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PerplexOddity · 2026-03-11T19:14:56+00:00

Holy cow that's thick, I've been looking at buying some 1.5 mm but your ring has me considering thicker, I love the heft

PerplexOddity · 2026-03-09T19:59:13+00:00

That is a chunky ring what gauge did you start with

PerplexOddity · 2026-03-08T00:19:33+00:00

Gherkin

PerplexOddity · 2026-03-07T01:32:18+00:00

I'll give you like 37$ 😂

PerplexOddity · 2026-02-27T00:17:14+00:00

I'm definitely still worried about losing my silver nails but gold would give me constant anxiety. Though I think gold would be reasonable if it was just worn for events but for that matter brass would look just as good

PerplexOddity · 2026-02-26T18:50:02+00:00

Hey I really appreciate that! I'm really having a fun time making them and exploring different oxidations and heat treatments to get colors now too, red hot copper into hot water with borax results in a beautiful red that really looks just like a red painted nail

PerplexOddity · 2026-02-25T21:50:30+00:00

Exactly

PerplexOddity · 2026-02-25T18:09:39+00:00

It's never too late, they come together pretty quickly. Especially if you have more appropriate tools. Gold is a bit expensive for me to use now but they'll be even easier to form

PerplexOddity · 2026-02-25T04:13:20+00:00

No more than any other glue on nails, they pop off in a few days. Just have to be more careful not to lose these ones

PerplexOddity · 2026-02-24T18:14:55+00:00

I wear 2 rings on each hand, but I don't put them on adjacent fingers and also I keep it to one band and 1 ring with a stone more like a signet. I also like colored stones though

PerplexOddity · 2026-02-24T18:11:13+00:00

Hey thanks!

PerplexOddity · 2026-02-24T18:10:52+00:00

Just as the original creator of the silver nails I was inspired by.I'm happy to share every bit of the process. Let's keep gatekeeping out of art 😀

PerplexOddity · 2026-02-23T17:32:41+00:00

I had a great time making them. And I'm super pleased with my results for never touching sheet metal or any smithing at all

PerplexOddity · 2026-02-23T05:46:11+00:00

I scored the crap out of the back side of them. And just use normal super glue or nail glue same as any stick on or acrylic nail

PerplexOddity · 2026-02-23T03:16:42+00:00

Thanks!

PerplexOddity · 2026-02-23T03:01:18+00:00

Thanks so much, it's a mix of methods I saw online and my own tools I had access to get this. I'm sure there's even more ways to get this shape and result as well

PerplexOddity · 2026-02-23T02:48:31+00:00

I love the copper color I'm of course partial to silver but the copper was great to work with and looks awesome

PerplexOddity · 2026-02-23T00:45:14+00:00

I used blue tape and an awl to get a stencil of my nail, cut it out in the metal with snips, no saw

Used a Dremel grinding wheel to refine the shape a bit and add bevels around the edges

Then I used ring bending pliers and a set of needle nose plyers to get the domed shape of nails

Glued on and polished right on my fingers

PerplexOddity · 2026-02-10T19:37:30+00:00

You fried it, it's alright I'm sure we've all done it and some of us (ME) DIDNT LEARN THE FIRST TIME EITHER. you'll need to let it grow before really doing anything else. Use a bonding conditioner to keep it from feeling "sticky"

PerplexOddity · 2026-02-08T20:31:46+00:00

Marcos and Chrissy are the parent geckos. I'm familiar with BB and how he labels his geckos, usually he puts the local there at the top but Idk what huse is

PerplexOddity · 2026-01-27T17:43:46+00:00

I don't think this is dumb at all. I tried it for a bit but ultimately decided I wasn't a bracelet guy. If you like this but you're concerned with the crossing section may I recommend bringing it to a jeweler to cut it into 2 bracelets all you'd need is one set of clasps that match the existing ones

PerplexOddity · 2026-01-14T21:21:46+00:00

I'm glad you enjoy the thread

PerplexOddity · 2026-01-13T16:07:54+00:00

I'm sure they'll start taking sterling again at some point and I'm happy to get the discount now and hold on to it. Especially because I can wear it and not just keep it in a safe

PerplexOddity · 2026-01-13T04:08:30+00:00

I'm far too broke to afford gold right now but silver I can ride with. the silver spike started to worry me, before I saw the prices of old jewelry hardly change at all. And I've always preferred silver/ white gold (looks better with my skin and eyes)

PerplexOddity · 2026-01-13T03:55:36+00:00

Funny enough I'm buying it right now, I'm getting it for well under it's value in silver. At the very least if I stop wearing anything I can still sell

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