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Originally Posted by MaggieDo0dle
Since ya'll are discussing rings... has anyone experimented with soft glass rings? Is it strong enough for a ring? Or is boro necessary for ring-making?
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I'm a little late for a reply, but I just read this today. YES, you can make soft glass rings. They are my favorite thing to make. I wear them all the time, -even while I do electrical work (my former occupation)- and haven't broken any on my hands, as of yet. I must add that I'm
very rough on them. I wear them next to my silver rings with no problem. The ones that I've broken were while I was cleaning them and they flew out of my hands and bounced all over the room and onto the tile floor -always before annealing. You can see some of the rings I make in my Etsy shop here:
http://daydreamglass.etsy.com
I have an assortment of big hole mandrels from Arrow Springs that I make them on. It's totally addicting. I have to force myself back into "bead mode" sometimes.
-Daria