Damascus/Mokume wedding ring Q's

[Phil Dwyer]

I had my wedding band and engagement ring soldered together before my May 16 wedding and I think they are already coming apart! I had them soldered at a good jeweler and I take good care of my rings so I am just wondering if this is normal? How long does soldering usually last?

Welcome to BladeForums Suzanne!

You posted your question in a thread about very unique rings made out of layered metals, either mokume or damascus. Are your rings made of either of these, if so what? Typically nuptial rings are gold. Presumably you are referring to gold soldering. It should last as long as your rings do. Whatever the case, what does the jeweler have to say about it all?

 

[shinoi]

Hey you might want to check on posting links. I got a warning recently for posting a hot link asking about a particularly hard to find product. The Mod's didn't like that and said I was "mildly spamming" the board. All this despite that I was genuinely asking a legitimate question of help. So be forewarned be fore you are warned; by the mod's that is.... otherwise, congrats on the ring.

 

[John-McKinney]

Maybe they did not want to alter the look of the ring. GO BACK!
see if they can do a little more and ask if they think you need a little more gold (from another source, like an old ring or necklace u have)
to make sure they stay together. Good Luck

 

[DesRosiers]

Congratulations!
My husband and I met due to our mutual bladesmithing habit so we of course wanted to forge our own rings. We loved the idea of it being real blade steel, two bladesmiths welded together into one. We thought we'd give it a try and see how they fared. They do darken and brighten depending on how much wear they are getting. We need to try a bake on laquer maybe? They also rust every so often, like if you have your hands in wet gloves for a long time.
It's been over a year that we've been wearing them and we haven't upgraded yet but I would certainly recommend some sort of coating if you go with carbon. We forged a special twist billet together and flattened it in the press to get the pattern to show right. We just drilled two holes and cut them out and free hand shaped them on the grinder. He made mine and I made his. We hardened them so they would etch properly.

Good luck on your quest, I've seen some lovely stainless rings online. I've personal had a stainless (non damascus) ring and it fared just fine with no corrosion in some of the worst conditions in and out of salt water. Rings get enough normal wear to keep 'em clean. Precious metals on the other hand wear thin over the years if you do alot of work with your hands which is why I had traded in my silver ring for a stainless.

It's such a personal choice, go with what you two love and do whatever upkeep you need to keep it pretty!

-HD

 

[Vermilion]

Congratulations!
My husband and I met due to our mutual bladesmithing habit so we of course wanted to forge our own rings. We loved the idea of it being real blade steel, two bladesmiths welded together into one. We thought we'd give it a try and see how they fared. They do darken and brighten depending on how much wear they are getting. We need to try a bake on laquer maybe? They also rust every so often, like if you have your hands in wet gloves for a long time.
It's been over a year that we've been wearing them and we haven't upgraded yet but I would certainly recommend some sort of coating if you go with carbon. We forged a special twist billet together and flattened it in the press to get the pattern to show right. We just drilled two holes and cut them out and free hand shaped them on the grinder. He made mine and I made his. We hardened them so they would etch properly.

Good luck on your quest, I've seen some lovely stainless rings online. I've personal had a stainless (non damascus) ring and it fared just fine with no corrosion in some of the worst conditions in and out of salt water. Rings get enough normal wear to keep 'em clean. Precious metals on the other hand wear thin over the years if you do alot of work with your hands which is why I had traded in my silver ring for a stainless.

It's such a personal choice, go with what you two love and do whatever upkeep you need to keep it pretty!

-HD

That is awesome.

 

[SteveA220]

I've been married almost five months with a stainless damascus ring from Andrew Nyce Designs. Mine's about the most basic model, just two 300-series stainlesses together. Looks good, fascinates everyone I know who knows what damascus or pattern welded steel is. Andrew was really good. Contacted him by email then phone. He sends some gages for sizing, then takes about six weeks to deliver the finished ring.

 

[zaltanak33]

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[Seanifred]

my wedding band is titanium with african blackwood inlay. now i just need a sebenza to match

 

[Allen Newberry]

Congratulations!
My husband and I met due to our mutual bladesmithing habit so we of course wanted to forge our own rings. We loved the idea of it being real blade steel, two bladesmiths welded together into one. We thought we'd give it a try and see how they fared. They do darken and brighten depending on how much wear they are getting. We need to try a bake on laquer maybe? They also rust every so often, like if you have your hands in wet gloves for a long time.
It's been over a year that we've been wearing them and we haven't upgraded yet but I would certainly recommend some sort of coating if you go with carbon. We forged a special twist billet together and flattened it in the press to get the pattern to show right. We just drilled two holes and cut them out and free hand shaped them on the grinder. He made mine and I made his. We hardened them so they would etch properly.

Good luck on your quest, I've seen some lovely stainless rings online. I've personal had a stainless (non damascus) ring and it fared just fine with no corrosion in some of the worst conditions in and out of salt water. Rings get enough normal wear to keep 'em clean. Precious metals on the other hand wear thin over the years if you do alot of work with your hands which is why I had traded in my silver ring for a stainless.

It's such a personal choice, go with what you two love and do whatever upkeep you need to keep it pretty!

-HD

Seems like the right rings for a pair of bladesmiths.

 

[Nebulae]

If you wan to make your own, I made this out of $3.75 in quarters. It was pretty easy too. I dont know about lining or plating the inside. Maybe a jeweler could do that

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/873833-Source-for-ring-size-pieces-of-stainless-Damascus/page2

 

[Chuck Gedraitis Knives]

My friend Chris Ploof does some amazing damascus and precious metal rings.
http://www.chrisploof.com/

 

[crazyengineer]

this are very cool, they will be in the back of my mind for a while now.....