What boundless talent you have! Thanks for the inspiration. Those rings are great. Who else gets to wear an ancient artifact?
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I love the ring holder as well!
A handy nail file can round off and smooth a lot of places. Inside curves are a lot trickier but 400 - 600 grit sandpaper folder tight, glued to something like a kabab stick and the excess cut away, or best of all needle files (cheap is fine for wood)
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They are beautiful! I really like the resin work.
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What fun! Those look amazing! How long does it take to make each ring? If it’s quick, easy to make one to go with whatever your mood is, or whatever you’re wearing. Will be interested to see if the varnish helps protect it from the shower, or even doing dishes. 
Show us more!
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I really like the resin domes really add a lot. I bet they are a big hit with the girls. That is a super idea that looks like it was really fun to make.
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I couldn’t begin to tell you how long each of them took…but, I know I spent an inordinate amount of time on each one because I lean heavily towards OCD and really enjoy it. I did learn that if I made a mess of the resin, I could pry it off and do it over without having to trash the whole ring.
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BTW way, most recent test is in. After showering with the ring on, my brother took note of the fact that the ring, although not broken, is very “bendy”. I hope he’ll wear it again anyway because I think ‘breaky’ is next 
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Wow, creative!
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Those are amazing!
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LOL, I even turn pens, totally didn’t think about the thin super glue. gotta get back to my hobbies so I remember stuff quicker.
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The product I used years ago made it stronger as well.
no idea what it was called.
CA glue would clearly be a convenient and viable option.
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I’m pretty sure I posted this somewhere several years ago but I stumbled across a pen makers “secret” that works extremely on all small wood items which would include wooden rings and that is to apply boiled Linseed oil and then follow with thin CA and movement. The CA makes the linseed oil cure in seconds not hours so you HAVE TO keep moving or you get nasty globs but if you do keep moving you get a super durable finish with these two. If you try this be careful of getting burned (literally) as rapidly curing CA gets HOT.
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Those are great! I love that you made them with bezels and “gems”! And I agree, wooden rings are some of the most comfortable I’ve worn.
I hope it’s ok to post this link (it’s mine) to the catalog since I haven’t seen anyone else post it yet…for anyone who wants to mess around with making their own -
And I second the thin CA glue. It makes them super strong, even thin hardwood rings.
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These are pretty awesome! Great work!
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That’s a good file! I never saw that in there…but then I had never gone looking, either. 
I do love the look of combining different materials and colors with just plain bands. Thanks for the link.
I think I definitely should look up how to make that CA glue coating since many say it works so well. *edit; @deirdrebeth…I just found the link to the YouTube video you posted. Thank you.
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I just grabbed the file! Thanks!
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I recommend thin ca glue, as it soaks right in to the wood faster than water does. But, it’s hard to work with because of that, and is more likely to get all over your hands…more than regular crazy glue, so beware. I have tried several brands and I love Starbond ca glues!
I think I learned about the thin ca glue in this forum. I have learned so much from here!
As for making rings, another tip if you want to engrave something on the band, anywhere around it, not the side edges, but top like where a gem would be, so you see it when you look down at it on your finger, is to use a little dish of rice. Push your ring into the rice, it’ll keep it stable so you can engrave on it without it falling over. I learned that in here too That rice tip is good for holding up any kind of weird shaped item you want to engrave on.
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It might have been here where you saw @deirdrebeth’s link;
She talked about using thin CA and linked to a video where a guy showed just how to use it. I’m expecting some from Amazon today and am excited to give it a try.
Thanks for the tips on engraving small stuff…it can be a PITA for sure. I like that idea of using rice to stabilize small things. I made several small holders shown in my photos. The rings fit into them very snugly, so I can work on them easily with both hands.
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An apparently little-known tip for working with CA glues: while nitrile gloves are a mess, CA glue doesn’t stick well to polyethylene, like they use for food handler’s gloves.
Also, you can get inexpensive silicone placemats to protect work surfaces.
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Very good tips…thank you! Yeah…I was wearing some gloves and managed leave the tip of one of the fingers glued to what I was working on. Thankfully, it was one of several testing pieces.
I bought a stack of chipboard not long ago to make prototypes. I’ve been using one as a work mat lately, it it works great. When it gets too messed up, I can turn it over…and they’re relatively inexpensive. I do also have a silicone mat that I use.
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