Make a spoon ring

[Pitchy]

Made a ring from a old silver spoon , heat it red hot and let cool to soften it up then bend it around something the size ya want.
Turned out nice.

[DPris]

Man, you are LATE to the party.
Had one of those in '69 & wore it for several years till my finger put on too much weight.
Still have it someplace, with a good deal of the pattern worn off & one edge thinned almost sharp enough to cut with.
If it still fit, I'd still be wearing it.
Denis

[Old Ironsights]

Man, you are LATE to the party.
Had one of those in '69 & wore it for several years till my finger put on too much weight.
Still have it someplace, with a good deal of the pattern worn off & one edge thinned almost sharp enough to cut with.
If it still fit, I'd still be wearing it.
Denis

Those are called Joint/Prison Rings... and they are that way for a reason...

Wear one of those back east for instant "old con" respect...

[Pitchy]

We always figured they were more of the hippy period, still cool.
The ones made from coins are neat too.

[Mescalero]

Further back enlisted men made them for wedding rings, silver coins were cheaper than rings.

[DPris]

Old,
I'll keep that in mind if I ever go back East again.
In my case, the edge didn't start out that way, it happened naturally on its own over a period of several years of wearing it.

Pitchy,
The tail end of the Hippy Era's when I got it, you're right on with the association. Picked it up from a tray of several at a head shop someplace I disremember.
I had it all of my senior year of highschool, so it would've been '68 actually when I got it.
Denis

[Pitchy]

Check these out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-zqHsf_SSQ

[DPris]

Wowsers!
I DO like that idea.
Denis

[20cows]

Check these out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-zqHsf_SSQ

Nice sound track too.

[Pitchy]

I tried making one from a modern quarter and it didn`t work well.
Also ya have to use a plastic mallet or you`ll ruin the text on the coing.
I chucked the coin and drilled a half inch hole in it, then put it on a tapered mandrel and hammered it over.
Pretty easy but ya gotta be gentle

[DPris]

Gentle is not my strong suit.
Neither is coordination.
Denis

[John in MS]

Interesting! Is the ring sterling silver, plated, or?

Reason I ask is that sterling seems to be relatively soft.
If using a sterling spoon, would it be likely to hold up well
over time, and would heating it still be required?

Thanks for sharing!

John

[Pitchy]

Interesting! Is the ring sterling silver, plated, or?

Reason I ask is that sterling seems to be relatively soft.
If using a sterling spoon, would it be likely to hold up well
over time, and would heating it still be required?

Thanks for sharing!

John

Not sure, it was a very old spoon so i`d think so.
After you heat it it will turn black but will polish up again and the heat makes it bend easy.
Do a google about it and you`ll find lots of info also.

[Chuck 100 yd]

Dang you Pitchy !!! Now I have another new hobby to get into.
I don't have time for all of my hobbies now!!

Thanks for sharing though!

[kimwcook]

That's neat, Pitchy. Again, you're one talented dude.

Those coin rings are something too.

[soon 2 retire]

Boy, was I way off. I was going to say hang the spoon with a string and smack it with a hammer. To quote Yoda, "Egg on my face I have."

Bob from Friday Harbor

[Rusty]

When I was in school one of my buddies used to make rings from coins using a nail that was sticking out of a board and a big serving spoon he used for a mallet. A pure silver dime made a nice ring for the girls.

[Pitchy]

Boy, was I way off. I was going to say hang the spoon with a string and smack it with a hammer. To quote Yoda, "Egg on my face I have."

Bob from Friday Harbor

Rusty, i had a friend in school that made them too, never forgot it and thought i`d check into it again.