What wood is best for wood rings? How to make wooden rings / 50 Veneer Sheet Test
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2024
- How to choose the best woods for making wood veneer rings.
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In this video, I test many different kinds of wood to find out which ones make the best wood rings. It took so much longer than I thought it would but I am happy with what I found. There are many more species of wood than the ones that I tested but this is at least a good starting place. I hope you find this info helpful. By the way, be sure to use all the safety precautions that come with the use of CA glue. Gloves, eye protection, and a mask are recommended.
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Thanks so much for watching and for all your support. I am super grateful to every one of you for watching, commenting, sharing, and being the whole reason I upload these videos!
Thank you for the time you spent on creating this video. Really informative...
Am sure everyone proud of your extraordinary marvelous effort.. Cheers
I was able to use ebony. What I did was use a big pot to boil on the stove for 20 minutes and then I stepped it down to wrapping inside a big cup with the polling water in. I stepped down again into a smaller cup also with boiling water before going down to wrapping around a socket to dry. Total soak time was 2 hours. No cracking at all.
I must say, I find it funny that the labels and country origins of the wood you have listed some of them say USA/Canada others just say USA... Maple says USA yet its OUR MAIN TREE IN CANADA, its the leaf on the flag. Just my 2 cents.
Here are a couple tips for you to try next time HappyAtom
As a woodworker I worked many times with veneer and to prevent your craking and trouble with veneer warping, use some veneer stabiliser first on it to flatten it and then instead of soaking it in water try steaming it over boiling water. It works best and will do wonders compared to your method.
Let me know when you try it
Cool, I just watched the first video the other day.
1:55 so satisfying
The first video was great, but this is really everything I could wish for, so I dont have to test myself. You are fucking great!
Which is the strongest ring? Thanks for the video
Thank you so much!
Is this glue the best for making rings ?
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You went to so much effort to do this experiment for us! Very interesting, thank you for the quality content :^)
U TOOK THE TIME TO MAKE THE VID... I’LL TAKE THE TIME TO COMMENT/LIKE/SUB/SHARE. THANK U!
I am watching these vids before i jump into wood ring making. The single important topic all these videos fail to cover is ring sizing and how that plays into your process as seen here. Am i to believe you picked a socket size that coinsides with ring size? No mention at all about this. I'm no ring maker, but i think it's a fail if it doesn't fit.
Are you thinking about doing a give away for the rings from this video? If you are, I would absolutely love to be entered (obviously if not, that's fine). My girlfriend and I want to do promise rings and these look absolutely gorgeous!
really liked it
how do you obtain ring sizes 🤔
Thanks for your awsome videos. at 8:19 I can see a different glue: Titebond Medium. Can this be used the same as your other glue? (first is available here - second isn't) Is the Medium (Titebond) better than the Thin one?
Do you (anyone) have experience with ebony or red fig? Couldn't find them in the doc.
nice......tnks..
I've been experimenting with cedar myself, don't have veneer though or power tools so I've been having to make my wood strips with a box cutter and sand paper. It's time consuming and I just finished my first ring but it's honestly too skinny for my taste. Any tips for making rings from cedar?
Some veneer wood works. Some don't. It has to do with the fiber structure. Some more difficult species can be modified with temperature and duration of hydration.
In my experience, the most beautiful wood laminat will not work with the bend and cyanoacrylate method. That in no way means that beautiful product can be easily made.
I am wearing a black walnut thumb ring I made about 7 years ago by this method.
+HappyAtom, should I buy one or two veneer sheets to try it out first? I haven't ever tried this.
what if you used hose clamps?
Why was the purpleheart no good???
Salve, qualcuno può dirmi se l'impiallacciatura di Padouk è piegabile per fare gli anelli?
how many rings could you make from each sheet?
I think a sheet is 5 inc and a string is 1 inc so you could make 5 rings if im right, im sure you can make 4 :D
Could you make a balsa wood ring?
You could but its so soft, it would probably either break or dent easily.
Luis Fernandez exactly, balsa is.just not the type.of.wood you want to go for if.your project needs.to be strong and resistant to temprature wear and.all those things
Drying via monitor heat. Yeah. Because my laptop keeps me warm in winter lol
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can you make a rupee?
"What wood is best for wood rings?" Steel
I did something very similar, my plans from Stodoys helped me with this.
Thanks for another great video and the links are wonderful. Your general positive and humble demeanor really adds to the videos as well!
Thanks man!
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You can basically even make a bracelet with this technique!!! Thank you so much HappyAtom for making the ring videos!!!
Hi there! iam Jose from Sweden, a new subscriber on your channel. I haven't made wood ring yet but I like to make one soon and make a wood ring video to my YT channel. I hope I can find all you showed here in the store in Sweden all I need to make one.Thanks for sharing and keep on doing awesome videos like this one :)
Disabled veteran here with PTSD and have taken this up to keep my mind busy thank you for clear instructions slowly getting better making these rings please keep the videos and instructions coming thank you again I have talked with people at Batavia PTSD center in NY and have a few veteran doing these thank you again you help more than you know
Thanks for giving a idea about all that wood sort for the rings. Have a great week
PRE-CUT & PRE-GLUED VENEER EDGE STRIPS FROM LOWES:
(the ones that are sold by the coil).
1- I sanded the glue off. works just fine.
2- I left the glue on, stuck inside oven for a bit of time to let the glue bond. Works just fine, but CONSIDERABLY thicker.
I'm also really happy that it worked. Thank you for the video!
Never though to try that... I have a huge roll of that rn
Unimportant Gaming Videos did you still boil it or did it bend fine without that step?
I made mine from cherry wood. I soaked my strip of cherry in hot water for half an hour, drained it and wiped most of the water away with a towel, then wrapped it around a socket that was the same diameter (slightly smaller to allow for sanding). After it dried for two days I used c.a. glue to saturate the wood. Sanding and sizing after the glue dried was easy and the ring turned out beautifully.
Hi I would like to say thanks for you have been share your amazing work. I cannot work and for pass my time I like to tried make things, but I didn`t have to much success yet I have been work with Resin, clay and furniture, but now I like to tried make a rings, I have been learn with your videos thanks for that, but I don`t know where I can buy the rings for after decorate, if you can give me that information it will help me to do something. Thanksgiving, Paula UK
Perhaps you might try making "cuff" bracelets, , etc., especially with the woods that are more difficult to roll tightly.
Do you know any place the sells specifically Acajou mahogany veneer? I been looking but I can't seem to find any
Dear friend, thanks for your information. Do you think that i can use black ebony (gabon) for rings or bracelet using veneer? Thanks
Wow! Thank you for the thorough and systematic sampling of different veneers. Extremely helpful :)!
Hi I'm just starting out and the 'which veneer' is excellent resource, but I have been denied access to the printouts can I still get them and how?
Where are the pdf files. Cannot seem to find them. Big thumbs up. Keep bringing out such fantastic vids.
How about soaking the wood in a warm, light mixture of glycerine, and water, (about 1 oz. Glycerine/1 pt. H2O...?), then, pressing the veneers between layers of blotting paper, and MDF, until they're relatively dry. I don't know if the glycerine might effect the ability to glue up the wood, but, it is recommended in some videos, on veneering. Also: What about slicing the veneers across the grain, and wrapping those strips, so as to utilize the flexibility of the woods across their grain?!...
Awesome work. Great comparisons.
Wish I could get veneer here like you do there.
Maybe have a pack as a giveaway ;) LOL
Keep the videos coming.
Do you know how far the glue Penetrates the wood thinking about dying some of the lighter wood fun colors
Trying to locate your pdf for the bent rings, or previous video, Thanks
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Hi. How do you get rid of the blackness left buy glue when your sanding?
I recently started making bentwood rings and my mom and i both fell in love with the purpleheart wood, both in veneer form and block form. However, I cannot get the purpleheart to bend to save my life, and when i try to do any kind of softening (I have literally tried everything) it either turned black from the heat or gray from the liquids pulling out the color. I dont mind doing it by block but i love the simplicity of the bentwood process. Do you have any recommendations for what to do as far as bending purpleheart? I have tried boiling, microwaving, steaming, cold water soaking, and veneer softener as well as dry heating (totaly burned it the first time).
Hello, I'm curious if you ever found a solution to working with Purpleheart wood?
I like Zabrano Wood Crafts techniques better honestly.
I'm surprised you didn't go more into the heating and time. How much water
Not sure why you have purpleheart as no good, I have had had good success with it
Hey! Thanks for answering my questions! I can't wait to give it a shot! Really want to try using the laser engraver but thats costs money lol!
What is that tool you are using at the beginning to cut multiple vaneers at once?
thank you i found this very helpful. Can't wait to work on some rings
You can use a hair dryer to dry the ring
Great video.. I am in the process of making my wife a ring.(she doesn't know) to renew our vows. I'm using exotic hard wood and bone. While sanding the wood and bone are starting to separate. Should try to reglue it? Or start over? I
Thanks you did a great job. As always
Jerry👍
Thank you so much! I really needed this!
Thanks for such a good video!
I still have trouble with most of my veneers just cracking and crumbling. Im going to try boiling for longer (ive been boiling for over an hour rhe still seem very stiff). Any other things I could try? How long would ypu microwave in water for?
I cant access free print out 1. Has anyone got a copy?
Well astonishingly gorgeous - each single one there and generous details . Now since I'm really addicted to wood but - here I migrated in Central America - the real beauties are hard as stones (ain't they always..) - any special tips when messing with hardwoods ? Some of them won't even accept sanding - or precious beauty ... gone an hard to get back.. Ain't got any experience with such small items - but my new woodworking playground and workroom - still under construction for another week - blame it on rain season - is equipped to the job - though with larger scale in mind.. so ... how should I proceed with hardwoods ? any luck with those difficult to impossible - to work with ( and specifically bend ) hardwoods ? many are a challenge if not a broken ego safe way to try bend ...
....[Safety first! You should wear safety glasses, and gloves when messing with super glue, or other chemicals. Also, use good ventilation!] WOW!!! = That's an AWESOME bit of Wood Work, and Video!!!! THANKS!!!!
I love all the ads at the bottom of this video are for $100+ rings, and you just taught us how to make one for less than $10.
Yeah I think that about EVERYTHING! Oh I could make that- yeah I COULD! (But WILL I?) Based on history, not so much. Like lawn work, cutting my own hair, writing a blog, suing someone, etc. But you go right ahead. Send pictures!
I didn't notice any bubinga in your pile. I've been trying for a week because I love bubinga. I'm not a expert, but let me tell you my experience. Screw babinga. I now hate bubinga. But its still fun to say.
Have you ever considered making "paper rings", out of fancy kinds of Japanese, (etc.) handmade, calligraphy papers, or just put a layer of paper between layers of wood?! (...It's Just a thought!) Keep up the AWESOME videos/tutorials!!!
Thanks man
I will explain the work of a wooden ring
On my channel
there's surely a freakin' bunch of people asking it but, do you have a ring like the one you did on your video showing us you'r burning offered laser, you know the one with the triforce on it with the hylian symbol, but instead of copper or brass with steel or somekind of gray inlay ? That would be amazing to have one like that :33 ('cause I'm huge Zelda fan like you I suppose)
Hello, .. I bought a pack of veneers from the brand that you advertise and when they arrived, they did not put the name of each one and now I do not know what their name is .. How could I solve this problem? Thank you
Hi Happy Atom! Your bent veneer rings videos made me super interested in making one or two by myself :D I had some trouble with solid rings in use (they cracked) and I need to remake one for my boyfriend, so this way may be very helpful. I have a walnut veneer and I'm really happy that it's a perfect one to work with. I just hope such rings are less fragile than those made of solid wood... Good luck on your work and thanks for sharing your experience! Thumbs up ;-)
Does the super glue hold up well after being exposed to water? I made a ring the other day with deer antler and wood, I used a two part epoxy to bond them together but after washing my hands all day it separated on one side, do you think wood glue or super glue is the best option? Also it wasn’t veneer I cut the wood and antler, sanded them and epoxied them together them drilled the hole and sanded and blah blah blah but the epoxy didn’t hold.
Honduras is in Central America 😷
I have a suggestion, please make a monado from xenoblade chronicles. I want to make one but don't know how to make it properly.
I used white oak, boiled it for 30 min, bent the wood, but never could get the sides to blend when sanding.
Minor comment. You mention that ebony, etimoe and purple heart as being no good. All of these can make beautiful rings. They are really hard to work with, and you need to be patient. Paduak is the same. Beautiful, but they are hard to work with. 😊
I love these rings and I'm certainly will try to make one. Just tell me... how is it that your fingers aren't totally damaged from the glue? Some years ago I used nail-glue which is kinda like super glue and I had to file the skin on my fingers because the glue don't wanted to get off...
I just started 6 blanks today, waiting until tomorrow for them to dry before I glue them up. I wish i had seen your tip about drying them on a light or monitor earlier, but it's too late at night now to bother. Hopefully the glue I bought works well. I have a few ideas for inlays but I'm just going to do a couple basic ones first.
Hi, I have a block of ebony and if I understood your pdf correctly it was no good for the rolling process. Do you possibly have a different method I can try with ebony or could you elaborate on what exactly was the issue with it?
Have you ever tried using any of the modern woodworking aniline dyes, to color tint some of the more bland veneers, to "spiff them up a bit"?!....
You're on fire man. I saw your boomerang vids referenced on Imgur and FB. When you make it big, don't forget us little guys. ;) Anyway, well deserved success.
I noticed that some of the color bleeds during the water boiling process. Did you notice this? Any suggestions? I have a sheet of veneer with a beautiful dark brown and tan streak down the side and want to preserve the color.
Hi, I am following you closely and I am very happy with your hand gestures. I want to have an experience with me. I would like to do it with their own elimination at least in the least. I can not buy this wood identification kit only.
Great video super informative. I have just started trying to make these types of rings. I saw one video where a guy boiled the wood to help it wrap. You microwave, do you think that makes a difference? How long do you microwave for? Thanks again for the video I look forward to seeing more. Jscott
Informative, just subscribed. Question about working with veneer cuts & grain. Have you noticed differences, with trying to bend a veneer strip cut cross-grain versus one cut along the fibers? Unless it was essential for aesthetics, i'd assume it wise to stay away from bending cross-grain, but i've not worked with the laminate construction you teach.
Not sure if I missed it or not, what size socket do you use? Different sizes for different sized ring blanks?
Whoahhh.... a whole lotta ring-makin' goin' on! =p Thanks for sharing! Live long(ER) & vape on! #ABillionLivesFilm
Brilliant video made my 1st ring using your method & it turned out better than i expected & i have limited craft knowhow, I did buy a random pack of veneers, can anyone point to a good guide to identify woods? thanks
A link to the package of veneer you showed, please? In a small town we need a bit more info to find products on line. Thanks.
When you make the ring do you find that sometimes they are too think to fit comfortably between your fingers? I tried making a ring and found myself sanding the outside down to only being 2 wraps thick in order for them to be comfortable for continuous wear.
You are incredible Adam, keep it up!
As I mentioned for the preceding video, try putting Downy fabric softener in the water to make the wood softer to bend. The softener won't effect gluing or appearance, and the stink will die down eventually.
I love your video, I have a quick question I am trying to make a wine Decanter, any idea isn't right to make like a mold and just bend the wood on top of the mold or how like what's the best way from your point of view thanks in advance joey
50 sheets of veneer ;)))
I've been making wood rings for a couple of weeks now with pretty good consistency, but I was wondering about the possibility of recreating the pattern which is on The One Ring from LoTR. I looked it up to see if anyone had done anything similar on TH-cam but no one seems to have done so. Just curious in what guidance anyone could give in the aspect of engraving a very fine pattern onto the outer face of the ring and possibly using a gold paint inside of this engraving?
Thanks for the video. Obviously a lot of work was involved making it. When did you start making these types of rings and what is your background?
you was my inspiration on that kind of rings. i made about 10 oak rings and now have an idea and making smart rings with NFC chips in rings that works with smartfones. Chips works very good.