Touch Wood Rings for a Vancouver, BC couple

A lovely couple worked with us in April of 2008 to create their wedding rings. In May 09 we received this heartwarming email from them. Thanks so much Leah and Kyle!!


"I wanted to send you a quick note letting you know how much we love our wedding bands.
Our wedding planning was a bit disastrous - the only thing that went smoothly was getting our rings from Touch Wood. You were wonderful to deal with and David's work was beautiful. After our experience with too many people who we felt were just out to make a quick buck out of a day that was so important to us, working with you both was a welcome relief. We can't recommend your work enough and have told many of our friends about your business.
Our rings are gorgeous and we are happier with them than even we thought we would be.
We have had more questions about our rings than any other aspect of our wedding. People are always curious to hear the story behind our rings and we have had nothing but compliments on them. Thank you for giving us such a beautiful memento of our wedding day and for providing an option that was inline with our values."

Sarah and Adie's Touch Wood Rings

Sarah and Adie's Purple heart wood rings with three inlaid bands in a bordered design ~ created November 2007.

May 17th, 2009
Dear Nicola and David.
I hope you are both well. It's been a long time and our rings are still so beautiful, we wear them everyday and regularly get compliments about how striking they are, or someone just catches hold of my hand and stares at the ring!!!

Thank you so much for the care and love that goes into your works of art.

You are truly a blessing in the world of natural jewellery .... ommmm.
With much Love, Sarah and Adie.

Touch Wood Rings with inlays of stone and shell.

Here is some of David's recent work for folks who commissioned wooden rings with inlays of stone. Most often, people will send us the stones that they want to incorporate into their designs, but we do have a nice selection of stones and shell on hand as well.

Doug and Toni's Hawaiian Koa Wood rings with inlays of turquoise and rose quartz.















Perched on a stone with the meadow in the background; Damien's purple heart wood ring design has a center inlay of rose quartz.


















Chris and Tara's Hawaiian Koa wood rings with inlays of African Black wood and green jasper.






















Reagan's Golden Hawaiian Koa Wood Ring with an inlay of BC Jade, and lined with Juniper heart wood.















Susan and Jeff's Black Wood (Grenadilla) rings with inlays of a conglomerate rock of malachite and azurite














Taylor's Birds Eye Maple wood ring with a mother of pearl inlay.

Spring Weddings and Wooden Rings

Touch Wood Rings with a touch of home.
A lovely couple from Tel Aviv, Israel; Mark and Addi, specifically chose the Bethlehem Olive Wood and the Eilat stone for their designs as they "originate from their home country and would give great meaning to their rings." Addi sent along this information in regard to her Eilat stone (also known as King Solomon stone).

Metaphysical Properties: Eilat Stone is purported to excel in healing emotional and physical aspects of heart / lungs and throat. It flushes out or heals hurt, fear, stress, and loss, acting as an antidepressant and has been reported to be good on the sinuses, mouth, bone and tissue regeneration. On the Solar Plexus it aligns the subtle bodies, harmonizes heart, mind, and body promoting wholeness, peace of heart, self-expression, and creativity. It balances yin / yang, draws out pain, inflammation, and fever.

Mark and Addi's Touch Wood rings

Black and Rose Wood Ring

Dave's Touch Wood Ring is a size 8 black wood ring with an offset rosewood inlay. His ring is 6mm wide with a 1.5 mm wide rosewood inlaid band.

"The ring is amazing! Angie (...my soon to be wife!) is blown away by how beautiful the ring is...as am I. It fits perfectly. I really like the weight of it, as I am not the biggest ring guy. The Blackwood is much nicer than I imagined... The whole process was a pleasure. I enjoyed it. Thank you so much for the perfect ring, guys! The best to both of you. Dave"

Congratulations to Victor and Adriana

Hello Nicola and David, Our Wedding was just this Saturday and it was everything we could have imagined and much more. Received complements on my ring all day.

Here is a pic, I know it's a bit funny, but I'll have more in 2 weeks, these are just teasers, hope you enjoy. Wedding pictures were taken by Maolo Photography Thanks, Victor

Spring blooms and wooden rings

We've been enjoying the incredible scent of two hyacinths in bloom on our windowsill.

As I washed the dishes; I perched my Pink Ivory Wood Ring on a hyacinth leaf. There's pink, I think ... and then there's Pink.

Wood is so amazing.

Wearing the warmth of wooden rings

Touch Wood Rings meticulously hand crafted by David for folks we've had the pleasure of working closely with and getting to know a little... it's a good life. Come and visit us at our Homestone blog to see where Touch Wood Rings are created.

Ed's Rose Wood Ring with Abalone

Some months ago; Ed and Diane sent us an old abalone shell that they had kept for many a year. The center bottom of the shell was gone and there's a story behind that too.






Ed commissioned David to create a 6mm wide, size 12, dark rose wood ring with a wide band of his crushed abalone. Here are a few more photos of the finished ring.

Wood and Bamboo Rings

In September 2007, we received an inquiry from Lindsay who contacted us about commissioning Touch Wood wedding rings for herself and her fiancé.

We exchanged emails for a year while they planned their celebration and made decisions about their rings. David created their rings during the month of August 2008.

In January; Lindsay and Nick were married on the beach in Oahu and began to wear the wood and bamboo wedding rings they had so mindfully and lovingly designed.

Every day, David and I are thankful and every day we receive at least one email that makes our hearts sing. This days song is "Lindsay and Nick."

Aloha Nicola and David!

We're married!!! Yeah!! Our ceremony took place on the beach here on Oahu. We had a simple, eco-friendly event filled with joy, family, beautiful weather (it rained all morning, a blessing from the land, and the sun came out 5 minutes before our ceremony started!) and AMAZING WOOD RINGS!!! We had been looking so forward to being able to wear our rings, in fact we had them out on our bedside table for the months leading up to our wedding.

It was INCREDIBLY special to put the rings on each others finger and know that they represent all that we are and love. Thank you, thank you, thank you for the work that you do. You made it possible for us to express our love for each other the exact way that we wanted while being friendly to the environment. MAHALO!

I've attached some pictures of our day! One of the pictures shows the pastor holding the rings before we put them on each other. This was the first time the pastor saw the rings. He was totally taken aback by them...in fact, he gasped when he saw them and commented on their beauty before continuing the ceremony.

Happy 2009!
Lindsay and Nick Scacco Hawaii

A wood ring proposal

Jamie's Black Walnut ring with Birds eye maple inlaid band.




























Meg's Black walnut ring with a cherry band and birds eye maple liner.

















" Meg was completely surprised by the wood ring, which was fantastic. She of course had the ring she had commissioned for me, and was already in love with it. She told me that she had kept trying on my ring and thinking how wonderful it was. So when I was able to give her her own wooden ring she was speechless. It was a fabulous moment.

I had long been keen on the idea of a wood ring (I happened across the idea years ago when I was looking for a wooden belt buckle.) Then, after years of carrying the notion around in my head, I finally got my own beautiful wood ring!
We’re both enthralled with the rings. They’re beautiful and exquisitely made. The craftsmanship is remarkable! Thanks so much for the all the assistance. It was really a pleasure to work with you through this process."

Wooden Rings and A New Year

We wish all our old friends and our future clients a healthy and happy new year. To say goodbye to the old year, here are a few photographs of the final Touch Wood Rings of 2008.





































It is with much gratitude and great joy that David and I ring out the old and begin the work of a new year. Our sincere thanks to all the folks we've had the pleasure of getting to know over the past year and we look forward to getting to know many more of you through the next year. We look forward to working with you to create wooden rings you will love.

Some Early Autumn Wooden Rings

Benjamin and Alison's Juniper heart wood wedding rings with birds eye maple liners











and Alison's 4 mm wide Golden koa wood ring with juniper heart wood braided band.

"The rings arrived just in time. Our wedding reception took place at 5pm on Sept 6th and we received your package at noon :). They fit perfectly and they are very comfortable. Especially the braided ring is an exceptional masterpiece. Everyone was just stunned by how small and detailed the rings were made. Thanks again for your amazing work and communication. Our best wishes from Europe, Bejanmin and Alison. "


Rose wood rings with birds eye maple interiors.

Black Walnut wood rings with Hawaiian Koa inlaid bands.

Fall colours on our road to town.

Dark Hawaiian Koa Wood rings with blue spruce inlaid bands.

An autumn sky















Purple heart wood ring with birch interior and Amethyst crystal inlaid band.

Wooden Rings made from Osage Orange

Eucalyptus Wood Ring with Blue Spruce and Zebra Wood inlaid bands.

Wooden rings and Warm hearts.

Our thanks to Nancy and Ruth (two lovely women who were such a pleasure to work with) and they wrote:

"Nicola and David, We followed your directions and wore our rings lightly for several months. Now that we are wearing them regularly we are even more delighted with them. They feel so natural and comfortable on our hands, even though neither of us has worn rings regularly in the past. Our comfort with the rings is also emotional and even spiritual. The ring symbolizes and reminds us of so many connections: to each other, to our vows, to the hands that made the rings and the place they were made, and to the trees that grow the wood. It is amazing and inspiring to be able to have these rings on our fingers everyday. Thank you so much! "

Bamboo wedding rings

Earlier this year, a couple from Florida asked David to make them a set of Bamboo Wedding Rings.

Jessica and Jake said they'd be happy to send David some bamboo to work with.

The bamboo was salvaged by Jake from their local recycling depot (the landscape 'waste' area where people bring all kinds of wood, brush, leaves, etc to be made into mulch.)

As Jessica pointed out "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder! " Jake and Jessica's bamboo rings are banded with Hawaiian Koa wood. Jake's ring is about 10 mm wide and is gently tapered to 6mm. Jessica's ring is 4mm wide.

Thanks to Jake and Jessica, David now has a nice supply of this beautiful bamboo!

Summer skies and wooden rings

An August sunset over the meadow where Touch Wood Rings are created.
And, some summer rings ...

A matched set of wooden rings with wide bands of birch bark featuring natural birch bark markings.

Koa wood ring with a mahogany inlaid band. Lined with blue spruce.

Tapered Juniper heartwood rings with spiraled bands of golden koa and birdseye maple.

A Koa wood ring lined with Grenadilla. The crushed stone inlay is lapis lazuli. Lapis (Latin for 'stone') is known as the stone of friendship and truth, and is believed to promote honesty and ease of communication.

Another mid-summer sky over the meadow.

Eucalyptus rings with blue spruce and maple.

A Birdseye maple wood ring with a centered band of Bethlehem Olive wood bordered by two narrow bands of purpleheart wood. On the right; a purpleheart wood ring with a center band of Bethlehem Olive wood and lined with birdseye maple.

"Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend or a meaningful day." Dalai Lama

Hawaiian Koa Wood Rings

Hawaiian Koa wood is so beautiful. It's different in every kind of light, sometimes golden, sometimes dark but always luminous with a depth of figure and grain that is almost unparalled. The golden toned wood in the purple heartwood set is Hawaiian Koa.

Here is a recent set of Hawaiian Koa Wood rings that David created for a lovely couple in Austin, Texas.

And, a little ring-related story from Alina: "I babysit a 2-year old boy Ethan (who I am training as a botanist). I see him weekly and we have awesome adventures! One day, his mom Julie was helping me pack up the stroller for our walk to the park. I snapped Ethan in to his seat and Julie gasped loudly! I thought for sure I must have caught his fingers in the buckle or something. By the time I realized he was fine and in one piece, Julie had grabbed my hand and was admiring the koa ring in the sunlight. It was an amazing reaction -- one of real awe to make her gasp. Pretty great. Anyway, my compliments to David once again. "

Wooden rings for an awesome Belgium couple

Last July David made a set of wooden rings for Nicolas and Mélanie of Belgium. Nicolas sent us malachite for Melanie's ring and they chose blackwood and blue spruce for their woods.

Nicolas writes ...

"At last, I send you some pictures of our August 07 wedding and of the rings. We wear our rings with love. They are amazing."

"Our wedding day was amazing. I don't know if you made your Sun dance but it worked. The weather was rainy the day before and the day after, but we had beautiful sunshine on our wedding day. We love our rings. We are proud to have wooden rings, and we are proud that you made them. When I look at my ring, I obviously think of my wife but also of you and your way of life which makes a lot of sense to me. Your home looks like a piece of paradise and we would be happy to visit you if we come to Canada. "

David and I look forward to your visit! Thank you both so much for being so full of love and for sharing that with us.

Ahhh, the people we meet!

A lovely letter from a lovely couple ~ JoAnn and Ray ~

"Clearly, you and David appreciate what these rings mean to us. Ray and I were both so struck by how beautiful they are!

We are thrilled! The presentation of the rings was a thoughtful "extra".
While we picked the woods used to create them--the artistry and craftsmanship make them the works of art they are.

They are a perfect representation of what we both believe about our relationship....it will stay strong and beautiful if we pay attention and treat it as the very valuable "work" it is. It will get worn as we move through life. But, if we take good care and fix the problems before they get too far gone-- we can enjoy the beauty, strength and "lightness" for the rest of our lives. Many thanks-- it was truely a pleasure. "

Grenadilla and Hawaiian Koa Wood Engagement Ring

Alex designed this Hawaiian Koa wood and Grenadilla ring for the love of his life; Vivianne.

David and Nicola,
Thank you again for the beautiful ring you created for Vivianne. I proposed to her on December 21st and she said yes!! She was totally amazed by all the details and precision of the ring. It was her dreamed engagement ring and she is so thankful. After I proposed, we organized a gathering with our families to celebrate our love. I want to thank you both for your hard work throughout this process and for being what you are and living what you believe in.

Alex and Vivianne

Ringing in a new year.

We wish all our old friends and our future clients a healthy and happy new year.

Here are some photographs of the final Touch Wood Rings of 2007.
It is with much gratitude and great joy that David and I ring out the old and begin the work of a new year.
Many thanks to all the folks we've had the pleasure of getting to know over the past year and we look forward to getting to know many more of you through the next year. We look forward to working with you to create wood rings you will love.

Take good care of each other and we'll do the same.

A happy ending

A heartwarming email from Mary Lou with a very happy ending! This is the link to the wood ring her story is about. http://warmthofwood.blogspot.com/2007/03/wood-ring-from-orchard.html

The absent minded Professor and the great finish

Hello from Goderich:

I just have to share this story with you, especially now that we have a happy ending. As you might know, my husband John, the wearer of the most loved and admired wood ring, teaches at the University of Western Ontario two days a week. This is an hour and a half drive from our home, making his departure time 6:15 AM.

He is in the habit of having everything ready the night before to ensure a smooth exit in the morning. Clothes are layed out, briefcase is packed and waiting by the door, and said wedding ring is attached to his watch ready to put on after the shower.

This Friday past, John came to me, in tears and said, "Love, I've really screwed up, I've lost my ring." He was absolutely devastated. His recollection of the previous Monday was that, he grabbed his lunch, his coffee, his briefcase and put his watch/ring in his jacket pocket. When he arrived at his office and reached for the ring/watch, it was not there. Thinking that it had fallen out of his pocket on the way, he retraced his steps through the campus, back to his car, made a thorough search of the vehicle and surrounding area and carefully searched the ground all the way back to his office.

No ring.

Speculation sets in...Did I leave it at home? ... Did someone pick it up? ... Will I find it in the lost and found?

This happened on a Monday morning and every morning following, John would awake at 4:52 AM not and not being able to sleep would set about searching every inch of the house, every inch of his car and retracing his steps over and over. Several calls and visits to the lost and found on campus resulted in nothing. I felt that the ring was still in the house, and conducted my own searches, but turned up nothing.

Monday evening, a week since the loss, we went up north to spend the night, and shut down the cottage for the season. We arrived back home about 5:00PM Tuesday afternoon. I opened my car door, prepared to step out, and what was lying on the ground beside the driveway on the neighbours lawn... "Oh my God!" "What is it love?" "Come here."

After the ensuing jubilation of recovering the ring and watch, which had sat on the ground for nine days in the rain and wind, John remarked, "That must be one hell of a good finish on that ring."

Thank you for your fine craftsmanship, and feel free to use this story to promote your wonderful wood rings.

Yours in Goderich and thankfully so.

Wooden Rings and Gentle Souls

Black walnut, birch and ash wood rings for a mid-October wedding.

Juniper heart wood rings with birds eye maple inlaid bands.

Our rings are absolutely beautiful! The colors of the woods look great on my very fair skin as well as my husband’s very dark skin. I know that we will receive many compliments on our unique and beautiful rings!

Black wood, oak and rose wood rings.

"Now I understand all the responses I read on the blog. It really isn't possible to put words to how beautiful and special the rings are! When I touched his ring it was so impossibly light and alive. And elegant!

The joy on his face when he saw the ring was gorgeous. He kept repeating in wonder: "I've never seen anything like this", "I couldn't possibly have imagined something so beautiful" and "this is a living thing". After he'd been wearing it for a couple of hours he said that he felt like it was magic and elven. He loved the design and the lightness of the ring and the way the look of the wood changes in all the different lights throughout the day. And as a woodworker himself, he is so appreciative of David's skill and talent working with the wood in the way that he does. He also loved the card and the ring holders! I told him all about working with you and finally got to show him your website when we got home. :) Oh, and thanks for your advice about going to 11.25 -- the ring fits him just perfectly!

My rings are at once simple and breathtaking. As soon as I held them, I also realized that wearing treasured rings that are durable but need ongoing care is a wonderful metaphor for a committed relationship. Many thanks and much love"

Koa, ash, purpleheart, juniper heart wood and maple wood rings.

Our rings are ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL! We LOVE them! We can't thank you enough. Everyone that we have showed them to is fascinated that we have wooden rings. They think it is the coolest thing. (so do we!) We appreciate the loving care David puts into each ring, it makes it so much more special than going to some random jewelry store and picking a run-of-the-mill ring that hundreds of other people have. We wish you continued success and happiness.

Their wooden wedding rings ~ his blackwood with a rose wood band and hers of rose wood with a ecalyptus liner. And her engagement ring ~ created with the same blackwood and koa as his wedding ring.

It was so much smaller than anything I could have imagined. And absolutely beautiful. I loved it immediately and I can't believe how much more I have grown to love it in the space of just two days. The grain in the koa is so incredible, and the colour so rich. I love the beautiful finish, the lightness and feel of it on my finger. It's perfect in every way. Thank you for creating a piece that so aptly represents our love - very unique and incredibly beautiful.

Juniper heart wood rings with birds eye maple liners.

Howdy Nicola and David, We love our rings! Thank you so much for including us in the whole process. The rings are pieces of art we will be proud to wear. We truely appreciate you actively providing a service which helps our environment. Thank you for so beautifully providing the reminders of our love for our partners, family, and everything. We all wish you both the best in your peaceful world.

Dark Koa Wood Ring. Tapered with wide birds eye maple inset band.

"On Friday night we went back to the pier that we got married on and said our vows to each other again and gave each other the rings. It was wonderful and we feel so great about our natural, handmade rings; more meaningful than we could have ever imagined! "

Eucalyptus wood ring with crossed spiraled birds eye maple bands.

She said yes! Just wanted to send you a few pictures of our engagement. Patty loves the ring - it was a perfect choice! Thank you again for all your help and advice, it really paid off!

Koa wood ring with maple liner and crossed spiraled blue spruce bands.
"Wow!" is the closest I can come to descibing the intricate detail and beauty that this ring possesses. The ring looks so nice against his skin tone. I just love it! Working with you guys has been such an amazing experience. I really admire y'alls lifestyles and your positive happy attitudes! It has been such a pleasure."

Oak wood rings ~ hers with a willow band and his with a cedar band.

"Our rings are BEAUTIFUL!!!! Thank you so much, we love them. We are both very happy we decided to stick with the willow and cedar on oak. The willow is like a band of gold on the oak, the different grains and texture provide a wonderful contrast and I feel very happy that it worked out so well. The cedar on the oak is beautiful and not only does its deep reddish brown look lovely against the oak, but the contrasting grains complement each other nicely. We really appreciate the work you put into our rings and the time you spent with us discussing the wood choices. These three woods have a good deal of symbology and personal meaning to us and it means a lot to us that they are incorporated into our wedding bands. Once again, thank you so much."

Juniper heart wood rings with clear maple inset bands.

"We got our rings and they're stunning. Thanks so much to the both of you. Now if only we could duplicate your simple and enriching lifestyle. "

Cherry and Oak wood rings symbolic of ancient Irish and British trees

In June of 2007, Louise and Arran of Ireland designed these lovely cherry wood rings with oak bands. Their rings are 10 and 6mm wide with gentle hidden tapers.
Louise and Arran decided to use cherry and oak because both are ancient native trees to Ireland and Britain, and they liked their symbolic meanings of strength and love.

"We were delighted to discover that as well as being very beautiful the rings have a great warm feel to them - unlike the coldness of metal! Many, many thanks Louise & Arran, Ireland"



Arran & I had a wonderful weddding in August - I have attached some pictures from the registry office - where the ring exchange took place and from a stone circle where we performed a handfasting ceremony. The rings are still fantasic and have darkened considerably since we started wearing them, which makes them even more beautiful . All the best and thanks again. Louise and Arran

Arran having his first pint of Murphys stout as a married man. And with the ring to prove it!

Wood rings of Cherry, Ash and Love

A beautiful couple ~ Matthew and Janelle; and some excerpts from a lovely letter Matt sent us a few weeks ago.

"I will start by saying that life is absolutely grand right now (despite Janelle and I being apart for almost two months now). The rings produced by David and coordinated through yourself are nothing short of amazing! The shine and warmth of the wood is absolutely incredible!

"The rings have become a part of our relationship and our left pinkie fingers. I left for my specialized army training on 6 May and have been able to briefly see Janelle only once since then. It has been tough to be apart, but we use our 'magic' rings as a way to always remember that we are in each other's hearts and minds at all times.

While I sit in church without Janelle, I play with my ring to remind myself of the times that Janelle and I would go to church together and to remember that she is 1500 miles away playing with her ring in church at the very same moment. She always jokes and says that by the time I get back in October the shine will be worn off of hers! I can completely agree her!! They are very durable, however, so I think that they will be okay. We both absolutely love the rings (obviously!!) and would like to say 'Thank you' for all of your help in the process. It means a lot to both of us. There is a lot of work that goes into a couple remaining one in the light of an extended absence from each other, but the rings have helped tremendously!! "

Matthew designed their rings around the meaning of the woods. He choose cherry wood with ash bands. Their inscriptions are the email smiley faces used so often by these two in their extended absences from each other. :)

As a post script, I must say that this wooden ring blog is not so much about the wood rings that David crafts as it is about the people who come into our lives. Good and kind humans, one and all.

Rings on their fingers ....

These lovely rosewood rings were made with inlaid bands of Olivela shell.

Black wood and blue spruce rings

Black wood rings with two spiraled bands of blue spruce and oak.

Wyoming wood rings

A lovely couple from Wyoming designed these blue spruce and hawaiian koa rings with birch liners. They wrote:

" Dear Nicola and David, What a dream come true. Thanks for working with us and crafting such soulful pieces. You made this a meaningful process. Even more lovely is the superior customer service and friendship you have given. These are definitely ours, they fit comfortably and we adore the unique wood. We are both so happy to have rings we get to feel positive about. We'll be in touch, and as always are wishing you the very, very best. Count us as two more lucky and grateful wood clad people."

Thank you!! It is David and I who are grateful. We meet so many wonderful people who become real friends. This is truly joyful work. :)

New friends and their beautiful wood ring design

Many thanks to our dear Irish friends; Breda and Marc for the beautiful wooden rings they designed of Grenadilla with crossed spiraled bands of blue spruce.

Breda wrote: “The first thing that struck me was amazement at how on earth David can create such beautiful pieces of art made of such tiny pieces! I guess you don't fully appreciate that when looking at the photos as the mind is tricked by these larger images. He obviously has gifted - patient - hands. We just love the rings. They are absolutely stunning. They really are works of art, so very, very beautiful. Oh, and they fit perfectly! :-) How light they feel too - it's like a feather touch.

You know, of everything we have chosen so far for the wedding - restaurant, dresses, music etc, this feels the most special. You and David make a wonderful team.”

Wooden Wedding Rings in Costa Rica

"I cannot express to you the absolute joy you brought to us with the rings you made only for us, with the woods that emulated our love. Your handcrafted rings were a vital part of our sacred ceremony in Costa Rica.
I have attached photos to convey how amazing this day was for us, and your part in it.
After we returned, we found the rings to be such a bind between us, knowing that we shared the same trees, the same meaning, and the same spirit that created our rings.
Thank you again for brightening our lives."

Ancient Kauri wood ring with a black wood band

Ancient Kauri wood.

One new story and one very old story.

A lovely couple from Ohio contacted us a few months ago and asked if David would make them rings of Kauri wood. The couple specially ordered the wood from ancientwood.com and had the wood shipped directly to David.

The ring you see here is David's first kauri wood ring; his test ring.

Dusty and Erin's rings will be kauri wood with bird's eye maple liners.

Now for the old story. This Touch Wood Ring is crafted from ancient kauri timber that is aged from 30,ooo to more than 50,ooo years old. Ancient Kauri wood comes from forests buried at the time of the last Ice Age, which are located on the Northern Island of New Zealand. It is called the World's Oldest workable timber. Read The Kauri Story on the Ancientwood website. These points are from their pamphlet.

• The harvesting of Ancient Kauri is a very ecologically friendly practice.
• No standing trees are cut
• These incredible trees are excavated from underground and any disturbed land is carefully restored.
• Every tree grew for more than 1200 years.
• They stopped growing over 50,000 years ago.

This ancient Kauri wood is pretty spectacular stuff and it fills us with a sense of wonder to hold something so very very old.

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