Well, custom made by me. I had this idea/drawing in my head for a while now. It was for a small ring mandrel I needed for my wooden rings. Well, I finally executed on it and turned it myself on my mini metal lathe. Worked out very well and I just wanted to share it with “the internet” – not sure if there is anybody there interested in such non-sense as my custom tool making, hehe. I might even make a video and show you why I needed it and show you how I use it.
All of my coin rings, wooden rings, copper rings, silver rings are hand crafted by me. Most of the time (95%) I use only hand tools. I even make some of my hand tools, it’s true. I use a wood lathe for turning timber when I craft timber / wooden rings. Sometimes I might recycle / use silver / copper / stainless steel core for some of my rings. I do not waste anything or as little as I can. Most timber I use for my rings comes from different sources and it was destined for fire wood. This holds true with copper and SS. I purchased some antique silver bands and rings from the auction houses or garage sales. Some of them have imperfections but I like it this way and always see a potential. I re-shape them, clean them and use them as core inserts for my wooden rings. My point is, I do like to recycle and re-use a lot of materials I work with. This gives me an ability to craft very unique objects (rings) in appearance. I do not mass produce any of my rings. That is why you buy the actual coin ring or wooden ring photographed in my online shop. I take requests for custom orders as well but can never replicate an item. I can only use the same materials to make it similar if you are after a ring that is listed or was sold in my online shop. I am not interested in mass producing and I will not reply to any requests asking me for price break on quantity. I just wanted to give you a good idea of my work ethics and my artistic approach to my business. Yes, it is a business after all I make my living (or try to) by combining this passion with work. If you are an individual with appreciation for hand crafted unique things I think you will like my rings. I want all of my clients to be happy with their purchases and I will always try to make things right, I promise.
If you read my previous post here you can view my finished wooden ring with a copper core made out of silky oak from Queensland, Australia. There is no CA finish on it. All I did was use some bees wax and micro mesh pads to polish the wood on this ring. It is not water sealed etc and this finish is very delicate but one thing is for sure – NO CHEMICALS were used. Since I made a few wooden rings and some of them were finished with CA and polished afterwards. This type of finish should last long long time but some people prefer no use of any chems on their jewelry. Even with CA finish I still would take this wooden ring off before any water contact but if you forget you will not damage it or most likely you will not have to refinish it again. Different options, depends on what your preference is. Photos are with different light and some pics look the same but I was trying to rotate this wooden ring to show you some of the timber patterns etc. Queensland silky oak is so beautiful and looks amazing from different angles and with different light source. BTW, this one is SOLD but I just made another one from silky oak timber with a copper core and I will list it on ETSY.
