A Unique Layered Wood Ring

This is a one-of-a-kind ring I made as a gift for my wife. It started life as a small laurel oak cut off from my dad’s garage cabinet build (photo at bottom). It was very small, cracked, and one side was showing the start of rot. However, from the worst pieces come the most unique and beautiful rings. I could see the the layering and knew, if the blank held together, it would be a stunning ring. I sanded and shaped the blank to put the layers as centered as possible. In the turning process, I hand to stop every so often to fill the gaps with CA to keep the wood from flying apart at the cracks. This ring took extra care to make, but the end result was a one-of-a-kind layered design.