very nice David! I ended up with some really thin teak scraps yesterday and set them aside since I knew this video was coming! Can't wait to give this a shot, great video!

you sir, have a subscriber. Beards, beer and wood working, my kind of guy.

On my need to try list. Thanks.

That funky background music! Love it!

Hello David: Good video. I have made rings on a lathe but never stopped to figure out the sizes! The chart you posted will certainly take care of that! Thanks for the video Larry

Gran finale! Kkk cool project my friend

WOW your videos have changed so much, love all your stuff!

Wow, what a journey! Congrats David! 🎉

Great project - the funky background beat was awesome!

Simple.. And very nice result. I'll be giving this a try soon.

My baby sister just told me about this and I had to see this wooden ring idea. I am amazed at your creativity, drunken woodsman! Oh, excuse me there - drunken woodworker! I'm amazed! Okay, maybe not amazed but pretty cool stuff. Zebra wood would be neat on a ring!

How very interesting to understand these wood working processes. Now I won't think its magic at a craft fair! Some valuable tips here, many thanks!

Very original. Liked

Awesome video. Thanks for posting!

Ah dude, I'm sorry that she said no. But hey, she didn't leave yet and you still have your ring! ha ha. Great video David! I love the funky background music. Take me back to being a kid. I made some of these rings but using a shaving from a handplane. I made a video here on the tube also. I will send some pics to share if you like. Later, Brett

Two big thumbs up!!!

My findings on this project: 1. aside from getting straight grain veneer you want FINE grain veneer, basically as fine as possible, because else the preparing process will be harder. The finer the grain is on the veneer, the easier it is to get the strips into shape without risking possible chips breaking off or the veneer splitting. 2. give your strips a bath in any temperature water overnight and finish it up by bringing the water up to the boil for an our or two. The extra soak the veneer gets sure does help plying your strips into shape 3. Make sure you know your ring size and get a dowel slightly smaller (if you use EU ring sizes I'd stick to getting 1 size smaller. i.e. from 22 -> 21 ring size). For some reason my ring turned out bigger than I expected on the ring size 22 that I scaled my middle finger to be. It fits more snugly around my thumb than it does around my middle finger. 4. be very weary with how thick you make the ring. I find 3 - 4 revolts is more than sufficient to make a decent thickness ring. Any more and the ring will probably be too fat for most people's liking. 5. Get consistend pressure when making your ring. Else the sides will have dark spots in them (which is basically the dried up glue concentrated in 1 spot). This will be hard to perfect at first, but make some more and you'll get the hang of it Aside from everything mentioned above. This project is great and it's fun to do. You could even go as far as to make your own One ring by engraving the inscription in the ring. To do that I'd say you get yourself a engraving pen for a couple quid and engrave away! ebay.com/bhp/electric-engraving-pen

awesome project. can't wait to make one for myself.

Wow! Watching one of your older video’s, you’ve come a long way brother 👌🏼

I was literally just thinking about if this would work earlier today instead of turning the whole thing from a solid block. Great video!

I must try this when I have a spare hour or two. great video.

Thank you very much for this great tutorial! I really appreciate that you show how to do it with and without the lathe. The drill trick is awesome! My boyfriend and I were looking for wood rings as engagement rings (I did say yes hehe) and it is so difficult to find them. Now we can make our own :-)

Nice work brother !

new sub .. best version of this project I have seen ! I have a cheap Chinese lathe this is a great wee cool project to get me started !! thanks

Great project. The end of the video cracked me up. Smart girl: no ring, but she'll take your beer! Haha!

That's a really cool idea. Nice work on the project and video. "No thanks"... Hehe. Ouch! At first I was expecting a real proposal. But no, instead you got your beer stolen.

Lol great ending Keep up the great work x

Wood Rings! Super Genius!

Superb....Thanks!!

Awesome!

Lol that ending was funny

When I first saw this it intimated me with the lathe work. Now I think i can tackle it with with out one... no sure how yet lol.

It's missing something without the conga music. Long live the conga music!

Nice video. I loved the overview at the beginning. It is nice to get the big picture before getting into the detailed steps.

Took your beer too??! Smart woman..

Cool!

COOL !

Haha, humorous ending! I did indeed laugh 3 times.

Very impressive sir, now i have something to do with excess pieces lying around the shop!

Nice video

+AREEJ ASHRAF Any wood will do, but if you want the same looks, David's using Sapele and Maple.

Sweet project! A beer should help with the sting of rejection. lol

¡¡Wonderful!!

Great video and project! Will have to try this. Ouch x 2. lol

I wonder if it would work well to wrap the veneer around in a spiral fashion so you would essentially have a scarf join and the grain would be at an angle in the final ring.

I found my late Fathers jeweler's lathe. Oh I'm setting it up. Nice

Dear David Picciuto The Drunken Woodworker, but WHO (in the name of all things funky, dirty and grooveLICIOUS) is playing the Clav on the background music?!! It does funny things to my trousers... Mm-mm-mmmn... PS: Nice rings ;) x

So many semantics with some people. ;) This is a super neat project. I'm going to make a few blanks to practice, but I plan I'm making a couple with gem inlays; I hope they come out well! I'm also glad you linked the veneer on Amazon. The reviews kinda put me off, but I'm sure that if you're using them then they aren't all bad.

Great video on making wood rings......and how to make wood tea!.....ha ha

This is going to make some nice gifts

Thanks man)

Awesome! Im going to make one for me and for my gf.

bravissimo

With out proper tools like a lathe. It doesn't come out like what you see. Lots of veneer breaks because of thecway the grain goes. If you don't have it as tight as possible, it won't come out right. I have been trying for months to get a really good ring without tools. Also, ginding just takes the veneer off. Hope you have a fan. Good luck.

Love it! What kind of wood do you suggest to start with? And where do you buy the veneer? (sorry if someone else already asked)

Great video. What thickness veneer did you use and what type of wood?

Hi David, when applying the CA glue as a finish how do you prevent the ring from being glued to the dowel rod ?

Super, I will try it to my 5th aniversary, Wooden's Aniversary.

hi! nice work! what is the spray that you put in the end? thanks :)

What do you think is better for a protective finish, wax, oil, varnish, CA glue or UV resin?

how long of strip do you need approximately? do you need enough to do 2 full rotations?

I bought that same pack of veneer you made the link to. it was all to thick were can I find thinner veneer?

that end clip though xD

Wow.... you have changed so much

Mine works too. I used Wood Prix plans and made it without any problems.

pretty cool! i'd probably use wood glue though instead of super glue. it's easier to work with, and its still just as strong (stronger than the wood, which is all that matters)

when you put the final coat of ca glue on the outside of the ring will it be waterproof? (swimming, showering ect?)

Good night, where I buy these sheets of wood and how to flame, to make rings, finally what you put on the cloth, thank you Fernando

Where can you buy wood vinyl that thin? I can't find it at the local commercial hardware stores

I’ve got pre glued veneer, will that work?

can i use wood veneer edging to make these

I recently bought the veneer on a roll at Lowe’s. Boiling and glueing came out perfect and super strong. But while I’m sanding there like a gum that builds up. Is there a way to remove it or did I buy the wrong type of veneer?

Whats the thickness of the veneer??

i just leave them to dry for two hours on my radiator. it works like a charm.

What did you use for a finish on this. You sprayed something on it at the end? If making this for someone who has sensitive skin do you recommend any less toxic finishes/glue? Also, how may layers of veneer could one use? I like the idea of 3- maple, cherry, then maple but not sure if that would make it too thick?

So I made some only I used water resistant wood glue and they are still very strong. Is there an advantage to using CA glue? and what finish did you use? Loved the video Thanx *o*.

which is the recommended thickness??

how do you keep the veneer from being glued to the blank

Hi. I've never used CA glue to finish wood. Interesting, but doesn't the ring stick to the dowel if you get even a little bit of glue on it?

what was it that you sprayed on ?

Make Something got few questions isn't veneer real wood? Also think I could layer veneer and build a acoustic guitar from gluing layers of veneer together?

If you were drunk you would have drank the water you put the veneer in I liked the project very much I watch it before my AA meeting

Hey the Drunken Woodworker, I have watched a few of your videos and they are very interesting as I've wanted to replicate some of these projects. Can you do a video on making a wood cribbage board? Thanks

Would I be able to carve images onto the ring? Also, can I put some kind of colored finish on it? (And just out of curiosity, if I put finish over the carvings, will the carving still be clearly visible?)

Would it be possible to make a ring with multiple layers?

Love it!! I am gonna make one too....Is is possible to mark alphabet wording on the ring? like name or else?

I'm trying to purchase the same 2P-10 adhesive you're using, but the website says I have to spray an activator on the other end. I don't see you doing that in the video. Can you please let me know if I'll need the activator? Thanks

nice job, can i write any name or number on ring ?with my inventable cnc

I saw this on eBay, can I use this as well? ''Guitar Parts Rosewood Head Veneer Headstock luthier Tonewood''

after you tape them place the wet wood on a light bulb that's on and in like 4 hours its dry

where did you get the laith.

Just out of curiosity: why not varnish the ring at the end?

cuanto tiempo tienes las maderas metidas en el agua hirviendo?

No tools required... sandpaper, cuter, glue... drill... lathe (if you have one)... but yeah... no tool required :D ... XD

I'm having a really tough time finding veneer thin enough to use!! please help

what you have taken to make

Hi David, very nice work, and a great idea ! I was just wondering about something... Instead of using some boiled veneers, do you think using hand plane shavings can simplify the process ? They are already curved, uh ?

how long does it take for the ring to stop smelling like glue?

I just made one of these today. Really pleased with how it turned out, but it ended up just a tad too large for my finger. Would it be possible to add a layer to the inside of the ring and then sand to fit? Any other suggestions?

Just saw your rings in an advert for a drill press ring maker. Was a facebook advert for a U.K. Based company called shoprizy. Thought you might like to know. Took a screenshot but can't add picture here.