Starting on a new ring...

I made it back into the shop today, I started on a new ring.  

The band is in four sections.  2 long lengths of brass and 2 very short pieces of silver.

The parts are welded together and form a band that will be 1/4" in width.

• I started by flattening a bar of brass to the desired thickness, then cut two lengths from it.
  
• I then flattened a short piece of silver to the same thickness and cut two pieces from it.
  
• I annealed the brass lengths, then shaped them around the ring mandrel.
• I straightened and cleaned-up the ends of the brass and silver pieces to get them ready for soldering.
• I made up a temporary jig with tweezers and by carving a fire brick to hold the silver and brass pieces in position for soldering.
• I fluxed the parts and welded the 2 silver pieces onto one of the brass length.
• After cleaning the parts again, I fluxed the other brass length and welded it to the other half of the band.
• It took a bit of reshaping on the ring mandrel after the welding.  I took the opportunity to give a hammered texture to the ring.

That's it for now...