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Thanks everyone for your responses, I think we are going to go for it! I guess they will take more looking after than other metals if we want them to last until we're old but it sounds as though it will be worth it! X

Thanks for that, it makes me feel more confident in signing up for the forging day. The place itself looks wonderful and they make beautiful bespoke items there, I was just unsure about the longevity of a steel ring. Do you have a name for the clearcoat spray? Sounds like that may be worth purchasing to be on the safe side.

Hi all, Aplogies if this is posted in the wrong place, I'm a bit out of my depth here! My fiance and I are looking at attending a day long forging experience where we will end up with a set of steel wedding rings. I can't find very much about hand-forged steel jewellery on the internet so I'm hoping someone here can help! Basically, I would like to know if steel wedding rings would be any good (ie, last for our lifetime)? Would it lose its shape and integrity after a while? Would it be likely to succumb to rust? Would it be affected by constant wear and moisture from skin? As far as I can tell, it is not stainless steel (I e-mailed the forged and they said they just the rings will be made of steel) You can get a gold or silver coating applied but - because we wanted a dark, matte finish - we'd be looking to get it treated with something like ku-rust instead. Is this a terrible idea? Are there more questions I should be asking the forge before signing up? Any info would be greatly appreciated. We love the idea of forging our own wedding bands, but are not so keen if they're going to turn to rust in the next few years! Thanks in advance x Since you are asking about steel, and you posted in non ferrous metals section, it is the wrong place, I will move it.