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keyring - jvrjenivs - 11-05-2009
As some of you might know I'm now following jewellery making course to improve my skills is finishing the pieces I make. So I got the job to make a ring. So, I thouhgt, why not make one that can be useful. So I decided to make a keyring. Here some pictures of the rough product. Next will be a lot of sanding and polishing, but I already like the result. At least I think it's good for my first ring (and even my second attempt of brazing)
![[Image: IMG_3876.jpg]](http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb2/jvrjenivs/projects/IMG_3876.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_3877.jpg]](http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb2/jvrjenivs/projects/IMG_3877.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_3878.jpg]](http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb2/jvrjenivs/projects/IMG_3878.jpg)
(Okay, I still have to make a chest with lock to go with it, but it will eventually become useful some day; First some other ongoing projects to finish)
Re: keyring - Magnus - 11-06-2009
Nice work Jurjen!
Re: keyring - tDub248 - 11-07-2009
Thats cool man! What would a first first century lock look like? I've been wondering that lately...
Re: keyring - Epictetus - 11-07-2009
Please forgive a very basic question, but how exactly is that used? (I know nothing about Roman locks or the like, obviously. :oops: )
At first I thought that it was a ring to hold keys, but the protruding part looked unwieldy. So I did some internet searching and found the pictures at the bottom of this page, and it looks like they talk about a key that is also a ring.
So is this what it is, Jurjen: a ring that is also a key?
Re: keyring - jvrjenivs - 11-07-2009
Yes, it is a ring that also serves as a key. Thanks for posting that page. There the lock mechanism is also clearly described.
![[Image: 853111_1669_2864361.jpg]](http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/853111_1669_2864361.jpg)
And here the inside of the lock that Theo Andela (Frisius-F) did:
![[Image: _0149b.jpg]](http://www.frisius-f.de/Shopartikel/_0149b.jpg)
It is actually quite simple. I already made a big one from wood and plexiglas to show how it worked to children during school visits
Re: keyring - tDub248 - 11-07-2009
wow, that is REALLY cool! Thanks for posting this! I want to make one now!
Re: keyring - Redguru - 11-07-2009
Did the Romans use locks with differing dimension tumblers?
Re: keyring - jvrjenivs - 11-07-2009
Quote:Did the Romans use locks with differing dimension tumblers?
Yes, they did. If you look at the link Epictetus posted you'll find a lot of examples. Actually, my key is much to simple, I think. But that give me an easier job when making the lock. See for instance this keydesign: (So it's different dimensions and shapes), which seems a good and common design
Re: keyring - Gaius Julius Caesar - 11-07-2009
Quote:
Actually, my key is much to simple, I think.
I don't know Jurjen, I have seen artifacts that are no more elaborate that your ring. Good job!