/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>51358
Well, actually that was for prom... and the next year she went with me. That was three years ago, we're still together.

Aluminum is great for learning with because it's soft and cheap, but if you open/close a ring more than about three times just throw it away because you've made it pretty brittle by working it.

Don't bother with any straight metals if it's meant to be pretty. If you're into re-enactment or something, then sure, go for mild steel. If not, get stainless, or anodized, and avoid brass or copper or galvanized. They're dirty.

Once your relatively efficient, I really feel like silver is the prettiest you can go with. Jewelry means small rings, and lots of them, because it looks good that way. Here's a great professional who shows just how good it can look.

http://www.silverweaver.com/categories/all.dhtml

Remember, Euro 4/1 is an armor weave, not a display weave. Byzantine, Persian, Half Persian, and some Japanese weaves can all look good if you're clean with the execution. (example of a half-decent japanese here, taken from my phone lololol)