Jesse Creates A Ring

Jesse Lee Jacobs creates a ring from scratch in this video

In 2003, I decided to show the sequence of events of making a ring through a new-found medium for me: film.

I captured with my camera hundreds of different perspective shots of cutting the ring out, soldering, filing, polishing, and bezel setting a lapis lazuli. Spliced together this metalsmithing video footage with my own original score as a back drop. With a mini dv camera, remote control, and a bunch of make shift camera mounts I filmed a process that takes a couple of hours, and edited it down to a 9 minute 11 second movie. I recently revisited this in an in-depth tutorial: "How To Make a Ring With Bezel Setting."

Materials

• 18 Gauge Sterling Silver Sheet
• Fine Silver Bezel Wire
• Cabochon, Jesse used a 20 mm Hematite
• Medium Sterling Wire Solder
• Flux
• Pickling Acid or Pickle
• Tripoli Compound
• Red Rouge Compound

Tools

• A Jeweler Saw
• Jeweler saw blades for this size metal you'll need size #1/0 or #1
• Bench Pin
• Flat Jewelry Pliers
• Eye-dropper or Small Brush
• Soldering pad
• Copper tongs
• Tweezers
• A Crock-pot or Potpourri Pot
• Metal Scribe or Sharpie Marker
• Rectangle Flat Metal File
• Metal Shears
• Anvil or Hard Steel Surface
• .925 stamp
• Log
• Ball-Peen Hammer
• Raw Hide or Nylon Mallet
• Ring Mandrill
• Acetylene B-tank and Torch
• Torch Striker
• Polishing Wheel
• Hard, Medium, and Soft Buffs
• 3 Sided Scraping Tool
• Bezel Pusher or Roller