I’m a magician 🎩 with special powers 🤩 Turned this piece of wire into five very perfect shiny rings in graduated sizes (pure fluke 🙃) using only my hands, hand tools & the power of fire 🔥 Very, very occasionally I… instagram.com/p/B8AOxqGhu_h/…

Watergate... with empty waves #drivingaround #watergate #newquay #cornwall #waves #wavewatching #bluesky #sunshine #sea #windy #surflife #surfing #surf #bodyboard #bodyboarding #adaptivesurfing #chronicillness… instagram.com/p/B8B_H98hmuK/…

A photo of what I should’ve done yesterday instead of wrestling wire with pliers & hitting it with hammers. I should’ve annealed the silver wire I used first. Annealing is applying heat to metal to make it malleable… instagram.com/p/B8CO6EhBEIu/…

Kite surfers at Perranporth... watching kites in the wind & the speed of the surfers, makes me want to have a go 🙃 Hope delraybeachkiteboarding likes this, he’s the only kiteboarder I know in both virtual & the real… instagram.com/p/B8EAW7bB2gH/…

For my son, Isana Derici... you wanted a ring so I made you one. First piece of jewellery I’ve made for him 💙 Last week I made 5 rings from one length of sterling silver rectangular wire, in graduated sizes. All… instagram.com/p/B8FH_1PhnJs/…

Towan, a nice wave in the bay, looks like a Summer’s day, it isn’t. It’s February & it’s a bit chilly. #drivingaround #towan #newquay #cornwall #waves #wavewatching #bluesky #sunshine #sea #surflife #surfing #surf… instagram.com/p/B8FVA4YBv_V/…

Four More Photos of Feet... Waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting, take photos of my feet to entertain myself 🙃 #drivingaround #newquay #cornwall #photosoffeet #funkyfeet #inthecar #waiting #entertainmyself #vans… instagram.com/p/B8FaM2xhgpE/…

Evolution of a Ring... some process shots. Wrestled & wrangled a length of sterling silver square wire with pliers & hit it with hammers. Worked the metal hard to get the shape & texture I wanted. Added to the two… instagram.com/p/B8H-UMhhXMK/…

Things I made today... ready for tomorrow. #lifeofajeweller #silversmith #silversmithing #process #rings #clasps #safetypin #prototype #handsthatmake #handtools #handtoolsonly #organic #unique #oneofakind… instagram.com/p/B8IBgfqH41l/…

First thing I made today... a perfect little coil of sterling silver wire. It’s simply beautiful. #today #firstoftheday #made #make #sterlingsilverwire #silverwire #coil #coils #lifeofajeweller #silversmith… instagram.com/p/B8JI4xzBvqM/…

‘Drop in the Ocean’ Ring... a unique one-of-a -kind piece of jewellery. A beautifully hand forged sterling silver ring, in the shape of a water droplet. Forging silver is using a hammer to shape sterling silver and… instagram.com/p/B8KHwWnB5kW/…

Cutting into Coils... used a great little silversmith’s life hack I know to saw jump rings. Wrap the wire coil in masking tape, thread it onto the saw blade & secure the blade. Hold the coil against the bench peg &… instagram.com/p/B8KccYzHiX7/…

Five Forged Sterling Silver Rings... Having fun with these rings, using my Fretz silversmithing hammers to strike, shape & direct the metal with each hammer strike. Fretz hammers are lightweight (225grams) & work on… instagram.com/p/B8KhJ3sHCIV/…

Went for a walk in my garden & found Spring by the pond... #spring #springishere #springisintheair #cottagegarden #garden #mygarden #lovemygarden #gardenlife #crocus #flowers #purpleflowers #bluesky #sunshine… instagram.com/p/B8Mczv3hr3C/…

Hammer Time... Hope you can see the difference that a load of hammering has had on just one ring!!! LEFT: Before RIGHT: After Used one of my Fretz silversmithing hammers to smooth away yesterday’s visible hammer… instagram.com/p/B8NJuhAB768/…

Today was lots of hammers, a steel bench block & 2 silver rings. Spent quite some time hammering out hammer marks, a bit like panel beating. Hopefully you can see the difference in surface finish in the before &… instagram.com/p/B8PsvVXnYoN/…

I own lots of hammers. This is one of my favourite hammers, it’s ancient. It cost me 25p at a car boot sale & I love it 💙 #lifeofajeweller #silversmith #silversmithing #tools #toolporn #handtools #hammer #hammers… instagram.com/p/B8Ptz8TBMS1/…

Worked out perfectly, got what I wanted... a heavy gauge wire ring with a planish hammered effect on upper/lower faces, a grey-ish matte finish & highly polished outer & inner edges. Judge it as a success & only… instagram.com/p/B8RyIzBB3UR/…

One Ring from a Set of Five Rings... Another ring-making week... made 6 rings, completed 1 ring. Guess what I’m doing next week then? #lifeofajeweller #silversmith #silversmithing #makingrings #rings #handtools… instagram.com/p/B8SONEKHJgv/…

Drop in the Ocean Ring... Got the ring up to this point today, a work in progress, more hammering & polishing to do but it’s getting there 🤩 #dropintheocean #lifeofajeweller #silversmith #silversmithing #makingrings… instagram.com/p/B8UyWKxByAS/…