Project 8 - Carved Ring - Revere Professional Jewelry Making Series- Tool Time Tuesday

Carving with a file is a great skill that will allow you to add all sorts of depth and dimension to your work. By the time you are finished, you will be a pro with your file. This video walks you through Project 8 - The Carved Ring from the book "Professional Jewelry Making" by Alan Revere, (with his permission and encouragement). This series of videos will show you the process of creating the various projects in the book. Be sure to subscribe: bit.ly/2dyBgwT
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[@olegpetelevitch4443]

I got a mitre jig after 38yrs love it !

[@MelissaMuir]

I am so glad to hear you are loving it.

[@peptanarueugen5821]

Mui bien

[@mikema9311]

another well done project..thanks again...shared with the HCR-Hastings Centre Rockhound & Metalworks group

[@MelissaMuir]

mike ma thank you for sharing.

[@Ken_Dalton]

Damn it, I thought I was subbed to you a couple of years ago. Iv missed so many great lessons 😔 iv heard lots of great things about Alan Reveres books. I made sure I'm subbed this time so I can see all your vids

[@MelissaMuir]

Well thanks for subscribing now. And the hood thing is, you can watch all the ones you missed anytime. 🥰

[@Ken_Dalton]

@@MelissaMuir oh don't you worry that was already my thinking myself lol.. I started my silversmith journey about 8yeaes ago now so I'm pretty good if I do say so myself but I'm the kind who loves to soak in all the knowledge and tips I can from some of the great ones like yourself. Soham Harrison thought me a hell of lot and not mention Andrew Berry over my side of the Pond.. We can never stop learning new things and think we know it al,l so thats why I really appreciate the work you and others I mentioned do in passing on your wisdom, so thank you so much 🙏🏼.. much love from Ireland Melissa ☺️👋🏼

[@MelissaMuir]

@@Ken_Dalton thank you. And thanks for taking the time to comment. It means a lot to me. 🥰❤️

[@Ken_Dalton]

@@MelissaMuir you are very welcome, and thank you 🙏🏼. Iv been subscribed to you a couple of years but for whatever reason I havnt saw your vids in my feed but now they are appearing again thank God. KZbin is terrible for that sometimes lol.. take care and all the best ☺️

[@dee200056]

Thanks Melissa for the video, its amazing all the tips and tricks you can pick along the way. Guess you never stop learning

[@MelissaMuir]

Very true. As I go through these projects I am learning so much.

[@Faizul0077]

I'd like to learn from you.....Awesome tutorial.....LOVE IT

[@zia786rajana]

As a Goldsmith I love your work and hardworking. Keep it up dear

[@MelissaMuir]

Thank you so much. I appreciate that.

[@lindagerhard8381]

Beautiful ring and well-explained process! Thank you so much for this very doable project demo!

[@crystalfabulous]

Thanks for sharing. Absolutely beautiful

[@hamzael-issamy9463]

Thank you so mush Melissa for the vidéo and i hope more

[@annh3599]

Always nice clear instructions. Love your videos. Thank you.

[@MelissaMuir]

Thank you. I am so glad you like them.

[@sejaaguia8020]

I love it! Great job!!

[@jimbettridge3123]

Thanks Melissa! Well done!

[@MelissaMuir]

Thank you Jim.

[@begumbuchay7221]

Good

[@juliepeck6915]

Very Nice!! Thank you so very much for sharing this ❤️

[@TheJewelryteacher]

Thanks, it is beautiful and a lot of work!

[@direitodoconsumidor7811]

Very nice tutorial! ❤

[@annedarr1894]

Loved this

[@allanfink6138]

I love these videos you are doing. Another way to easily divide a ring shank into even segments: Use a compass to draw a one inch circle on paper (I prefer 3x5 cards). At the center point draw crossed lines at evenly spaced angles, dividing the circumference by 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, or 12 using a protractor. Lay the ring on the card, centered over the circle. The lines will show you the even divisions and where to make your reference marks. Laminate these templates so you can reuse them. It will save you some of the trial and error.

[@MelissaMuir]

Allan Fink thanks that is a great suggestion

[@giacomomarsilio8314]

Wow 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼😘

[@MelissaMuir]

Thank you

[@libertiner1380]

Nice inspiring work

[@MelissaMuir]

Thank you.

[@Sowellsam2007]

Thank you for showing us how you work thru these projects! I know you are an accomplished professional artist, as I can certainly see in your (gorgeous! ^_^)previous work/videos and the years upon years of videos you have up on youtube showcasing not only your expertise but your creativity that has certainly inspired me, and been a joy to watch.... I just wanted to note (as you yourself have stated as well in an older project video? That you yourself may seem to be "stumbling" thru these projects at times [hardly!] because you are also learning along with us...), I REALLY appreciate the fact that you show us those learning curves and/or minor hurdles, or "stumbles" you have to work thru as you follow the projects in his book. Haha ^_^ I guess what I'm trying to say ultimately is... the fact that you do not edit these all out? Thank you. I'm also excited to learn from Alan AND FROM YOU as well, so thank you for sharing your journey with us!!

[@MelissaMuir]

Samantha Larson thank you so much for such wonderful feedback. I really appreciate that. ❤️

[@barbaradeneke2909]

I wonder if you could draw a line on the bench pin at 45 degrees so you could have a little visual confirmation of your position..

[@MelissaMuir]

I think that would be a very worthy idea.

[@lfate8017]

Thanks Melissa, your videos help so much. I have such a hard time filling the ends of the metal straight. The ends never match up and I waste a lot of metal trying.

[@MelissaMuir]

Thank you. I am so glad they are helpful to you.

[@kathybradbury]

I just got a mitre jig. Very helpful in holding the metal and giving you a guiding edge for filing.

[@idillaslo]

great video and detailed explanation, just one thing about how the polishing is done through a tumbler first ? then...

[@christinadelrio9011]

Myself learning fix wedding band ring . 😗😗

[@robbiemagahey2870]

If I wanted go with a larger gauge...say 6mm wide...would you recommend 3mm in height? It's a beautiful ring...thanks for sharing your video.

[@Gripco1]

Melissa, so glad to see you working with more silver in these videos. I would have loved if you included how to measure the wire length for the size of the ring (that includes the metal thickness, etc. ) Such a most important first step. without that, there’s no way to start. And it’s not as easy as it seams. And when you show us the file to clean up the inside, what kind of file are you using? (#) and how are you filing the stock flat, if you’re holding the file on and angle? I assume your holding the stock at an angle, but that seems scary, like I’d file down my size by the time I get it even a n both sides. I was wondering, do you not ever use the little miter cutting vice for filing flat ends? That helps me a lot, but I’m only intermediate.

[@MelissaMuir]

Sadly, because I do all of the video work and such by myself, sometimes the angles are a little difficult to see in the video. when I file with the file at an angle, the material being filed is held at the same angle. I am attempting to stay as close to the directions in the book as possible during this video series, at the request of Alan Revere. He has told me time and time again "It works if you will just follow the instructions as I have written them. No changes, No adaptations, just follow it." So I agreed that I would do as he requested. Now, that isn't to say that I stick with that all the time when I am not filming the projects for the book. I totally use my miter vise all the time! But like I said, for this particular series, I am following it as it has been written in the book.

[@ScottPriestley]

Really nice Melissa!! Thinking about trying it in wax :-)

[@MelissaMuir]

Oh man. It would be so simple on wax I think. At least much easier on the hands. Lol.

[@samsturgess4485]

Wow love that. Can I just ask - the little nicks when you first started - are they straight or at an angle ? I couldn’t quite see. Regards.

[@Leo-xv8uq]

Where could you get the wire for it?

[@dannymcdermott5549]

Melissa, if I were wanting to make many of those rings, would it work if I made an ~8" version on half-round stock and use it to make a mold that would yield roped stock in 1/2 size increments for a few rings shanks from each? Your finished ring was gorgeous, but for me, 2 days of work would yield a ring I don't think I can properly price at $25/hr. Most of the design would be cast, with additional filing needed, after soldering, to finish the ring.

[@MelissaMuir]

Yes, I think that would work nicely. I think it might change the shape of it a little when you curve it around to make the ring, but without trying it out, I am not entirely sure what would happen. Keep in mind, this did take some time, but I had to stop and mom a few times and it also takes longer to make when filming. The more of them you make, the faster and easier it will become. I still think it would take a couple of hours at minimum to make, but perhaps I haven't made enough to really know. I would love to hear your results if you decide to make a mold and such.

[@allanfink6138]

Danny, yes, true, Melissa is not showing a high yield production method. I think the point of the exercise is to master the use of your files. If I wanted to make a lot of rings in this design in a hurry for money, I would carve one in wax using burs in a flexshaft, cast a master model, then use that in a rubber mold to make many wax copies. Cast them in a gang, and polish them with a tumbler and finish with tripoli and rouge. You would get the time spent on each down to a much more reasonable, billable increment. Just my humble opinion.

[@pijnto]

Is Alan Revere contactable I would love to ask him if he is related to Paul Revere, given the fact that Paul Revere was also a Silver smith

[@MelissaMuir]

pijnto join our group on Facebook and ask him. 😊 the group is called Let’s Make Professional Jewelry.

[@pijnto]

@@MelissaMuir No don't use facebook and never will

[@allanfink6138]

I have heard in the past Alan Revere is indeed a descendant of Paul Revere