[Jewelry making - Article 00224] - [Orchid] Mokume rings too soft

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    Hi, I need some advice on what to do with a pair of mokune game
    rings. The rings are very soft, and become marred with small
    scratches, and the occasional deep pit after a month or so of wear.
    They are made from 22k/sterling silver, 19 layers, from reactive
    metals. 

    I have read a few archived posts on age hardening, do you think that
    this would work on these rings? Will the mokune texture be destroyed
    by prolonged heating? Or, because they are soldered(hard silver
    solder) shut, is this technique unavailable because of a required
    annealing? 

    Would I be better off attempting to work harden them, and then just
    resizing? 

    For personal reasons, I can't simply return these to the jeweller. I
    would value any advice. 

Thank you,
Andrew K
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