There are lots of ways to make a wooden ring. For me, it's an every evolving process. Here is a build log of my current process. This ring was a little bit of an experiment. The blank was a piece of spalted laurel oak that was left over from my dad's cabinet build. As you... Continue Reading →
Two commissioned rings all set and ready to go to their new homes. One is black walnut with blue sand inlay and the other is laurel oak with a mother of pearl inlay.
The photos don't really highlight the most interesting feature of this ring. The way I oriented the grain on this ring allows the light to catch it differently at different angles. As a result, as you turn the ring, light areas will turn dark.
Black walnut ring with a blue sand inlay. Created as a Christmas gift.
This is a Japanese style chef knife I made as a Christmas gift. The blade is a 67-layer Japanese steal blade made by Zhen that I purchased. I created the handle out of spalted tamarind. The knife had only a packaging sheath with it, so I researched traditional Japanese sheaths and created one in the... Continue Reading →
Marbled ebony ring created as a Christmas gift. The blank was found in the cutoff pile at Rockler. That's the great thing about wood rings. The scraps and cutoffs from other projects can create the most beautiful jewelry.
Roman olive wood ring created as a Christmas gift.
Cherry wood laminated with a veneer in the center. I'm not quite sure what the veneer is seeing it came in an assortment package with no labeling. The color matches the cherry wood nicely. It looks like there are two colors of veneers in the center, however, that is actually the layering the grain in... Continue Reading →
This is one of my favorites and is the ring I've been wearing most often.
Black walnut ring with a mother-of-pearl inlay.
Wood Fire Workshop 