Guesstimate what the outer diameter of the ring should be depending on the size of your finger and choose a hole saw accordingly.
Best wood for ring making.
The project is made more difficult because the choice of wood is often.
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In the illustrations below i am using african padauk which has a deep orange or reddish color that will turn a warm brown over time with exposure to uv light.
The first step in making a wood ring is choosing the right wood.
We carry all the supplies you need to make your very own ring including a huge selection of ring blanks.
This is one of the best resins for making your own dried flower pendants.
I d try to find one that is intended to consolidate rotten wood in exterior restoration projects.
It will truly seal the wood for you.
Ring making has become a very popular turning project.
To fashion your own wooden rings all you need is a block of dense scrap wood along with access to a drill press vice and dremel tool or automated belt sander.
That will be a very difficult project due to the tendency of wood to split along its grain.
It is thin soaks in well and sets slowly.
There are several brands on the market.
We offer several styles of jewelry quality ring kits in a wide variety of sizes in both single and 2 piece designs.
This will be multiplied in a ring which necessarily will have a thin cross section.
Using a drill press drill part of the way through your piece of wood making sure that the piece of wood being drilled stays intact with the board.
Afterwards return the ring to the lathe to make the final cuts and polish it out.
Since the ring will be fairly thin you ll want to choose a fairly dense and strong wood.