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I am inclined to agree with all that you said, when I made my rings there was no hurry so I made a couple that fit my fingers and tried them for a while apart from looking like a right Nancy because I normally only wear a wedding ring, I discovered that CA glue causes inflammation of the web between the fingers and that if the wood is not properly sanded it gets rough at the start and then either your fingers get used to it or you patina it to death. There is a French man who makes a business out of it but his are all rather thick (no silly comments please). However the thought of a titanium or stainless steel core appeals to me and I think that they 'wood' go well together.

I was interested in the link and the cost of titanium cores at $24 because another site from Hawaii was selling finished rings in easily obtainable wood with titanium cores at €340 each!!

Mr Mark Up has a lot to answer for!!

PG

<blockquote data-quote="Pierre" data-source="post: 242408" data-attributes="member: 1143">I am inclined to agree with all that you said, when I made my rings there was no hurry so I made a couple that fit my fingers and tried them for a while apart from looking like a right Nancy because I normally only wear a wedding ring, I discovered that CA glue causes inflammation of the web between the fingers and that if the wood is not properly sanded it gets rough at the start and then either your fingers get used to it or you patina it to death. There is a French man who makes a business out of it but his are all rather thick (no silly comments please).&nbsp; However the thought of a titanium or stainless steel core appeals to me and I think that they &#039;wood&#039; go well together.I was interested in the link and the cost of titanium cores at $24 because another site from Hawaii was selling finished rings in easily obtainable wood with titanium cores at €340 each!!Mr Mark Up has a lot to answer for!!&nbsp; <img src="http://www.penturners.co.uk/images/smilies/18/thinker.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":thinks:" title="Thinker&nbsp; &nbsp; :thinks:" data-shortname=":thinks:" />PG</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pierre, post: 242408, member: 1143"] I am inclined to agree with all that you said, when I made my rings there was no hurry so I made a couple that fit my fingers and tried them for a while apart from looking like a right Nancy because I normally only wear a wedding ring, I discovered that CA glue causes inflammation of the web between the fingers and that if the wood is not properly sanded it gets rough at the start and then either your fingers get used to it or you patina it to death. There is a French man who makes a business out of it but his are all rather thick (no silly comments please). However the thought of a titanium or stainless steel core appeals to me and I think that they 'wood' go well together. I was interested in the link and the cost of titanium cores at $24 because another site from Hawaii was selling finished rings in easily obtainable wood with titanium cores at €340 each!! Mr Mark Up has a lot to answer for!! :thinks: PG [/QUOTE]

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