Wood Ring

This instructable will show you how to make a simple wood ring.

Materials:

-Piece of wood veneer, approximately 6 by 6 inches
-Wood glue
-Food coloring
-Clear nail polish

Tools:

-Scissors
-Drill
-Bandsaw
-5/8" drill bit
-Belt sander or sandpaper

Approximate time:

1 to 2 hours of work and about two nights of drying time for woodglue and dyes

Step 1: Cutting the Chips

Use heavy-duty scissors to cut chips that are about 1 inch on both sides. This ring has a thickness of 6 chips, but depending on the veneer you use and the desired thickness, you can adjust accordingly.

Comments

[iLikeToLearn]

Any tips for the dye? It's not coming out well

[delno]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DN3TiWl0N8

This is a cool video someone made about dying wood that might help you out.

[KnownGroove]

Another thing you can do if you dont have veneers, and this is what ive done:
As avid skateboarder i always have broken skateboards, and guess what there made of? veneers. i have made several skateboard rings, they look amazing and they are quite easy to make!

[paulus_js]

good ring color !!!

[a918bmxr]

If you can't get veneers then just dye some Popsicle sticks and glue them together, that's what i did.

[adjjessop]

I tried to do this with larger pieces of veneer to make a bracelet, but when I attempted to dye the wood, they curled up immediately. Obviously, this makes it much more difficult to laminate them. How can I avoid that?

[delno]

Cool idea to do a bracelet. Have you tried slightly different thicknesses of the veneer? That might help. I also tried using a vacuum sealer to get the dye to penetrate the wood (kind of like marinating meat) and that might help prevent the wood from warping. If you can get it not too bent, it shouldn't be hard to flatten it using clamps. Good luck!

[msutton1]

LOVE the idea and I am working on making 2 of them right now, both different sizes and types of patterns. My only problem is that no matter how concentrated I made the dye and how long it sat, I feel as though It never got as dark as your pictures...Any tips?

[dmadru]

This Could Also Be Done Very Easily For Anyone With A Old Skateboard Because Usually The Layers Of Wood Are Differently Colored. Just An Idea...

[delno]

That's where I got the idea from!

[dmadru]

Oh Sweet.

[supersoftdrink]

Lovely! Have you considered finishing the rings with superglue? It's durable, shiny, and often used to finish small wood projects that will be in contact with fingers, like wood pens and rings.

[delno]

I hadn't thought of that - thanks for the tip.

[ExtensionChord]

I've seen people make all kinds of wood things and finish them with epoxy too

[ohsnaps1219]

where do you get the veneer?

[delno]

You can get thin wood veneer at any craft store.

[ExtensionChord]

what does it look like if you don't dye it?

[Po1nd3xter]

That is a very cool piece of jewelry. And I never would have thought that the dye was simply water and food coloring! Nicely done.

[jhonny]

Great job 5 stars. I have to make this.

[Dream Dragon]

Nice work, and no REAL reason it has to be round.

[rimar2000]

Nice!

[Void Schism]

For those without a bench jigsaw, a powerdrill with a hole saw works well enough.
Pick a saw with suitably large diameter, drill out a disc, then use a rat-tail file or sanding drum in a hand drill (such as a Dremel) to enlarge the hole 'til it fits

[rocketsurgery]

Nice finish! Great 'ible! Thanks for posting!