Gold Upcycling: Turning Scrap Gold into Wedding Bands
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- čas přidán 2. 06. 2024
- In this video I take the exciting challenge of crafting my very own gold wedding bands. The decision to make these myself was a meaningful choice. It's not just about the potential savings from recycling old and broken family gold but about the joy of wearing something I made.
While working with gold is something new for me, my previous experience with lost wax casting came in handy. And I have to admit, gold is truly a beautiful material to work with.
My setup is simple, utilizing tools I've made for other tasks. Moreover I think wedding bands are often crafted differently, involving the soldering of metal strips rather than employing the lost wax casting technique. Anyway, after a first failed attempt due to insufficient metal and an overly thick sprue tree, I tried again and the subsequent attempt was successful, resulting in perfectly-sized right out of the plaster.
The resulting rings weigh in at 5g and 7.2g respectively. After remelting the filings and sprues, a total of 10.85g of gold remains. This accounts for a slight weight loss (1 gram) compared to the chains I melted, possibly due to other metals dissipating like solder. All the old chains and materials I repurposed were made of 18-carat gold (750 or 75% gold), the ideal alloy for wearable adornments.
At the end, I'm thrilled with the outcome. However, there's a joy that surpasses all of this. I'm over the moon to be marrying my wonderful girlfriend on the very day this video is published!❤️
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0:00 Forming Wax Rings
1:48 Lost Wax Mold Preparation
2:55 Investment Plaster
3:56 Wax Burnout
4:18 Melting Scrap Gold
5:48 First Cast
6:38 Second Attempt
7:19 Ring Cleanup
8:25 Saving Every Bit of Gold
9:01 Final Polish and Buff
10:05 Result and Story Time - Jak na to + styl
I am so happy for you. While you were making these, I thought of how special and meaningful it would be to make your own bands. Best wishes and all happiness. Thanks for sharing this special effort with us all.
Congratulations! I've been watching your videos for years, and I've learned a lot from you. Treat each other well, and grow old and happy together.
Many congratulations on your marriage, Sir! A fantastic idea to create your own wedding bands, adding an additional layer of sentimental value to the proceedings. Have a fantastic honeymoon and enjoy your break. Thanks for taking the time to include us by making this video!
I was so hoping those wedding bands were for you when I saw the title, you didn't disappoint! Congratulations to the lucky couple, may you have a love that lasts for eternity, be well!
Congratulations to the both of you! May your life be filled with love and adventures!
From one maker to another, congratulations! I also made rings for my wife and I (steel in our case), based on some of your earlier videos as guidance. So thank you, and may your marriage be as happy as ours has been so far.
Congratulations on your marriage. Those wedding bands are priceless ❤
Congratulations on your wedding ❤. May you and your bride have many happy years together!
Congratulations! You deserve this well-timed break and I hope for you and your bride, the absolute best possible honeymoon and time together! Make wonderful memories! Then make more wonderful creations! You are the best at metalworking on the internet, imho.
Still loving your videos. Very well done, and congratulations!
Congratulations on your marriage! 🎉
Huge congratulations! I did wonder if you were making these for yourself and your wife to be and was so glad that you said you were. Making something like this from scratch, by hand, is incredibly romantic! If a man did this for me I'd be thrilled! And they look wonderful, you did a superb job!
I hope you and your bride to be have a splendid wedding and a honeymoon to remember!
Congratulations to you both. One of the best parts of any kind of creating is making something for those we love 🥰
Halfway through the video, I was thinking, ......wow, he's really doing a great job on these.......wonder if they are for Him? LOL! Congrats to you both! May your days together be full of joy, love, and peace. Congrats again!
Congratulations man. You more than deserve it. May your marriage last until well into your sunset years and even afterwards.
My very best wishes to you and your wife, for many, many years of happiness!
Congratulations Sir.
Wish you and your wife a life of happiness!
Not gonna lie, my immediate thought while seeing the title and thumbnail was, "My precious!!" 😅
Another wonderful works of art. Congratulations, BBP!! I wish you all the best!!
Another awesome video, this has a lot meaning. Congratulations. Happy for you both.😁🎆👍
Congratulations, BB. Wishing you much joy with your mate.
A happy joining, sealed with a kiss,
and, of course, golden rings. 💞
Congratulations, Black Beard! Hope you two have an amazing wedding celebration and a great life together :D
Congratulations! Your videos are always the best. Cheers.
Congratulations! Nice work one those rings! 💍
Congratulations! Best wishes, and I look forward to seeing you back soon.
Nice work @Black beard projects!😊👍 I wish you and your wife all the best for your wedding! Greeting Bulat the Blacksmith from germany 😊🤙
May your days together be full of joy, love, and peace.
Great video and what a wonderful thing to make. Congratulations Mr & Mrs BB.
So happy for you!!
Congrats to you and your wife.
Before I saw the description, I was thinking about how it might feel like taboo to make this for somebody else but try it on before them. Then it hit me that they might be meant for your own reasons!
Big congrats!!!
Congrats and that is amazing actually making your own rings makes it even more special then going out and buying them!
I really enjoy your videos! Congratulations on getting married! 🎉 Thank you for sharing!
Wow man! Congratulations to you and your bride!!! Enjoy your break brother!
Congratulations to you and your wife to be. God bless you both.
Congratulations mate. I wish you and your bride only the best for your future together.
Congratulations man!!! Best wishes!
Congratulations, enjoy the break. Your partner has a truly skilled other half. I wish you all the best for a long and happy marriage.
Congratulations. Blessings upon your marriage and further adventures together.
Congratulations Brother! Wishing you and your special Lady all of the best as you two embark on your walkabout through life together. May the Most High Creator bless you both with abundant health, and happiness! Be well.
Lady?
Congratulations on your marriage!!
Beautiful rings! And congratulatons on your upcoming wedding day! 🎉 💒
Respect, love and all goods for you and your wife!
Happy for you buddy! Wish you and Mrs. Black Beard the very best!
Congratulations . Well done 👍👍👍. Thank you for sharing. Take care of yourself, 🇨🇦
Congratulations! I'm so happy for you. May the two of you have many happy years together. The rings look great!
Toutes mes félicitations !!!
Congratulations! I'm so happy for you both! The rings are beautiful!
Congrats my friend! Enjoy your honeymoon! Beautiful works of art for your love!
Congratulations! I had a feeling there would be that type of announcement once I saw the video title. So happy for you.
Congrats! And awesome video!
Congratulations!!!! Wishing you both many happy years of love and understanding.
Thanks so much for all the knowledge you’ve shared over the years, and congratulations to you both!
Congratulations to Mrs Beard!
Complimenti alla coppia! May you two have the best life together, full of love, partnership and happiness!
And, as always, the video shows the finest skill of a craftsman. Congrats! Stay safe, take care and enjoy your rest!
Well congratulations dude... Thanks for letting us be a small part of the wedding..
Congratulations! Happy wedding!
Happiness and all the best on your new way of life. 🍸The rings are great.👍
Congratulations 🎉 ❤ those rings looks awesome
Congratulations!! Wish you 2 the best!!! Enjoy your life together!!
Congratulations.
Appreciate your sharing. 💚👽
Congratulations my friend. 🍾🥂
Been a subscriber for a few years now and have enjoyed your content from day one. Congratulations and may you both be very happy together.
I send you all my best wishes Sir....
That was really good.
Yeah, you had to do one twice, but.... I used to work at a place, where we did that, professionally... There is a failure rate, even when you have all the toys, and all the best operators.... So I would gently suggest Sir, don't be too hard on yourself..... You did a great job.
Enjoy your time with the love of your life. Time is our most precious commodity.... You look pretty young, but someday you will see, the decisions you make, can have long lasting effects.....
Congratulations, wonderful news. Thank you for sharing with us
Congratulations to you both. May you be so very happy together x
Congrats BB. All the best to you both!!
Congrats, glad you found real gold chains. So many are ELP of varying quality. Lost wax is fun.
Warmest wishes on your special day. Cheers to you both.
Congratulazioni e buona luna di miele!
Ho fatto una roba simile assieme ad un orafo a Milano: vedere nascere gli anelli assieme alla mia futura moglie, con oro che era già in famiglia è stato fantastico!
Congratulations! Beautiful rings for a lifetime of love.
Congrats! nice rings for the ceremony, enjoy the honeymoon.
Blessings and Congratulations!!!🙏🎉🎊
I just knew you'd make more rings. And I'm not disappointed. Congratulations! 🎉 Have a great honeymoon. And have a happy life together!❤
Congratulations! The rings, like everything you make, came out beautifully. Well done and enjoy the honeymoon.
Congratulations for 2nd chapter of life🎉❤
You are always the best mate!! I’m so happy for ur wife and you and so glad to be ur friend! Love ya
Congratulations! ❤
Congratulations, and many happy years!
Congratulations on your wedding. Wishing you both a long and wonderful life.
From Scotland.
Congratulations on your wedding day! Best wishes to you and your wife!
Congratulations sir may the creator bless your days and night's this is a beautiful wedding set thank you for sharing this with us six stars brother
Hello mister beautifully made well done always like to watch your videos
Congratulations. Wish you all the very best.
Always amazed at your talent.kudos.👍👍👍😎😎😎
Congratulations!
So happy for you both!
🥳🙌🏼❤️🕊️
Кохання та терпiння в шлюбi, такого ж, як у всих ваших роботах! ГIРКО!!!😊😊😊
Awesome BB... Congrats 🎉😁👍
Congratulations to you and your beautiful bride , hope you have a great day and long life full of happiness together
Congratulations!!🥳🥳 very happy for you, wish you both all the best!!☺
Congrats!!! Have such a wonderful time, sending you and your love all the best!! :D
Congratulations fella here's to a long and happy life together
Felicitaciones y gran trabajo como siempre!.
Congratulations and i hope you had a really lovely day and honeymoon. Awesome job on the rings
Congratulations, dude! All the best to the happy couple!
Big congrats! Great job on the rings too!
Congratulations, Beard Man!!!!
Much Happiness
Congratulations, mate! Have a great life with your wife!
Congratulation! So happy for you both.
CONGRATULATIONS!!! BE HAPPY!!
Congratulations! Good luck ! Good job ! ❤
Congrats!! All the best from germany!! 🙋🏼♂️