Chain Linked Rings

A simple and striking alternative to the hand harness

Posted by Fall For DIY

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It helps to have a chasing hammer and bench block to complete this tutorial. Because we have made the rings very rustic, using a regular hammer and a hard surface is a fine alterative for this tutorial.

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You Will Need (3 things)

  • 2 x Jump Ring(s)
  • 20 in 16 gauge Copper Wire
  • 20 in Chain

Steps (4 steps, 30 minutes)

  1. 1

    Hammer the wire gently, flattening the wire / Using round nose pliers turn a loop at one end of the wire.

  2. 2

    Wrap the wire around a ring mandrel (or something similar size to your finger)/ Keep wrapping with the flatterned section against the madrel / when your happy with the size cut the wire and file the end gently with a nail file / make two of these.

  3. 3

    Cut various lengths of chain and attach them to loops on the rings using jump rings. (See teahabs blog for a more in depth jump ring tutorial)

  4. 4

    Adjust the chains as necessary.