That ring I posted a picture of today? The one with the thick copper band? The last time I got an order for one of those l, I made (and fucked up) about four before I got one I could use. This time around I made it correctly on my first try.

Wide band rings can be hard because the seams have to be perfect and with so much surface that has to meet correctly, it’s easy to not align properly or not get solder everywhere it needs to be. The ends especially have to be properly soldered because when you flare the band after, if there’s a weakness it’s gonna split. And it’s not an easy fix, if it even can be fixed.

Anyway the point was that practice really does make perfect and it’s great to see that something that used to be so challenging for me before has gotten a lot easier. Progress happens even when you don’t notice it.