cheesy thumb ring
The idea behind this ring was to combine things I liked about cylindrical and lipped rings. This ring as the following:
- string groove
- oval opening (so the ring won't fly off inadvertently)
- vertical lip (like a partial cylinder wall... encourages half-flexed thumb, so less popping of my proximal joint)
Does it remind you of anything traditional, or is this just a cheesy/unorthodox design? (So far I feel okay shooting with it.)
- string groove
- oval opening (so the ring won't fly off inadvertently)
- vertical lip (like a partial cylinder wall... encourages half-flexed thumb, so less popping of my proximal joint)
Does it remind you of anything traditional, or is this just a cheesy/unorthodox design? (So far I feel okay shooting with it.)
actually ... it remind me of Star Wars serie ...Justin Ma wrote:
Does it remind you of anything traditional, or is this just a cheesy/unorthodox design? (So far I feel okay shooting with it.)
Umm... thanks? Haha.osmiu wrote:
actually ... it remind me of Star Wars serie ...
Actually, it reminds me somewhat of the Fu Hao/Shang dynasty ring, but with much of the sides chopped off.
Though the vertical lip is also reminiscent of a Mughal ring: http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/hi ... -ring.aspx
Justin,
Those jewelled rings have a slope to the lip. They are very similar to Persian and Turkish rings when you see them in 3D. The ones that I have handled all look as thought they were designed as shooting rings and then decorated rather than designed as decorations. I know someone who has a plain green jade ring and an almost matching jewel inlaid white jade ring.
One of my friends owned a Turkish grey jade gold-inlaid ring with the jewels removed, but unfortunately his house was robbed and the ring stolen. The thieves were caught, but the ring was never recovered. It was made for a man with a large thumb and the inside was beautifully shaped to fit the thumb. Had it been undecorated, it would have been an exceptional ring to shoot with, but the raised gold arabesques prevented it form ever being used.
I made a ring like the one originally illustrated in this thread many years ago from buffalo horn. It was functional, but it strangely caused the thumb tip to become sore. I think the string coming out of the groove slapped the ring back against the pad of the thumb. It was good for practice drawing though.
Those jewelled rings have a slope to the lip. They are very similar to Persian and Turkish rings when you see them in 3D. The ones that I have handled all look as thought they were designed as shooting rings and then decorated rather than designed as decorations. I know someone who has a plain green jade ring and an almost matching jewel inlaid white jade ring.
One of my friends owned a Turkish grey jade gold-inlaid ring with the jewels removed, but unfortunately his house was robbed and the ring stolen. The thieves were caught, but the ring was never recovered. It was made for a man with a large thumb and the inside was beautifully shaped to fit the thumb. Had it been undecorated, it would have been an exceptional ring to shoot with, but the raised gold arabesques prevented it form ever being used.
I made a ring like the one originally illustrated in this thread many years ago from buffalo horn. It was functional, but it strangely caused the thumb tip to become sore. I think the string coming out of the groove slapped the ring back against the pad of the thumb. It was good for practice drawing though.
I've come to the conclusion that, although the ring design results in a relatively clean release, it causes too much injury to my thumb. Specifically, the base of the ring rubs/cuts the skin on the sides of the distal joint, and the tip of the lip applies too much pressure to the thumb pad (because the point of contact is just a thin sliver).Bede wrote:
I made a ring like the one originally illustrated in this thread many years ago from buffalo horn. It was functional, but it strangely caused the thumb tip to become sore. I think the string coming out of the groove slapped the ring back against the pad of the thumb. It was good for practice drawing though.
Oh well. I'll try to cut down the lip to allow me to bend the thumb and distribute the pressure over the pad. Otherwise, it's back to the drawing board.