In January of this year Peder contacted us saying he would
be interested in designing a ring to be made out of a piece of cedar from a
full size cedar log that had washed ashore on his family's water front property
at Whiskey Gulch near Homer, Alaska. Peder’s family has owned the land for a long
time and decided to never build on it. Jessica
and Peder spend summers there camping and enjoying the beauty!!
Knowing that we like to have a photograph of the folks we're working with, Peder sent a lovely pic of himself and Jessica noting that she's the pretty girl on the left, he's the bearded fellow on the right. : )
David and Peder had some back and forthing about how best to
cut wood from the log so it that would be workable and beautiful for Jessica's
ring.
After making its journey from Anchorage to William's Lake, in May, David proceeded to craft that chunk of precious log into an inlay with a featured knot on Birch wood.
David's initial cuts into Peder's wood showed up some nice workable knots.
skipping ahead a bit, here's a pic of Jessica's ring as a work in progress
and her finished ring ....
Earlier this month, Peder writes:
I finally gave
Jessica the ring and she absolutely loved it! She was totally surprised and
completely blown away by the ring, what it was, where it came from,
the
craftsmanship, etc."
And just the other day, this lovely email from Jessica arrived.
"I wanted to reach out and thank you both for helping Peder
Reiland create my engagement/wedding ring. It is a perfect reflection of our
love and life together. I have attached some photos from the special moment. Thank you again for helping to create something that means so much."
Thanks so much Peder and Jessica.
David and I wish you both continued happiness and clear, bright Alaskan skies.
