When Caroline and Loch designed their Touch Wood Rings they described what they liked about the juniper heartwood;
“We love the grain of the juniper heartwood and its varied colours. We would prefer not to have the grain only parallel (horizontal) all of the way around the ring (though we don't mind that for a bit if that is the way the wood goes) or too vertical. We like the natural flowing lines of the grain.”
Here are the rings David made for them. They are lined with birds eye maple and inscribed.
Caroline writes: “ The rings are absolutely gorgeous. They are exactly what we were hoping :) They are absolutely stunning and fit perfectly. Also - we love how you featured the grain of the wood. Thank you so much - we love them.”
Touch Wood Rings. Custom made wooden rings individually and meticulously hand crafted by British Columbia artist and craftsman David Finch; pioneer of the bent wood ring. Touch Wood Rings - off grid and online for twenty years. Welcome here and thanks for dropping by.
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Monday, April 09, 2007
Wooden rings designed by a Canadian couple
Lianne and Stu first made contact with us last summer. They designed their rings incorporating two striking woods. Their rings are made of Grenadilla with wide dark koa wood bands and koa wood liners.
Here is what Lianne wrote to us the other day.
"Hi Nicola and David,
We got our rings yesterday, and we LOVE THEM!!! They are stunning. I knew they would be lovely from the photos, but as happy customers on your site say, the photos do not do the rings justice! Stu and I agreed not to try them on at the same time, until we are married ;) but we eagerly took turns trying our lovely rings on as we sat on the couch, by the fireplace. They also fit perfectly, so thank you for all the love and hard work that went into making them perfect!! We will definitely send you some photos from the wedding!
take care, Lianne "
We got our rings yesterday, and we LOVE THEM!!! They are stunning. I knew they would be lovely from the photos, but as happy customers on your site say, the photos do not do the rings justice! Stu and I agreed not to try them on at the same time, until we are married ;) but we eagerly took turns trying our lovely rings on as we sat on the couch, by the fireplace. They also fit perfectly, so thank you for all the love and hard work that went into making them perfect!! We will definitely send you some photos from the wedding!
take care, Lianne "
Thursday, April 05, 2007
Wood you marry me?
He sought an alternative to diamonds and gemstones.
He will ask his sweetheart to marry him and will be proposing with this wooden ring he designed especially for her.
This wooden engagement ring was made of Hawaiian Koa with two bands of blue spruce and a center band of zebra wood.
He will ask his sweetheart to marry him and will be proposing with this wooden ring he designed especially for her.
This wooden engagement ring was made of Hawaiian Koa with two bands of blue spruce and a center band of zebra wood.
We await the good news and won't say anymore for now :)
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Sabrina and Eric's Touch Wood Wedding Rings
A lovely couple (newlyweds) from Nebraska and the pic they sent to us from their wedding day wearing their wooden rings. (photographer Bob Meier)
Sabrina and Eric designed these walnut rings with juniper heartwood liners and oak bands.
"We just wanted to thank you again for our beautiful wedding rings! Our wedding day went just fine and we received many compliments (and still do) on our Touch Wood Rings. We love wearing them!
It was wonderful to "meet" you both, --we just cannot say how fortunate we feel to have stumbled on your website during our search for wedding rings--we are so happy with them and just loved the experience of working with you and David. It makes our rings truly something special. We will keep up with you both on your websites--we love seeing the photographs you post on your blog."
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
A wood ring from the orchard
For this ring, MLE secretly collected three woods from her fiance's orchard, she sent the wood to David, waited for the wood to dry and cure ~ (it was tucked into the end compartment of our wood cook stove for a couple of months) ~ and then left it in David's hands to create something beautiful using her three woods.
In her own words ~
"How do I love the ring, there are not the words to describe. My fiance was very touched by the whole thing, the thought behind the ring, the inscription, the workmanship (it fits perfectly). I am thankful for the whole experience and wish you both continued health and happiness."
In her own words ~
"How do I love the ring, there are not the words to describe. My fiance was very touched by the whole thing, the thought behind the ring, the inscription, the workmanship (it fits perfectly). I am thankful for the whole experience and wish you both continued health and happiness."
Sunday, March 04, 2007
Blue spruce and juniper heart wood rings for a lovely texan couple
A note from Char " The countdown to the big day has officially begun, and in the midst of getting things in order, I wanted to drop you a quick email to let you know that our rings are amazing! Not only are they aesthetically beautiful to behold, the feeling of them (and even the smell!) is something I've never before experienced. Rian and I are so grateful to you both, for your work, your ideals, and the way in which you conduct yourselves. From the beginning inquiry to the end result, it has been an absolute pleasure working with you. You both, individually and together, have so much to offer this universe, and you are accomplishing it gorgeously. Our rings were SO much MORE beautiful 'in person' than they were in the wonderful photographs you thoughtfully sent !"
Wooden rings for a March 16th Wedding
These striking wooden rings were designed by a couple in Illinois. When they first contacted us they wrote;
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Green wedding rings, wooden rings from touch wood rings
This beautiful design combines koa and purpleheart wood. The narrow bands on each of the rings is spiraled. This is a Hawaiian koa wood ring using koa wood that changes colour quite dramatically so that it combines a very golden toned koa and the darker richer koa wood. This is a man's ring.
This ring is walnut with a blue spruce band. The blue spruce has a natural 'knot' center front. It's actually more of a 'bird's eye' than a knot :)
The other ring in this set is a classic koa wood ring.
This man's wooden ring has a juniper heartwood liner and a zebra wood exterior.
This ring is walnut with a blue spruce band. The blue spruce has a natural 'knot' center front. It's actually more of a 'bird's eye' than a knot :)
The other ring in this set is a classic koa wood ring.
This man's wooden ring has a juniper heartwood liner and a zebra wood exterior.
Sunday, January 21, 2007
Hand crafted wood rings by David Finch, custom designed by really fine folk.
Juniper heartwood, blue spruce and olive wood rings.
Juniper heartwood, blue spruce and walnut wood rings.
Koa, zebra and oak wood ring.
Inscribed Cherry wood ring with a birch wood liner.
Purple heart wood ring with an oak wood liner.
Koa wood ring with juniper heart wood liner.
Wide, tapered Juniper heart wood ring.
Grenadilla wood ring, blue spruce liner and a juniper heart wood braid.
Juniper heartwood, blue spruce and walnut wood rings.
Koa, zebra and oak wood ring.
Inscribed Cherry wood ring with a birch wood liner.
Purple heart wood ring with an oak wood liner.
Koa wood ring with juniper heart wood liner.
Wide, tapered Juniper heart wood ring.
Grenadilla wood ring, blue spruce liner and a juniper heart wood braid.
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