Coin Carnival

Category: Work

  • Black African dense wood (Ebony) ring

    Black African dense wood (Ebony) ring

    Ebony is dense enough to sink in water. It is finely-textured and has a very smooth finish when polished.  I had this (still have 2 more piece to make rings out of) ebony piece for some time now.   It is so dense and have and beautiful.  It almost feel like lighter metal when you hold it.  Small cut off dropped on the floor and it sounded like metal too.

    This Black African wood ring was crafted with a stainless steel core and shellac finish.  I also crafted my first ring box but forgot to take some photos before this set was delivered to the new owner.  Here are some photos I have taken during the process of hand crafting this Ebony ring.

  • Tiger wood and stainless steel finger ring by Coin Carnival

    Tiger wood and stainless steel finger ring by Coin Carnival

    I made couple of Tiger wood rings before but this is the first time I have used SS core.  I think that the patterns on this timber are so interesting and they look very unique.  I used cactus resin to bond the SS core inside the other timber ring.  And for the finish I polished it using CA so it should be ok even if it gets wet but I always recommend to take of your rings before your hands get in the contact with water.  Common sense I guess is the best guideline here.

    Here are some photos taken during my hand crafting process.  I hope you like it.

  • Wooden rings work in progress photos

    Wooden rings work in progress photos

    I am posting few photos from “working progress” …  you will see sanding sides or edges using sanding paper on a flat surface which is time consuming but I have a full control over it and I love doing it.