You don’t let the poor woman out of the kitchen? What kinda monster are you?!
At the end of the day, what ever metal it may be, it will be stronger than your finger, and if something gets hooked under the ring, end well it will not. So, could be super soft 24k gold or even pewter, I’m betting the finger goes first.
Been married 35 years, put the ring on for the ceremony, took it off that night, been in the box ever since. I was working as a carpenter at the time, it’ hard enough staying out of accidents nevermind having a metal band around a digit. Now it’s not a work issue but too late to get out of the habit. Wife could care less if I wear it.
Last anniversary, I very seriously considered getting a ring tattoo. I don’t have any others, it would be my one and only. Not for any kind of finger preservation technique; simply as a devotional to the wife. In the end I realized the only people I’ve ever seen with them are unmarried felons and dubiously hard-ass action film characters. She loved her Vitamix Pro.
Yeah, I meant to say, I wasn’t specifically talking about getting your ring caught and ripping off a digit. Certainly the type of metal wouldn’t matter at that point. More so just everyday use or other misc hazards. I’ve heard of guys getting their ring partially crushed and doing more harm than if it would’ve just shattered. Other metals are stronger than your basic gold & won’t distort as easy. A gold vs tungsten-carbide kinda thing.
*I edited my post to try and avoid any misunderstanding.
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A ring made out of a soft metal such as 24k gold can peel your finger as well as be smashed onto your finger. Both of which are undesirable. A ring made out of a hard metal such as tungsten will peel your finger, but probably will not smash flat or oblong. Either way, you don’t want it.
I will say, however, that if you do loose a part of or whole finger then your ring finger is the one that will have the least amount of impact upon dexterity. I know that this goes against the grain of the point of this thread, but it is the truth.
I think it’s rare for wives to work in professions where the risk exists. And my wife doesn’t work, but even if she did that would be a significant negative. I didn’t drop more the cost of a decent size house in Mexico on a ring for it to sit in a box. Furthermore, rings serve a significant symbolic function in our hedonistic society. Much like a green and black poison label on household chemicals, it should mean: Danger harmful to your health.
To be honest, I’m not sure if or when she wears her wedding ring. It’s a pretty elaborate and expensive heirloom ring not suitable for everyday wear by an active horsewoman.
Just found this site, I think this will be able to sell to the future mrs. She can get me a legit wedding ring for ceremony/special occasion wear, and a dozen of these for everyday wear. They’re $7 a pop, low profile, flexible, non conductive, and will tear before doing any damage I would imagine. http://www.saferingz.com
Figured I’d share it with anybody who was interested.
I don’t wear a ring. My wife wears hers occasionally, maybe once a month. Rings mean nothing to me and I never thought about it once until I read this thread.
Yup. Long, long time ago, I hung by a wedding band from a ladder. Had to cut the ring off with tin snips. Haven’t worn one since, but still have a pretty good scar to remind me how dumb wearing a ring is.
I am, honestly I’ve tried to talk her into at least putting her engagement ring in the safe and only wearing it on dress-up occasions. She is persistent about wearing hers. I don’t wear mine to work (LEO). I use to, but got to thinking, and I’ve hit my hands plenty of times and just the band hitting the pink/middle finger can be unpleasant. Reading this just reaffirms my decision. My wife understands and doesn’t mind. I still do wear it when we go out, or if I’m going out with just my friends. In general though, I’m not a fan of jewelry. A watch is all I ever really wore growing up.
They give me claustrophobia.
30+ years on armored vehicles.
I used to never wear a ring, now I do; but I take it off when I get to work. If deployed I will leave all jewelry at home.
Getting either a watch or a ring caught in a moving mechanical system can pull your hand in to a mix master. Falling or jumping can cause you to leave a finger or all of it’s meat (you get to keep the bone.) somewhere you didn’t intend to. A wrist watch can cause havoc too, your best bet if you have to wear one is a velcro strap or a cheap buckle system that will break away.
Yeah Average, at work I wear a $20 casio that has a plastic buckle, it’ll break with any real applied force.
@Plumber, thanks for that link! Don’t know why I never thought to look for something like that. I’ll be ordering some, might have the wife sold on putting hers in the safe too.
I don’t have hard numbers on this, but I believe watch related accidents of that nature are much less common. It’s easy enough to find various bands that will give way before your hand does. Rings, not so much. Finally, watches have a genuine utility and depending on line of work, a necessity. Wedding rings = worlds smallest handcuff 
Didn’t see it mentioned anywhere here…
For those of us (or anybody else for that matter) that wear those tungsten carbide rings, cutting them off will be extremely difficult and probably cause more harm than good if you attempt to. What often times works is using vise grips. Little by little, keep tightening the vise down and locking it back onto the ring, tighten again and lock down, etc etc. The ring will eventually shatter apart, so some type of eye protection is a must for those involved.
I’ve worn a wedding ring for nearly a quarter century now…granted, I run with scissors too.
I have been married 24 years and I hate to wear rings or any jewelry.