Wood from an old baseball bat, no longer suitable for the sport, given new life as a pair of beautiful wedding rings. Now that’s upcycling. Jewelry maker Gustav Reyes takes salvaged wood and transforms it into rings with names like “A tree grows in Brooklyn” and “no beginning or end”. Designs include a walnut and maple engagement ring with a salvaged diamond setting, a bog wood ring inlaid with turquoise and a teakwood band with a braided silver inlay.
From the Simply Wood Rings website:
Most of my wooden wedding rings are made of salvaged lumber; some simply found. Much of the lumber used is sourced from other crafts people. Lumber such as that from the elegant neck of a violin that had its beginnings filling orchestra halls with sounds that soothed the human soul, or the wood from the baseball bat of a mothers’ young son. All the material used to make these rings had a previous noble life before their transformation to a new life of beauty.
The rings are handmade from a single piece of wood, making them strong and durable. The best way to care for them is to wear them often, as the oils from your skin will keep the wood from drying out.
Check out the entire collection at the 100% solar-powered Simply Wood Rings website.
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