How to make a wooden ring

Step 7 Final sanding and finishing

I suggest hand sanding after you've got it down to the size you want. You also might want to round out the edges. I used paste wax to finish it. Some type of oil would probably also work well. I'd be careful using anything like lacquer or polyurethane because the coat might go on too thick and then it wouldn't fit your finger. Now, you should either have a beautiful ring or a useless, mangled piece of crap. If you should have a useless, mangled piece of crap, repeat steps 1-6.

Comments

[shadow wave rider]

what does wengelicious mean?

[squiggy2]

It's when your wenge is too delicious to be expressed with multiple words.
Read: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portmanteau

[zaniac77]

This is cool. You know, I would think over time that your own body oils would shine it right up if you just put a light wax on it at first to get it going. :)

[ac-dc]

That's what you might want to avoid, as perspiration could make it swell, sweat isn't considered neutral in ph, and you can get fungus growing in/on the wood.

I don't know what the best treatment is, but I would lean towards an initial treatment with light oil to penetrate it, then liberally apply silicone grease rather than wax or oil because it is more resistant to detergent, if you got any soap or dishwater/etc on your hands it is less likely to strip the grease off.

[zaniac77]

Yep, that's probably true. My brain is on pause today, apparently. ^_^

[TheDevilsRubberDucky]

 y not laquer or poly?
btw laquer and poly are totally different finishes so poly is not "laquerish"

[Prop]

I have tried several different finishes for wood rings and have watched them as there used by people... poly and lacquer tend to chip and wear in not so good ways..... lint seed oil wears too fast unless its a mix of lint seed oil and varnish. This is a very good finish if you want a dull finish and it lasts.... Cyanoacrylate (CA glue / Superglue) gives the most durable high gloss finish but is really hard to get on properly. If you do it do it on a lath or in a drill and make sure you dont touch it with skin for at least 24 hours.... My favorite finish for rings right now is shellac... it dries very fast and still looks great even after is worn.

[quomaya2]

I think that the coat would go on too thick and then it might not fit on your finger, but it would probably work if you were careful.

[Bard]

If its too thick couldn't you just re sand it down then try again?

[quomaya2]

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