Soldering Project

Copper Beaver Ring

For my second project I decided to do a copper beaver ring with etched designs on the beaver. The ring was two layers, the first layer being just a plain circle and the second two being the beaver and strawberry. The strawberry had stamped designs on it. The first problem I encountered was that it was extremely hard to cut out and sand the tiny strawberry. The second problem I encountered was that it was really hard to Solder all the different pieces together, especially the band to the ring because it was hard to keep the band in one spot. On the other hand I somewhat liked soldering because it was fun to work with the torch. What I learned is it is very important to take your time Soldering because if you don't it will really mess up your piece. I also learned to etch which is way easier then doing texture. The first step of me making my piece was I first had to etch out my design, then I had to cut out my beaver and strawberry. After that I soldered my beaver and strawberry to my circle. Then I created my band and soldered that to my ring. Then I sanded my piece and put it the the Patina, lastly I polished my ring. I have found again that doing all this work really pays off to see the finished product.