Amanda Frayer artisan // illustrator // designer

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How to make a wooden ring (Redux B)
How to make a wooden ring (Redux B)

I finally got a coping saw, hooray! So today I cut three rings out. It’s a good thing I made so many blanks, because two of these did not make the cut. The spalted maple got rather crumbly — clearly a weak choice for a ring. The second ring was cut too narrow. I compensated [...]

How to make a wooden ring (Part 2)
How to make a wooden ring (Part 2)

I highly recommend using a power drill and spade bit for this, as it does the job cleanly in under a minute. If you don’t have a drill (and can’t borrow one from a friend or rent one from the hardware store), you can also carve the hole by hand. Or without the spade bit, [...]