Rose wood wedding rings with maple wood bands ~
Nicola and David -
"We have received our rings and they're wonderful! I'd only been wearing it for 2 hours and three people had already noticed it and asked me about it! Justin and I are so happy with our choice. Funny enough, when my mom tried on my ring she commented, "Wow, it's so much warmer than gold or silver." I guess your motto is quite appropriate. Thank you so much for making it possible for us to make a sustainable choice for our wedding bands. "
More Rose wood rings from Touch Wood Rings. Wear the warmth of wood.
Rose wood rings, lined with blue spruce and banded with juniper heart wood.
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.
Monday, October 02, 2006
Blue spruce wood rings with juniper heartwood bands
These blue spruce and juniper heart wood rings were designed by and created for a couple in Oregon.
"I am so grateful for your hard work, excellent service, and beautiful craftsmanship that have gone into creating our rings and getting them to us.
I had never wanted to wear something flashy, and I had also recently resolved not to buy diamonds because of the ethical issues.
As two musicians who play wooden instruments (flute and clarinet) we appreciate the warmth and soul of wood. There is a liveliness and spirit in my ring that I have never felt in other, metal rings I've worn. When I placed it on my finger, it fit perfectly. I marveled at the subtlety and elegance of the actual ring." Thank you ~ Katherine
"I am so grateful for your hard work, excellent service, and beautiful craftsmanship that have gone into creating our rings and getting them to us.
I had never wanted to wear something flashy, and I had also recently resolved not to buy diamonds because of the ethical issues.
As two musicians who play wooden instruments (flute and clarinet) we appreciate the warmth and soul of wood. There is a liveliness and spirit in my ring that I have never felt in other, metal rings I've worn. When I placed it on my finger, it fit perfectly. I marveled at the subtlety and elegance of the actual ring." Thank you ~ Katherine
Olive wood, Blue Spruce and Koa wood rings
Mahogany and birch wood rings
Saturday, August 26, 2006
Andrew and Emily ~ their wedding and their Touch Wood Rings
Black Walnut wood rings with offset clear juniper bands.
For newlyweds Andrew and Emily Skwish.
"Our rings are truely a work of art, and are a terrific representation of how Emily and I feel about each other. We wear your rings with pride. Thank you so much for this."
"The wedding was a huge blast. We couldn't stop smiling all night. "
These great photograpsh were taken by Andrew's best man (also Andrew) who has kindly given us permission to publish them here.
Congratulations you two!! We wish you huge happiness and it was great fun working with you too!!
For newlyweds Andrew and Emily Skwish.
"Our rings are truely a work of art, and are a terrific representation of how Emily and I feel about each other. We wear your rings with pride. Thank you so much for this."
"The wedding was a huge blast. We couldn't stop smiling all night. "
These great photograpsh were taken by Andrew's best man (also Andrew) who has kindly given us permission to publish them here.
Congratulations you two!! We wish you huge happiness and it was great fun working with you too!!
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Musical wooden rings
This set of Touch Wood wedding rings was designed by a musician couple. They wanted to incorporate wood from each of their instruments. The two narrow bands on these birds eye maple wood rings are Grenadilla and Rosewood. Grenadilla (also called African black wood) is what clarinets are made of and the rosewood is the wood used in a marimba.
Here are some of Mike's comments:
"I don't know if this is a similar experience to a metal ring.... but this ring feels so good.... comforting, even.... a palpable energy! I'm so proud of it, the grenadilla and rosewood go so well together. David's amazing. The craftmanship is to not be believed. "
Cherry and birch wood ring
Friday, July 21, 2006
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Beech and Blue Spruce wood ring
Sunday, July 16, 2006
Walnut Wood Rings
Walnut, spruce and oak wood rings
There is something quite magical about doing custom work.
This very beautiful design was created by a couple in Vancouver, British Columbia.
What folks envision and then what David creates from their vision is artistic collaboration at it's finest.
The process is exciting. I thoroughly enjoy communicating with people as they design their rings, then communicating their desires to David who in turn creates their rings.
These rings are made of walnut, oak, blue spruce. The ring on the left also has a koa liner.
This very beautiful design was created by a couple in Vancouver, British Columbia.
What folks envision and then what David creates from their vision is artistic collaboration at it's finest.
The process is exciting. I thoroughly enjoy communicating with people as they design their rings, then communicating their desires to David who in turn creates their rings.
These rings are made of walnut, oak, blue spruce. The ring on the left also has a koa liner.
Monday, June 19, 2006
Man's juniper heart wood ring
Monday, June 12, 2006
Braided Juniper heart wood ring
Friday, June 09, 2006
Stone and Wood Ring
A ring of love.
The gentleman enlisted the help of his Dad who sent us three kinds of wood from the family farm. Oak, cherry wood and walnut.
The couple decided on two of these woods to use for her engagement ring.
They had found a crystal on a hike they had taken and wanted to somehow incorporate a bit of the stone. David crafted the ring of walnut and oak wood they sent us and embedded the center band with crushed stone from the found crystal. The ring is a size 6 and 4mm wide.
"Wow!! The ring is absolutely beautiful! My parents really enjoyed seeing the ring and were really impressed by it. Thank you so much making this beautiful ring that we can now have to show our love for each other. We can't express to you enough how grateful and blessed we feel to have it. I guess the next thing that we will have to set up are the plans for the wedding bands."
The gentleman enlisted the help of his Dad who sent us three kinds of wood from the family farm. Oak, cherry wood and walnut.
The couple decided on two of these woods to use for her engagement ring.
They had found a crystal on a hike they had taken and wanted to somehow incorporate a bit of the stone. David crafted the ring of walnut and oak wood they sent us and embedded the center band with crushed stone from the found crystal. The ring is a size 6 and 4mm wide.
"Wow!! The ring is absolutely beautiful! My parents really enjoyed seeing the ring and were really impressed by it. Thank you so much making this beautiful ring that we can now have to show our love for each other. We can't express to you enough how grateful and blessed we feel to have it. I guess the next thing that we will have to set up are the plans for the wedding bands."
Man's wood wedding ring
Wooden rings for a Fall Wedding
"We received the rings yesterday and we do LOVE them, indeed. They fit perfectly and are even prettier than we thought they'd be. They are so light and comfortable and simply perfect. Thank YOU so much for sharing your gifts and being such sweet people. We have told many people about your work and everyone who has checked out your website has been totally impressed. It has been so wonderful to work with you and again, we greatly appreciate, admire, and respect the way you live and the energies you return to this earth. So, thank you, and good wishes to you always. Peace, love and respect. "
Koa Wood Rings with dark toned Juniper heart wood bands and maple liners. Hers was size 6.5 and 8mm wide. His size 10.5 and 10mm wide. Both rings were slightly tapered.
Koa Wood Rings with dark toned Juniper heart wood bands and maple liners. Hers was size 6.5 and 8mm wide. His size 10.5 and 10mm wide. Both rings were slightly tapered.
Wood rings for Vancouver BC couple
Hers ~ Juniper heartwood ring with two spiraled bands; sitka spruce and cherry. Size 7 3/4, 6mm wide. His ~ Juniper heartwood ring. Size 10.5 and 7mm wide. Slightly tapered.
This couple from Vancouver, British Columbia wrote: "They are absolutely beautiful and we are so happy. Thank-you, thank-you, thank-you for all your hard work. They feel and look so perfect. Thank-you again, we love them, and they are a great symbol of our love for each other and our respect for the earth."
This couple from Vancouver, British Columbia wrote: "They are absolutely beautiful and we are so happy. Thank-you, thank-you, thank-you for all your hard work. They feel and look so perfect. Thank-you again, we love them, and they are a great symbol of our love for each other and our respect for the earth."
Maple Wood and Blue Spruce Wood Rings
Hers ~ A Maple ring with a 1mm spiraled blue spruce band. Size 6.5, 4mm wide. His ~ Blue Spruce ring with a 2mm spiraled maple band. Size 8 and 5mm wide.
This Colorado couple wrote: "We were both amazed at the finished product. I was very nervous about trying it on. I had convinced myself that I was sized incorrectly, and I'd be heart-broken to have to wait on a new ring. She slid hers on, and loved it. After some convincing, I hesitantly put on my ring. It slipped onto my finger like I'd been wearing it for years. I had to fight the desire to wear it for the rest of the weekend.
Thanks so much! The rings are beautiful, and so much more than we anticipated."
This Colorado couple wrote: "We were both amazed at the finished product. I was very nervous about trying it on. I had convinced myself that I was sized incorrectly, and I'd be heart-broken to have to wait on a new ring. She slid hers on, and loved it. After some convincing, I hesitantly put on my ring. It slipped onto my finger like I'd been wearing it for years. I had to fight the desire to wear it for the rest of the weekend.
Thanks so much! The rings are beautiful, and so much more than we anticipated."
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Bolivia bound!
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Wooden engagement ring
Getting married in Maui
Getting hitched in the Bahamas!
Black Walnut, Oak and Sitka Spruce Ring
Saturday, April 08, 2006
Wood rings for a wedding in May
Friday, March 31, 2006
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