're soldering. Any tips or suggestions? Thank you for your great videos!

[@kimthomson400]

Ooow I can't remember as it was so long ago :) I may have just sanded as it's not a huge stone. Or often we make the stone setting with it's own flat base, then solder that onto the irregular surface.

[@laurettabratti5402]

@@kimthomson400 Okay, many thanks...I'll just have to get in there and try it.

[@pavelt.6579]

Nice))

[@keelygreen6455]

Can you give pointers on doing this on copper using a silver wire to solder on? Any difference when using different metals?

[@sandraboyer2653]

I love this ring and have seen this style before, was any solder used to hold the ends together?

[@kernowcraft]

No solder is used for forming the ring band 😊Just shaping it on a ring mandrel!

[@vicentebarragan1271]

I would have liked to see how you set the stone to the ring

[@kernowcraft]

Kim shares some great stone setting tutorials in this series! Here's the link for all the projects: www.kernowcraft.com/blog/12-months-of-metal-challenge-with-make-it-kim

[@erics5245]

Thank you for the video! Can I ask what gauge silver your started with, whether you were using "reticulating" silver or something else, and if you did something to make the inside of the ring smooth after reticulation?

[@makeitwithkim-jewellerysil3126]

Hi Eric, it was 1mm thick, 10mm wide sterling silver. It was sat on a flat surface so the back didn't reticulate so I only had to give it a light sand and polish at the end as with any piece of jewellery. Hope that helps :)

[@erics5245]

@@makeitwithkim-jewellerysil3126 Thank you for your response and the helpful video!

[@nathalieschumann8499]

Wait, I would have loved to see how you set the stone and finished the project. That was too fast for me right there at the end. And what happened to the other piece?

[@kernowcraft]

Kim has left out this section as she has already done tutorials on stone setting. You can watch the playlist here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnbPcniCiqmSebM These videos are part of the 12 Months Of Metal challenge, where each month Kim focuses on a different area of jewellery making. If you'd like to catch up, we do monthly roundups on our blog 😊www.kernowcraft.com/blog/12-months-of-metal-challenge-with-make-it-kim

[@simonpidgeon949]

💯👍👍

[@deborahhardeman8802]

What areCarter pins made from?

[@keelygreen6455]

Why do you anneal and pickle 10 times? If I wanted to retticulate copper what gauge would you suggest?

[@cynogprys7828]

I am also wondering about the annealing and pickling 10 times.