Black Palm Ring

I really like this wood. It's so crazy looking and yet 100% natural. This is a good wood to use for accents (like in furniture or jewelry) . You'll be seeing a lot more black palm in my works ahead.

Black And White Ebony Ring

This ring is a real eye catcher! Black & white ebony is a rare wood mostly found in the country of Laos, in Southeast Asia. The wood is so exotic looking that I needed to do very little to make a good looking ring. The wood also has an interesting Vanilla-like scent to it. But once the protective coat is applied, you can't smell anything.

Brand New! 109 year-old Ring

Ring made from a 109 year-old piece of Orange Brazilian Rosewood. I was given the piece of wood by Dan Tanner, a real cool guitar maker I know who works in Sardinia, Ohio. Because of the age, it has acquired a mellow chocolate color and the medulary rays (the black stripes) get darker as well which gives a more dramatic character to the ring. The coolest thing about this ring though is simply the age. Just the idea that this wood was around before even my grandmother was born gives it history. something one can ponder every once in a while.

jacaranda tree

Jacaranda tree, the ring in the previous post is made from the wood of this tree.

Jacaranda Wood Ring

Jacaranda wood ring. This is Emily's favorite ring so far. Jacaranda trees are the big trees that bloom in bright purple from spring to early summer in Culver City, Ca, where I grew up. Really light weight, yet strong- people always comment that it's lighter than it looks.

Purple Heart Ring

Purple Heart ring with a White Oak inlay. This is a ring that I made a while ago for Emily. I gave her a simple round ring and though she loved it, she told me she wanted something that looked hand made; Something that couldn't be made by machine. So this is what I came up with. She loves it....It's one of those pieces that every time you look at it you find a new facet to enjoy.

Infinite Mahogany

This piece is intended to be a necklace pendant. I was inspired by a Tongan carving that I saw when I visited Maui. It's carved form a single piece of mahogany. I had intended for it to be the symbol for infinity but you would have to hang it side-ways for it to be accurate. Otherwise it's a figure eight. This is my first dive into three dimensional carving, I hope to make more pieces like this. Maybe I'll try some more complicated knot configurations; something Celtic perhaps.