custom made wire ring, copper wire ring, ring Parzifal

Wolfram von Eschenbach
Parzifal-Prolog
1
Ist zwîvel herzen nâchgebûr,
daz muoz der sêle werden sûr.
gesmæhet unde gezieret
ist, swâ sich parrieret
5
unverzaget mannes muot,
als agelstern varwe tuot.
der mac dennoch wesen geil:
wand an im sint beidiu teil,
des himels und der helle.
10
der unstæte geselle
hât die swarzen varwe gar,
und wirt och nâch der vinster var:
sô habet sich an die blanken
der mit stæten gedanken.

Wo Zweifel nah dem Herzen wohnt,
Das wird der Seele schlimm gelohnt.
Geziert ist und zugleich entstellt,
Wo Verzagtheit sich gesellt
Zu des kühnen Mannes Preis
Wie bei der Elster Schwarz zu Weiß.
Der mag gleichwohl fröhlich sein,
Denn noch harren beide sein
Himmel oder Höllenschlund.
Wer Untreu hegt in Herzensgrund
Wird schwarzer Farbe ganz und gar
Und trägt sich nach der finstern Schar;
Doch fest hält an der blanken
Der mit stätigen Gedanken.

BOOK I
GAMURET

If unfaith in the heart find dwelling, then the soul it shall reap but woe ;
And shaming alike and honour are his who such doubt shall show,
For it standeth in evil contrast with a true man's dauntless
might,
As one seeth the magpie's plumage, which at one while is black and white.
And yet he may win to blessing ; since I wot well that in his heart,

Hell's darkness, and light of Heaven, alike have their lot and part
But he who is false and unsteadfast, he is black as the darkest night,
And the soul that hath never wavered stainless its hue and white !

glow in the dark rings-steel rings with inlay

 

brazed steel ring with Garnet

 

steel ring with Garnet, Azurite, green Fluorite and glow in the dark inlay

 

steel and copper ring with Aventurine and glow in the dark inlay

this is a model for custom made rings

more info about custom made rings at

https://sites.google.com/site/thecozmicbluescollection/Welcome/custom-made-items

 

steel ring with Black Jasper and glow in the dark inlay

this is a model for custom made rings

more about custom made rings at

https://sites.google.com/site/thecozmicbluescollection/Welcome/custom-made-items

 

new stainless steel rings

 

stainless steel, copper, epoxy,enamel, Swarovski crystals, size 9

 

stainless steel, red brass, Spinel 3mm, Jade 4mm, Amethyst 4mm, size 6.5

  

glow in the dark green,stainless steel, copper,epoxy, Swarovski crystals, crushed Aventurine,size .9.5

stainless steel, rich low brass, shellac,glow in the dark red blue, ink, epoxy, size 9.5

 

stainless steel, Sterling silver, handmade sunstone, epoxy, enamel powder
size 7-7.5

steel ring with glow in the dark blue and Lapis lazuli inlay

stainless steel,welding steel,epoxy,glow in the dark powder, Lapis lazuli
size 7.75

 glow in the dark ring in semidarkness

from the manufacturer of the pigments http://glowinc.com/glowinc.com

"How long does it take to get a full charge" The easy answer is that any of our products will be at their maximum charge from any light source in 20 minutes. However, that is a useless answer.

"Maximum Charge" will change depending on the light source. A black light on for seconds can cause our products to glow brighter than an incandescent bulb lit for 10 hours. Of course, the speed of charge is also determined by the light source.

A "full charge" is also a hard statement. Under black light, most pigments will get to 80% of their charge within seconds, 90% over 30 seconds, 95% over about 2 minutes, 100% in about 10 minutes.

new section on my custom made items page -

 custom made glow in the dark rings

https://sites.google.com/site/thecozmicbluescollection/Welcome/custom-made-items

 

brooch Ebony Madagasccar, Bocote, Brass, Pyrite splinters, Shellac, Green Fluorite handmade, Copper, nickelsilver, epoxy, Size4in

Klunker

 

custom made pendant
Nugold, hand made Afghanistan Lapis lazuli, Garnet 10mm, Amber 4mm, Onyx 18mm, Rosewood, Copper

Rosewood and metal brooch with Shellac flakes

brooch brass, Rosewood, Nickelsilver, aluminum,epoxy, enamel powder, garnet10mm,

amber4mm,onyx3mm, Mother of Pearl 3mm, Shellac flakes

Rosewood is hard and dense, but not as hard, dense and oily as other woods like Ebony and Cocobolo. It is relatively easy to carve with a thin cutting disc for metals and with steel burrs.

meteorite ring campo del cielo with Lapis lazuli and Amber

custom ring stainless steel, welding steel, brazed brass inlay, lapis lazuli 3mm, amber 4mm, Shellac flakes, epoxy,enamel powder, meteorite Campo del Cielo

"The Campo del Cielo refers to a group of iron meteorites or to the area where they were found situated on the border between the provinces of Chaco and Santiago del Estero, 1,000 kilometers (620 mi) northwest of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The crater field covers an area of 3×20 kilometers and contains at least 26 craters, the largest being 115×91 meters. The craters' age is estimated as 4,000–5,000 years. The craters, containing iron masses, were reported in 1576, but were already well known to the aboriginal inhabitants of the area. The craters and the area around contain numerous fragments of an iron meteorite. The total weight of the pieces so far recovered exceeds 100 tonnes, making the meteorite the heaviest one ever recovered on Earth. The largest fragment, consisting of 37 tonnes, is the second heaviest single-piece meteorite recovered on Earth, after the Hoba meteorite.^[1]"

^(wikipedia)

^{http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campo_del_Cielo} 

Shellac is a resin secreted by the female lac bug, on trees in the forests of India and Thailand. It is processed and sold as dry flakes, which are dissolved in ethyl alcohol to make liquid shellac, which is used as a brush-on colorant, food glaze and wood finish. Shellac functions as a tough all-natural primer, sanding sealant, tannin-blocker, odour-blocker, stain, and high-gloss varnish. Shellac was once used in electrical applications as it possesses good insulation qualities and it seals out moisture. Phonograph (gramophone) records were also made of it during the pre-1950s, 78-rpm recording era.
Shellac is one of the few historically appropriate finishes (including casein paint, spar varnishes, boiled linseed oil and lacquer) for early 20th-century hardwood floors, and wooden wall and ceiling paneling.
From the time it replaced oil and wax finishes in the 19th century, shellac was one of the dominant wood finishes in the western world until it was replaced by nitrocellulose lacquer in the 1920s and 1930s.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shellac
 

Cocobolo wood brooch

brooch Cocobolo wood,nugold,nickelsilver, brass,copper,aluminum,glas

s gem,Carnelian7mm,epoxy,petrified wood,enamel powder

this wood is very dense and hard and oily, even more than ebony. Dust should not be inhaled when working on it.
It is wood, but it behaves almost like a metal in some ways. Hard steel burrs, grinding stones, fiberglass enforced wheels and diamond discs are necessary to carve it. Cutting big pieces works best with a big metal saw. Files get clogged easily because it is so oily. Large amounts can be removed with a very coarse file.
It can be polished like a metal with polishing compounds and takes a very high shine.

cold enamel inlay steel ring

stainless steel, nugold, brass, epoxy, enamel powder,crushed black jasper, ring size 10

wood and metal brooch

brooch Rose Wood, Nickelsilver, petrified wood crushed,lapis lazuli crushed,Shellac pieces,epoxy,pens, acrylic, brass,Heatite crushed and hand cut stone

I tried some things on this one. New for me is the use of wood combined with metal in a sort of a big bezel. I also did some carving on the wood.

Nanntan meteorite steel ring

 

stainless steel, welding steel, meteorite pieces Nantan, epoxy, lapis lazuli 4mm, red shellac, ring size 9.5

Iron from the earth and from behind Mars together in a ring.

the Shellac is under the epoxy in the inlay and gives it a slightly dark red shimmer. It has a color similar to garnet.

This ring belongs to the "Cozmic Blues Collection"

https://sites.google.com/site/thecozmicbluescollection/ 

custom made copper ring

copper 16 ga, ring size 8, Lapis lazuli 10mm

see options for custom made rings at

http://www.wolfgangschweizer.com/artforsale.php

(scroll down on destination page)

copper and brass ring with inlay

ring copper,brass,silver,epoxy,enamel, spinel3mm  ring size 8

ring Laucherthal

  welding steel hammered, stainless steel inside ring, eopxy, Bean ore from my hometown Laucherthal in Germany (thanks to my parents for sending it!), crushed hematite iron ore 
ring size 10

I will offer a new kind of custom rings on my webpage soon.
People can send me personal stuff to embed in their new ring.

Bohnerz, Bean Ore (limonite) from Germany
Around the town where I grew up you can find limonite (Ochre)  in form of small balls everywhere on the fields. You just need to bow down and collect it fro the surface of the earth. The Celtic people living in the area fro around 800 BC on already used this iron ore, and they exported the iron they made from it to Rome and Greece. Greek pottery was found on the fields around a big old Celtic city. The Romans later used the ore also, and when they were gone, the Germanic Alemans did the same. Later the prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen founded one of the first steel mills with a furnace there, and the town growing around it was called Laucherthal after the river Lauchert (1708 AC). The former steel mill still exists. It produces high tech metal casting and other stuff now.