Making Your Own Silver Jewellery - How to Make and Solder A Silver Ring

This film shows you how Andrew Berry, a professional jeweller for nearly 30 years, makes a silver ring.
It sounds so simple, and in fact, it is simple BUT over the past 30 years Andrew has found tips and tricks on ensuring you get the right fitting ring every time in the fastest time possible. So saving you money!
This is mainly about preparation of the silver ring and the soldering of it.
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First Part Of The Series • Want to Start Solderin...
Second Part Of The Series • How to Silver Solder -...

[@rcjrocks2109]

30 years of knowledge freely given to all! YOU TRULY ROCKS MY WORLD & YES, I AM YELLING. THANK YOU SO MUCH MR. ANDREW BERRY!

[@clarefabula4588]

these are just previews of online lessons he sells.

[@GreyoftheSnow]

Was anybody else sitting on the edge of their seat when he was doing the soldering

[@Amber-bk7bw]

Thank you for making such a professional and informative video. Your tutorials have been so helpful!

[@lyns74]

Brilliant video!! Thanks for posting. I am re-visiting my jewellery making after about 10 yrs. Your videos are helping a lot. Cheers.

[@TalisMagick]

Thank you so much for your awesome videos. I made this ring following your instructions and it came out great!

[@lewistaylor2029]

absolutely loved this Andrew!

[@veronicaciecierska388]

Your videos are slow but so great to learn! Jewelry making all about the tiniest details and I love that you make sure to cover everything and share your great knowledge. I don't want any other video tutorials, I will just keep watching your channel. :) Really happy I found it!

[@eringranger6073]

Absolutely great service and I humbly Thank you for your help

[@deborahdalzell]

I’ve just started silversmithing & your videos are awesome. Thank you, I’m learning so much.

[@lisapupillo1724]

I just watched five of your videos and have learned more in your videos than in the many, many others I have watched combined. Thank you so much for explaining all the little details that a lot of others miss!! I feel much more confident now that it won't take me 5 attempts to make 1 piece!!

[@orpheusness2422]

Diamond Mounter channel is the best for knowledge and clear video guides

[@mikedenny1967]

Watched just one vid and I'm addicted! Excellent tutorial, will be watching many more, thank you!

[@myloves2113]

I have watched it nd just refreshing my mind how to get started on some of our wedding rings they are so beautiful after being done ✔😍

[@forestfirearts1741]

Andrew, I wanted to say a huge thank you for all your instructional videos. I just completed my very first silver soldered copper ring core and it came out great!! Your detailed instruction really helped in so many ways. I normally make bentwood rings, and sometimes some with metal cores and wood on the outside. Now I can make my own ring cores, as well as make rings without wood. I am so excited about the new world of possibilities before me!! Thank you so much!!

[@papi9582]

Very good video, explained very well and made it easy to understand. Thank you.

[@Ragamuffinblue]

Andrew! I just looked up your video as I was frustrated with getting my ring sizes just right without having to file back . Yay!!!! For the first time using your method I got it perfect first go. A BIG BIG thank you for sharing so graciously. I’m very very grateful. Virtual hug 🤗 and best wishes to you and yours at this time.

[@katzotti4180]

Excellent work, and helpful instructions! Thank you!

[@sylui2001]

Very details and clear, thank you for this video.

[@geotestjohn]

Thank you so much for a really helpful tutorial using real tools and talking like a real person. Seriously, the best way to learn right here!

[@hundredhobbies3691]

I can't get enough of your videos!!

[@s.magdaleno4124]

Andrew, thank you so much for your videos! This one with advice on how to make a ring is very very good. I've been making a "D" to form the ring for soldering, and then I would go nuts trying to get the. ends to match. Your method makes much more sense and it's going to save me lots of work. What a relief.

[@Cam70868]

Best videos I’ve seen!!!! So detailed

[@marcosofsky2605]

well done, man! Excellent tutorials! Still waiting for some supplies to arrive, and your recommendations for tool brands are always helpful, it can make a great difference with budget constraints to purchase the superior tool the first time.

[@larrymoremckenzie3029]

That's what i wanted to see, that little torch solder that ring! Thank You!

[@pixiedixie3187]

how well you explain the soldering technique! perfect for refreshing my Solderin tech< thanks a lot!

[@michellesymeonides8926]

Thank you! I am learning so much from your videos.

[@BASEDinMaine]

You have truly earned your mastery and it is so generously shared with us. I am both impressed and slightly overwhelmed at the idea of taking on the project I have in mind as an amateur. I have made one silver ring before and it was quite a task to get that perfect sense of the torch and timing to get the flux to flow just right and not overheat. It's a completely different game than the soldering of electrical components that seems easy in comparison. Certainly experience is the only remedy, but I don't want to waste time and material. I will be sure to absorb as much of this as I can! Thank you kindly 🙏

[@maryamraf858]

Thank you so much for explaining all the important details🙏

[@PollyGL]

You are awsome teacher, thanks

[@alekmartin9999]

Awesome tutorials. Love it

[@allanthompson9695]

I printed out the resources charts and guides today, and laminated them, while the girls were out on their scooters. Very handy references. Thanks Andrew. Gem show this weekend own our way. Im hoping to get along if Zi is well enough,, and meet a few people.

[@JadeRidgley]

This was brilliant. Thank you for this video.

[@cristiandiazherrera2424]

beautiful technique and words

[@elisazulueta9535]

Thank you Andrew for awesome video, I learned so much from your detailed videos ❤

[@allainat666]

Great tip! Makes perfectly good sense

[@martynm.449]

You're obviously very talented and experienced. Thank you for sharing your hard earned knowledge.

[@digzy2006]

Hi Andrew Thanks for creating this video. With your tips and good video was able to repair a pendant top that I owned that was broken. Didn't think this would be so easy once you have the correct knowledge. Wish you the best during these hard times and thanks for teaching me a valuable skill for life.

[@digzy2006]

By the way think that the quality, camera work and editing of your videos are great.

[@qsalazar5740]

I was trying to make my first ring and couldn't get the solder to melt for the life of me, I probably tried 8 times then I watched this video and on the first try with your technique it finally melted!!

[@Dharlanna]

Thank you!

[@cyprisjewelry7255]

very informative,keep it up

[@suemcarthur105]

thanks for your time

[@jeannettesalazar6442]

Berri you are the best tutor and your tutorials are the best.thank 😊❤🎉

[@crystalrockjewelry4578]

thank you for your work and always awesome videos! Would love to see a video on how to craft a signet ring or male ring with stones!!! very hard to find :)

[@hemanthaperera7224]

I learned lot from you.Thank you very much.

[@hepburn118]

Instant subscribe and like. I just finished a 3 day introduction to jewellery making here in South Australia and your channel is helping build on that and improve my soldering. I used to be a fitter and turner but I'm out of that due to severely broken ankle and I have had to find another career. I think this might be it.

[@KRIS-gr5hn]

Where in SA was the 3 day intro?.. I'd like to see if it's still going. Thanks

[@hepburn118]

@@KRIS-gr5hn It is held at the TAFE in the city center in Adelaide. However, they only run the intensive, three day course at certain times of the year. It is run all year though, but a lot of the time it's 8 weeks one night a week. The jam factory, I'm going to go here for more advanced courses and possibly the mentoring program, also run jewellery making courses. They are quite literally 200 meters away from the city TAFE.

[@KRIS-gr5hn]

@@hepburn118 Thanks for replying. I'll be looking into it. Cheers!

[@kalte333]

I am enthralled by this video. I had no knowledge of this before. I'm glad I started here. Thank you so much for making this high quality video

[@lavkushsoni0001]

Very nice

[@haiderad459]

Thank you very much ❤️

[@qingemeng]

gorgeous!

[@mary-annkieckhaben5026]

I like you Tutorials is much learning thank you so much

[@fouadfarah1485]

Very good educations videos ,congratulations and thanks for the way also for the time,other thing i would like to know which acid is used to clean oxidization, thanks..

[@vanessabarcus6775]

Hi Andrew, thanks so much for your incredibly well done videos! So helpful. I was wondering if you ecommend using dead soft or half hard sterling silver wire for this kind of ring?

[@biker6255]

Hi Andrew, I wanted to print of the size chart for ring making, but cannot find it, Your videos are very clear and explain very detail, I've only just started to make my own jewellery, and find your videos brilliant.. Thank you

[@Taylor-jv5od]

Thank you super informative video I've just started making jewelry with wire wrapping stones but I really want to move up to working with silver and gold and what not

[@Bonnie-sd7et]

Taylor how’s it going?

[@paolo1960]

Thank Thank you...Grazie!

[@lisacleary5019]

Andrew so helpful! Thank-you! I am so unsure how to use The PASTE which has the 2 in 1 as you described in another video when you repaired a chain. And here you used FLUX and a SNIP of SOLDER. I believe the FLUX and a SNIP of SOLDER is the SAFER METHOD am I right? I too must know, what am I buying to make that ring is it a Strip of real silver, then what FLUX and SOLDER SNIP should I buy... Thank-you so, so much

[@gabolujan3109]

You’re an amazing* teacher!

[@Liz-ht1gl]

Just curious- I'm not very experienced but I was taught to put the solder below the ring then hold the flame above to draw the solder through the joint. Is one way better than the other?

[@farshidsheikh8962]

Hi Andrew As much as I searched your channel or the net, there wasn’t any good reference on what sort of solder plate is to choose when making silver ring. Once you said to start with hard solder but it didn’t work at all and the rest of the ring was getting near to melt. That’s awesome if you could explain this! Cheers

[@hidingo]

You have taught me how to make quality jewelry. I would like to send you a piece of my creation

[@voiceofhena4013]

How much would it cost to gather all the tools to make silver jewelry?

[@gabolujan3109]

You’re a genius

[@dapperdan1017]

What is the coarseness of Emery paper that he is using? I have sandpaper where I'm from and I dont know if UK vs US is different? Would 600 grit be good

[@paprikaveg405]

Thank you

[@usernamemykel]

Mr. Berry, how would one de-solder a silver solder joint, so as to remove all the silver solder - would one just heat up the joint until it liquifies and fall off via gravity? I ask because when I was working with soldering electronics years ago, when there came a time to de-solder a component, we would speed up the process using braided wire as a "wick". Thank you for your response.

[@SeattleRingHunter]

Absolutely stellar instruction. Cheers, #SeattleRingHunter

[@Merojewelleryworkshop]

nice work same i do

[@Miki.K]

I love your videos. Thank you very much for sharing. I have a question about calculating a ring blank. When I compare different jewellery books to see a size of ring, I noticed that there are different diameters, length for actual sizes of rings that leads to a different length of metal I am going to need. I don't know which one is standard size or accurate.... i know you have your own calculation of sizes. I wonder why there are so many differences and not one measurement???

[@dapperdan1017]

Idk what you mean but I just used his USA size chart and measured it out and it was super close when I had it bent together pre solder. When I successfully get the solder and hammer it perfect round again it will most likely be spot on. Just pay attention to the thickness of the material you're using. I used 1x4mm rectangular silver and it was a size 5 so I used the chart which said 52.1mm. I added the extra 5mm on the one end and like I said it's super close already I'm so excited! Good luck ask me any questions if you need help

[@samplower5860]

@Andrew Berry, what type of acid did you use? does it become to late to put it in or is 10 seconds just the earliest?

[@Codylun92]

where do you get silver that is that thick I have looked on rio grande and i can only find 10 gauge and it isnt near as wide as this. Thanks in advance.

[@user-ev9fc3hn9w]

Thanks Andrew for the video. Quick query, the silver sheet you used seems to be D shaped, whilst I can only file flat sheets online. How we search for this type of silver sheet that is in D shape? Thanks.

[@mikefawaz5045]

i have C section same your example 6mmx2mm but longer to wear it on the hand lets say i have two peaces of this bar and i want to joint them togather to become as one tall bar , i have small torch and solder stick and soldering flux and powder

[@tinabeckham7815]

I can't get the solder pillions to melt to solder my piece to another piece I used hard solder and solder flux past nit sure what went wrong the piece was red hot can u help ?

[@zuanov]

I like the raw look of the ring even with the flux on, is it save to wear it like this too?

[@bskilla4892]

It depends on the flux that was used. In general I would say no, better to wear it after the metal has been placed in a pickle bath and after it has been neutralized by something like a baking soda solution. I also like the look, but so many flux bottles have so many warnings on them it's better not to risk it.

[@clarefabula4588]

@@hansenironworksmfg.7012 It's not lead solder. It's silver solder.

[@chynnajohnson6538]

Hi, what gauge and type of silver wire are you using in this video?

[@DaisukeOmi]

Love the video! I'm wondering where to buy the silver? I can easily obtain the other instruments and materials for soldering a piece, but I'm having no luck acquiring the actual silver that would need to be soldered. I'd love to know where to find it. Ceritainly to find the same that you use in this video for then I would be able to follow along and feel as though every element is in its place as I make my piece. Cheers!

[@Atthebench]

Chris Hefty Where are you based? UK? USA?

[@DaisukeOmi]

I'm based in the USA.

[@Atthebench]

Chris Hefty Your best bet is to look online at Rio Grande or Gesswein for the tools. They are the best for you in the US

[@Atthebench]

Hi, Yes, atthebench.com is our online jewellery training web site. You can join as a monthly or yearly member.

[@LeslieProper]

Hello, I make rings from clad nickel/copper US quarters and dimes. The band is made from the quarter and the bezel cup to hold the gem is formed from a dime. I have a technique for making agate cabs. The bezel cup is silver soldered to the band and the bezel cup crimped to hold the agate. One detractor, in my opinion, is the exposed copper edge of the dime. Question: Is there a solder that can be used to coat the copper edges of the dime bezel? Thanks in advance if you can help.

[@kevinsung6680]

Andrew...love your work and methods..is this not a contradiction as in other vids you say don't cut the wire and bend it ,,line up marks and cut through both?....

[@michellezevenaar]

I would like to make a comfort fit ring. can i use the D profile with the round side on the inside? would that create any extra steps or problems?

[@clarefabula4588]

usually comfort-fit rings are like an oval shape, but I don't see why you could'nt make one from half-round wire.

[@joeynuggetz]

Can you link to the solder and flux you used please? None of these videos tell us.

[@mariaberry7662]

Thank you for making this video. Thank you for sharing your Knowledge. >Wayne Berry

[@mohammadrezayazdani6785]

awsome

[@michellezevenaar]

i have soft and hard solder, but i forgot to lable them last time i used them. do you have any tips for finding out which one is which?

[@guysmith6394]

Michelle Bennett zperhaps you could flux the ends of a thin strip or snippet of each piece (be sure you know which piece corresponds to each stock piece of solder), then place them side by side and heat them gently, and evenly, until one of them starts to melt. The first one to melt would likely be the low temp/soft solder.

[@ZoeZeo1]

Can you use solder paste? Or do you get a better join with solder strip?

[@jimjam6598]

Don't think it matters much. Solder paste works fine, as does solid solder.

[@jewelrybyjd]

You wanted the ring to be 65mm right. But when you measured. You moved in 5mm then measured 65mm. Isn't that 5mm short? Or did I misunderstand something?

[@Atthebench]

jewelrybyjd well spotted. I was wondering when someone was going to pick that up. Glad you were paying attention :-)

[@jimjam6598]

After you solder, it's not a perfect circle. When it's on the mandrel, hammering it down to make it a perfect circle stretches it a bit and makes it bigger. If you were to cut it and measure it, it would most probably measure around 65mm.

[@celiaceliouche2253]

oh yes, just noticed that too :) Thanks for asking, i'm gonna watch the rest of the video to see if this is explained ?

[@superkruger]

Wondered the same thing

[@jackjurlina8927]

great vid, what is the acid called that you use?

[@shorelinearmorllc477]

I've noticed sometimes people use pure silver for tube settings or bezels for instance. How do you know when to use sterling or pure silver when making different pieces of jewelry?

[@Atthebench]

Personally i ddont see the need to use fine silver when using sterling silver. It adds unnecessary costs.

[@Bonnie-sd7et]

shoreline armor llc fine silver is also softer which might not be ideal.

[@marknarouz4337]

God bless you

[@mazrimchj]

What's your advice if you're making a ring with a set stone but you don't know what the buyers size will be, do you make it larger than average so you only need to cut down the shank rather than hammer it larger (which would damage the setting)?

[@Atthebench]

Depends on how the stone is set. Bezel set needs to be the right size. Claw set you can go a couple of sizes either way

[@helenhill9482]

Is there a reason why you don’t use a fire coat to prevent firestain? It’s hassle coating the whole thing but I’d rather do that than have to get rid of firestain after the fact.

[@jefriauster9712]

never get wasted....

[@dustinemayhew388]

where do you buy your metal

[@ADogschoice]

Do you use pure silver? If someone has allergies to copper , what can I use?

[@lizlloyd4228]

I've been making rings carefully but I still get a solder mark on the inside. I'm going to try your method so I don't have problems with the ends and filing them too much!!

[@Atthebench]

You can do it!

[@turtlespirit2424]

I am trying to access the freeview content on your website but the link isn't working properly and I cannot find how to enter my email...

[@Atthebench]

Turtle Spirit Hi. All technical support questions regarding At The Bench are answered via contact from the website contact form. Thankyou. But go to www.atthebench.com/subscribe

[@turtlespirit2424]

thank you!

[@isaacmartinez9351]

Where do you buy your materials?

[@parissoliz658]

ALSO WHAT SAW ARE YOU USING FOR USA BUY? THAT SAW LOOKS THIN I NEED THIS DOES ALL SAWS COME IN DIFF SIZE BLADES?!

[@haidner]

In North America the saw blades are measured by thickness, from thinnest to thickest, as 8/0 to #4. most jewellery of this kind uses a 3/0 blade, which is 22 gauge (.0095'' thick).

[@twix9055]

Hi does any one have any ideas I've just ordered my work bench and was a little bit worried as I live in a flat and have wood flooring about putting something fireproof over the section of flooring where my bench will be and I will work any one have any ideas please would be much appreciated. Thanks

[@clarefabula4588]

I'm 14 and have my workbench in my room which has carpet, I've been doing this stuff for a year and I only have one burn mark, so I think hardwood will be OK but not great.

[@chauffeurmarco]

Now I really saw visually de solder going inside the ring. You been saying it few times but I don't remember that I saw it until a big plan of inside of the ring.

[@justiceblackwolf369]

where is the second part? clicked the link and it showed me something else

[@jilllapierre9968]

I’m j use watching the making your own silver jewelry, etc. I’ve watched the others in this series. It seems you contradict how to cut the ring in order to make a perfect join. In the previous you have suggested that we overlap the ends and cut through the 2 ends at the same time. In this film, you cut the 2 sides separately. Well then I’m back to the same issue of not being able to match them up. Is there a reason not to overlap the ends?