Making my own gold ring from scratch

Hello all, in this video I show some of the process while I make my own pure gold ring using gold I mined. This all started when I was asked to make a wedding ring for a friends bride to be. After laughing at the idea I should make it;(laughing cause it seemed like a horrible idea that a guy with no experience make something as important as a wedding ring) I thought about how I could do it. Then I did it & was shocked that with some effort I was able to make it! While I can't show off that ring until after the wedding(bride hasn't seen it) I am able to show the second ring I made, this one for myself, I made it from scratch, and I mean from scratch, I first mined all the gold(a lot from just panning) then I smelted(purified) the gold then made a mold and cast the ring in one piece, while the first ring went smoothly my ring gave me lots to learn from while I was remaking my failed attempts. While I did end up with a great end result, I did have to get help with soldering a crack that I couldn't get rid of, so thanks to Delamont jewellers here in Cranbrook BC. I've already been asked to make another ring for a wedding anniversary so I'll be able to show more of the process in future videos. I hope you enjoy watching my video & hope it gives you the confidence to try something you never did and learn at the same time. Please subscribe if you haven't so I know people want to see more of my videos.