ManAdorned Stainless Rivet Cock Ring

I’m finally getting around to writing about the custom rin I blogged about creating. I call this one the “rivet” design. Like most of my custom made rings, it features a design that just kind of came to me.

This particular design features the typical smoothly radiused inner profile but differs from others in that it has a raised “band” around the outside of the ring with spheres embedded within to give it a riveted-on look. I can’t quite describe the exact look I was going for, but something along the lines of an industrial shaft collar bolted into place. Of course, bolts (the hex heads) wouldn’t exactly be comfortable so I went with a rivet look. Especially interesting about this ring is the fact that it is my first mirror polished stainless ring from the folks over at RapidDirect. This is a new finish type instead of the Ra 0.4 finish I’ve done in the past. The polished finish looks striking and masculine - and I only wish I had the ability to leave the raised “collar” brushed finish to further accentuate the polish. Maybe I’ll go at it with some coarse grit sandpaper sometime and see how it turns out?

This installment in the custom collection weighs a modest 5.1oz thanks to the chunky stainless design. As is usual, machining was spot on landing at 1.873" (1.875" per design). It’s thick enough at .561" and tall enough at .312 to outline and highlight my package without becoming overwhelming.

Taking a step back, I think I can finally understand why my (Tungsten Carbide)[/materials/tungsten-carbide/] rings have a tendency to slide down so much. Obviously they are heavy, but I’ve sized down to deal with that. No, it’s because they are highly polished! I have hundreds of adornments and this is the only one that has a tendency to slide like my tungsten rings do. I suppose the polishing down to a mirror finish doesn’t “grip” onto skin as much as even the plain stainless steel coated rings do. This makes sense, of course, but it goes to show the level of detail that the Tungsten Carbide manufacturers put into their rings: they aren’t coated - they’re ground and polished to the point of having a mirrored finish!

I like this ring quite a bit, and am pleased to welcome it into the official collection. As most of the others are, it’s as handsome as I had hoped for the custom design.