Essential Equipment and Techniques Coin ring making is a fascinating and increasingly popular craft that allows enthusiasts to transform ordinary coins into beautiful, wearable rings. The process involves several steps, such as hole punching, folding & reduction, shaping, and polishing, each requiring specific tools to achieve the desired results. 1. The Fundamentals of Ring Crafting […]
Why use a Cutting Compound? Providing a lubricant in a cutting situation seems a little counterintuitive. However, the extreme pressures introduced during the cutting processes wear the tool’s cutting edge. Secondly, the dramatic load changes on the tool’s cutting edge at the point of break-through can cause the tooltip to chip. The momentary extreme pressure […]
Some simple solutions Tiny flaws in the coin’s metallurgy when stretched during folding or sizing can and do fail catastrophically. That sound every ring crafter dreads. There are some simple procedures you can do. First, always deburr the hole you punched or drilled through the coin. While deburring you should see a clean ribbon of […]
Skyler Jenkins is one of the best at this craft. He recently produced this back-to-basics video on How to create and Coin Rings and have it correctly fit the person’s finger. He is an amazing artisan, and his new range is range is equally amazing works of art. It quite literally is 20years worth of […]
We have been off-air while the core of our new home build progressed. That said, the balance in our time is swinging,
We hope to have our guestrooms active by the end of the year. And the “Bigshed” will become a crafts and hobby centre for the wide range of Rob & Sue’s skills & interests: Coin Ring Making, Photography & Image processing, Woodworking and Toy repairs to name a few.
One of our corer values is to contribe to our communities both local and online.
