The 'figure' of a particular piece of wood is, in part, due to its grain and in part due to the cut, or to innate properties of the wood. Here is a good example of 'figure' in this Walnut wood ring with birds eye maple interior and Koa wood inlay. The Koa in this inlay is highly figured.
David introduced Koa in his earliest wooden rings. We have always asked that folks choose this wood mindfully. The Hawaiian Islands are a unique and fragile ecosystem. The same can be said of our whole planet of course. We treat all the woods we work with as precious. Woods that aren't from our own property or from pruning piles in friends orchards, come primarily from our clients.
We have a client friend on Hawaii who is an arborist and so we have been the happy recipients of a variety of Hawaiian woods that would otherwise be landscaping waste, or some other woodworkers treasure. Such a tiny bit of wood is used in the creation of a Touch Wood ring, that a little goes a long, long way.
Hawaiian Koa Wood, in my humble opinion, rivals any precious metal for beauty!
Koa varies from a gold and reddish brown to very dark brown with streaks of black. Finished Koa is lustrous, with beautiful hues of gold, red, and brown. There is tremendous depth to this wood.
Here's a little Hop-Scotch array of custom designed and hand crafted Touch Wood Rings featuring Hawaiian Koa Wood ~ Enjoy!
Another Hawaiian wood that I just love for it's figure and depth of colour is Kamani.
David created this set of rings using Kamani and Hawaiian Kou woods. Here is a close up of how they began; two uncut boards and a bag of sand.
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