Making a Shipwrecked Copper Ring with a Blue Oxidation Patina

[@ricardocarrasco4903]

I'm a bladesmith, and I think I'm gonna be doing some oxidized copper fittings on my next blade after watching this video!!! Great work man.

[@mekniwassime2098]

Wait people still make swords? that's cool

[@natejacobs3011]

@@mekniwassime2098 yeah a machine can't make a very nice $300 kitchen knife

[@yiklongtay6029]

How did it go?

[@dt2419]

Spit Fire yeah it’s gaining popularity again. There are thousands and thousands of blacksmiths and blade makers

[@simeon7450]

You kidding me?? im literally watching the Pirates of the Carribean and i get a message that PAD uploaded a new video of a shipwrecked ring! The ring turned out amazing/delicious! really great job, i always enjoy your videos.

[@joselinabueno7142]

Other people: Hey, have you seen that cool ring making youtuber Patrick Adair? Me: You mean Paddy cakes bakes?

[@joselinabueno7142]

I will be using that name in my head from now on! It is a fitting name. Makes me chuckle just thinking about it. :)

[@esthergerlitz2359]

This made me laugh very hard

[@Ron3343]

Patrick your rings are AMAZING!!!! My fiancee and I are looking forward to wear them as our Wedding Bands!!

[@Ron3343]

Raptor_gaming101 Thank you so much!!! It's happening in just over 24 hours!!!

[@Ron3343]

DarkArachnid Amazing!!! Couldn't ask for a more perfect time!!!! Perfect weather, perfect guests, Amazing D.J., and the photos will be monumental!!! Patrick's ring were center stage, and will continue to be!!!! Thank you so much for asking!!

[@cypher10297]

I just read your comment and it's 4 months now. I just wanted to wish you a very happy life ahead!! God bless

[@Ron3343]

@i watch minecraft videos Doing great my friend! How is yours?

[@skippydinglechalk3826]

Congrats mate cheers

[@AuntieJemima]

holy shet, this is probably my favorite ring of yours. I love the oceanic, washed up near the boardwalk kinda feel.

[@xohsolsticee5383]

I bought this ring for 300 on preorder. Dakota wymer is a friend/coworker of mine and he told me he knows you from home. I love my ring, keep up the good work.

[@TitanUranusOfficial]

Love the ring! I've worked with copper sheets before, and accelerated the verdigris patina, I spread ash (any type will do)and lightly moisten with a sprayer, let sit in the sun for a full day, gently wipe clean, then use vinegar vapor. The final result is more green than what you ended up with, but move vivid and doesn't wipe off easily.

[@Joey-db8bv]

Love the ring. I think it looks better and more genuine with the patina on the inside.

[@erin12mills]

Beautiful!! What was the spray you used to seal it?

[@CalebFaulkner]

Consider doing a time-lapse of the oxidation of the ring next time! Beautiful work.

[@gorisenke]

If the time is mostly in waiting for oxidation, you could always try to run a batch of these. You hammer the surface, so you could take a bar for say seven rings, put your bevels in and have a small powered space so you can cut the rings out without ruining your finish. Hammer away, sand away, doing the faces as the ring before them is completed and removed from the bar, and then batch oxidize. If two of the seven come out right, you can clean the other five and then put them right back in.

[@irinasouvandjiev761]

Fantastic design. I was wondering what sort of lacquer you're using at the end to prevent the blue and green oxidation from rubbing off again with wear.

[@triune_blades]

When I come up with a knife design it's amazing to then hold it in your hand. Like you said, it's VERY rewarding to have an idea in your head come to fruition. Great job!

[@echo4998]

Wow the finished product looks amazing good job.

[@williamgomez6087]

Best video ive seen about metals ever

[@TomaszCzajka80]

Hi Patrick really cool looking ring. Can you let us know what lacquer you've used for coating it?

[@soulfulsince0000]

About to preorder this ring. From pirates of the Caribbean to my love for diving.. This is my perfect gift. This is truly a masterpiece you’ve created!

[@stankrieger3598]

man every time I look at one of your videos it inspires me to keep moving forward with all my projects. I see this is a rather old vid from the 18s but I am hoping you still review the comments. I have decided to make Rings as my main line of stuff this is coming to be my new nitch in life. I started off making slab tables now to rings, wow go figure.

[@PatrickAdairDesigns]

I love to hear that! Keep up the ring making you’ll love it!

[@TAG-1984]

wow, i love this ring. Briliant work Patrick

[@samgalindo8693]

don't you mean pattycakes?

[@nathanbinns6345]

Those final photos of the finished product were amazing! Such an awesome ring.

[@polybius3821]

never seen you work with copper. idk why but its so pretty on the lathe with all the shavings

[@MissGroves]

Lovely finish. I've only ever suspended the ring in the ammonia bath by thread and use copper pipe supported by dowel when hammering. Love the end result

[@dougtheheavy]

Very curious as to what this sealer you're using is. Beautiful ring, hope I get to own one of your works some day.

[@TofuRabbit]

Really neat process and color palette. Copper is such a cool material.

[@tvane1225]

I just wanted to say Congrats to you man. I've been watching your videos for a while and I'm glad to see your business grow so much. Keep up the good work.

[@Karactos]

This is by far my favourite design. I love this. Well done

[@jeannephifer4183]

I love the ring but I've seen that kind of thing happen with copper and brass and it wasn't nowhere near a beach right out in the woods the salt in the ground does the same thing beautiful great job keep up the great work take care and God bless

[@ollieegg649]

Funny how a ring like this will only be seen from Patrick - very nice!

[@keatonhoward3620]

This is probably my favorite ring you have made. Nice job! It would be awesome if you made a ring made with sand, sea glass and/or a sea shell of some sort. 😀 edit: You should add glow powder too so it looks like plankton at night.

[@buy.almond3358]

Keaton Howard that's a really good idea

[@ryujiyamazaki583]

Hi Patrick, again another video as you always upload & this time a video again about making something simple & still you haven't demonstrated how you label your rings from the inside? I appreciate if you can show that as we already know this part. You always mention that you try to read the comments but I have mentioned about this in every video & you have never responded on that. Can you please do that, thank you!

[@Jaynautic]

That ring is super AESTHETIC.

[@nicktohzyu]

thank you! the music choise and volume control was much better in this video!

[@MoeinMohammadiMD]

Hello Your job was amazing! But I have a suggestion for you about carving copper on lathe. as you mentioned in atter of lathing copper is really hard to have a clean smooth surface. But there is a trick to do so. While carving your piece, drip some drops of oil on your copper piece and your carving diamond, time to time. The result will surprise you!

[@Ender.wigginn]

I saw in a video in another channel that the artist used a uv activated clear coat on his copper rings. It would look great, and would probably be thin enough to work into the inner band and around the tapered edges, without bleeding over onto the oxidized surfaces of the outer band. It cures hard as a construction hard hat and polishes up really nice for a smoother durable inner band, which would keep it comfortable to wear without green staining on the finger. I bet you could even use it on the outer band and use a sand blast or a low grit sand paper to keep it from being shiny on the outside of the band, to keep the rustic look from the oxidizing process, while likewise protecting against sweat copper staining of adjacent fingers.

[@suzannesimmons9603]

I love it❣️... so what are the other things that you said you did to get the final result? More salt etc...?

[@alicerosa6766]

Wow...I just love it. Beautiful😊😊

[@jkr3008]

Hey Patrick - what coat did you use for protection? Some sort of clear lacquer?

[@Kazues_]

This is one of my favorites that you've done yet. It's beautiful.

[@Kazues_]

Unfortunately I can't afford to pre-order it right now, but once I'm a bit more squared away financially I would be willing to even pay full price for it. But just know there is another person interested in them, even though I'm not pre-ordering.

[@HCpenguin]

If you don't mind me asking where is a good place to get a lathe, that's what you use there to "scult" the ring?

[@jeremyr6533]

Excellent idea. Looks great.

[@iAncientOne]

Definitely my favorite of your rings! Fabulous!

[@joehaas4980]

That's awesome! You could also place a piece of string through the ring an have the string tied around the box so the ring is elevated with no direct contact!

[@samuelemilonajeraacosta6035]

It looks awsome👍👍

[@OculiCorvus]

Perhaps you could design one with and include a band of coral somehow? Don't know how well coral would machine, but just an idea to tie in another element of the sea as well as some awesome color.

[@denisedavis146]

I want that one to bro i dnt care if it takes 3-4 months of creation but i have to have this piece. This looks like straight out of the pirates of the Caribbean movie!!!!

[@venushester1254]

What are you spraying on it for the finish? Does that seal it and keep it from changing colol?

[@megangoldner9848]

Awesome! What do you use to protect it? The stuff that you spray on. Is it Protectaclear?

[@conrad1514]

What sort of lacquer was used? Copper leaves a green tarnish on the skin and some lacquers just peel off very quickly

[@zoopet3488]

Thank you for the video. What is spray lacquer do you use for your rings?

[@LoafofSoap]

Best Patty Cakes Bakes episode in my opinion, I love the end result, wish I could bake that every day at home 😍

[@ralphmacsavage]

You should try to carve a 1960's bioshock-like design in the this style of ring. I'd abseolutely buy it!!! Also, if you put this on your website you should name it, "The Subma-Ring"

[@buy.almond3358]

Riotous Rebel omfg that's such a good name

[@garygrant6987]

My wife made a ring for a couple that literally was the helmet of a Big Daddy. It came out amazingly.

[@jackwriter1908]

Can you put on the middle of the ring some glow powder? Just a small line of green and blue glow powder, with black pigments so that you can not really see it in the day and in the night there is a glowing line?

[@morganehmkejuta4434]

What clear coat did you use to seal it with? You said it was specifically made for metals like copper

[@shannonhowden4640]

Great video! the ring turned out amazing. Can you recommend a clear coat spray like the one you use in this video?

[@scrubsidiot]

For weeks I've hesitated ordering a ring. Now you show me this beautiful peace. Well, just pre-ordered one...

[@juanito5220]

I love the color of copper!!!!!

[@DianaBidwellRtmiss]

Love it! I'm a huge fan of copper & verdigris.

[@chrismurphy388]

Huge fan of the video love this ring!!! I've done some patina experiments and you can get a no bad result with malt vinager and salt. Plus you can grind glow powder with salt for patina the results are interesting 😁😁

[@jdjr3640]

Incredible ring. Looks fantastic!

[@Friedeggshells]

That came out so good. Good job

[@At1as404]

I just wanted to say that I checked your website and you make beautiful rings my friend!! ☺

[@jsmcinnes]

Bloody brilliant ring!!! Would you divulge the name of the lacquer you use?

[@blazetique972]

I appreciate your videos, it's very interesting, I don't understand all you talk because i'm french but I understand the main idea. I would like to know what do you do with the materials dust at the end ? Me I will keep and mix to create an original material just to enjoy. Sorry for my english.

[@YonatanZunger]

Après la patination, il le nettoye avec papier de verre, 1500 grains, et applique un laque pour cuivre (il n'a pas dit quelle type précisément, mais c'est quelque-chose qui s'adhère très bien à cuivre) en plusieurs couches très minces.

[@renzhammenga8619]

@Patrick Adair Designs, what kind of lacquer do you use? i need to know!

[@gaaranosuna1790]

It turned out amazing

[@zhuzhupet69]

Wowzers in my trousers.

[@jessecaropepe7206]

This is one of the coolest channels ever

[@PatrickAdairDesigns]

Thanks Jesse!

[@Capthrax1]

A friend of mine used one of those ammonia capsule on me when camping in the morning. On the video i go straight from mid snore to wtf in like 2 seconds. Unique experience.

[@PatrickAdairDesigns]

Capthrax1 haha! I’m sure it was very “unique”

[@AiByZahra]

Yeahhhh really cool I love the blue effect on it 😍❤

[@barr10ington]

I think this is my favorite episode and ring awesome work

[@philochristos]

That's really pretty. I'm putting copper bolsters on a knife and just googling around for ideas to make it look cool.

[@JT-mq6oc]

Awesome! What is the laquer you use for cooper please?

[@blackthornknives]

Absolutely perfect!

[@williammackenzie2103]

I got a question. Which material would be better to make a ring from, in terms of asthetic and durability. Ceramic, Obsidion, or carbon fiber?

[@januaryfebruary9810]

Great tutorial! Beautiful results, thx 4 sharg

[@bobdavis5652]

I love that texture way better than the obsidian finish. And the vintage look is great would love to see one with maybe wooden rings on the edge and a resin layer in the middle filled with tiny clock springs. "I will try and add a picture of my inspiration for this if I can" sent the images through Facebook messenger on your page. Peter brown a youtuber who works in resin casting was my inspiration on this ring. I feel it only fair to give credit where due.

[@Capthrax1]

Ive always found copper a breeze to work with. No ring but other projects. Copper work hardening is still going to be super soft compared to hss or carbide tooling. Unless there is a issue with cracking?

[@TheCsel]

that's why I'm interested in using aluminum bronze, but I havent really messed with it to know its properties as well,.

[@renzesparza6281]

I love the monotone dry humor. Its a nice touch.

[@kiyvro2601]

It looks amazing

[@Rainy_Japan]

im honestly so amazed by your work. keep up the great work!

[@hannahgaffney-flynn245]

Is it possible to do anything with bismuth? Not sure if its impossible or annoying but i thought id suggest it atleast. I love your work and everything always comesout so great

[@chetanokade9635]

I'm going to try this. Do you think I can insert 2 to 4 mm appetite stones randomly in the ring and sanding the excess?

[@husk79]

wow... that looks awesome!!

[@lucasshelton6952]

I started watching earlier this week and omg I am so addicted to all your vids! I'm saving up for a ring now!

[@bertiesgirl1]

I've used renaissance wax buffed onto the metal to seal patina, tried ammonia and salt, stazon ink pads and other alcohol inks (like sharpies) and they all sealed great with wax.

[@TheCoolDog90]

This is my favorite cooking show

[@YonatanZunger]

OK, this is amazing. Can you tell us any more about the process you found that worked best for the forced patination? Was there something that caused more of the black versus more of the green patination to form? (I've been thinking about how to make keyboard cases from copper, and I would _love_ to try some similar approaches!)

[@iggysixx]

The Crafsman has a good overview video of 5 different ways to patina copper (all black, deep blue, green-blue, etc).

[@zenitrammpr]

By far my favorite look

[@vivalarevolution1652]

@Patrick I love your rings and all the designs you've done over the years. Your video editing and photography are phenomenal. My only quip I have with your rings is, I enjoy my rings to be very streamlined and thin. I like to be able to make a tight fist and not be able to feel the ring. If I were to order one of your rings is that something you could do??

[@joeegucci9787]

That’s so amazing you did such a good job Patrick!

[@juliantanner8384]

I really hope that you added this to your store because this ring is just beautiful

[@B.McAllister]

I have an obsession with rings so I am obsessed with these videos.

[@gabrielarchambault8034]

This ring is amazing

[@andycao4920]

this is beautiful

[@saartal4524]

VERY nice and creative work. Cool ring. What is the laqour you are using to coat the ring? Sounds interesting... Thanks

[@impulsivebeetle6526]

Just wondering, what kind of lathe do you use?

[@nevadabigbey1497]

I love this ring! My favorite one you’ve made so far!!

[@etomlin8814]

Could the same effect be achieved with steel and rust with forced oxidation?

[@Noximien]

What's in the spray he uses to coat the ring at the end? I can't really hear it well.

[@pedroojedam]

Gracias for the video amigo ringmaker.