If you've ever spend any time watching a jeweler at work, it is really amazing how they can turn a sheet of plane old metal into a fabulous piece of jewelry. Even some of the smallest pieces of jewelry, like a simple band ring, can take an amazing amount of time and craftsmanship to create.

Jewelry designer Michael Daniels has mastered the art of metalwork specializing in Mokume, which requires numerous layers of metal to be merged together and forged into - in his case - jewelry. He shows the entire process of making his gold and platinum Mokume rings, from cutting basic metal blanks all the way to final product on his web site. It's amazing to see how something like this pictred in the artist's hands turns into his wonderful rings.