We've put together this gallery of Touch Wood Rings to give you an organic feel for how a particular wood looks when incorporated into a design.

Every tiny piece of wood is like a fingerprint from nature; completely unique and unrepeatable.  That is after all, what the beauty of wood is all about and why you might be considering a custom made Touch Wood Ring.  

As you are designing and choosing woods ~ please, feel welcome to discuss your ideas with us!  We're always here and happy to help.

Your descriptions and some examples of what you like from our galleries will guide David in choosing the perfect piece of wood for your design.  For more design ideas, browse our galleries and our wood ring blog. 

Selecting woods for your Touch Wood Ring 
~ Comparing and combining ~
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Browsing our galleries is a great way to see how different woods look when combined in a ring.  Our Warmth of Wood Blog also showcases many more examples of custom designed Touch Wood Rings as well as letters and photos from our wonderful clients.
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Contact Nicola & David Finch,  Box 4744, Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada V2G2V7   
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Wood Rings. Individually custom designed, meticulously hand crafted wooden rings 
by British Columbia artist and craftsman David Finch.  
Touch Wood Rings.  From Canada.  

APPLE wood. From the Similkameen Valley of British Columbia. Australian Alpine ASH.  (the interior liner is Australian Red Gum)  This ring features a one of a kind natural knot in the ASH.  North American ASH is the interior liner of this ring as are the two narrow bands on the wide rosewood inlay.  The primary wood is Cherry.ASH.  The narrow little ring on the left is North American ASH with a cherry liner.  The ring on the right is Greyed Maple, cherry liner, and rosewood with crossed spiraled inlays of ASH.Grayed Maple rings with AUSTRALIAN BLACKWOOD liners and inlays BAMBOO (and Hawaiian Koa wood) Rings.  Birds Eye Maple and BEECH wood ringsBETHLEHEM OLIVE WOOD tapered rings with Pine linersKoa wood rings with wide BETHLEHEM OLIVE wood exterior inlaysAnother Koa Wood Ring design with spiraled BETHLEHEM OLIVE wood inlays and Juniper heartwood liners.BIRCH.  The interior liner here is Birch wood, the ring is Black Walnut with a wide Lapis Lazuli inlay.  BIRCH.  This is a Birds Eye Maple wood ring with a wide BIRCH center inlay bordered by two narrow black walnut bands.  A good design for seeing the difference between Birds Eye Maple and BIRCH wood.This ring is Maple Wood with an inlaid BIRCH BARK braided inlay.BIRCH   This is a BIRCH wood ring with a braided Juniper heartwood inlaid band.  This is an Oak ring with a CEDAR inlay.Canadian CHERRY wood with inlaid English Oak bandClear Maple Wood ring with CHERRY linerThe darker primary wood in these rings is EUCALYPTUSThe very narrow inlays bordering the centered Golden Koa inlay are CLEAR JUNIPER WOOD, the interior is Birch.JUNIPER HEARTWOOD ring with Greyed maple liner and offset inlays of BambooClassic JUNIPER HEARTWOOD ringAnother view of the previous JUNIPER HEARTWOOD ring.JUNIPER HEARTWOOD ring with a featured knot and willow interior.  This ring was a size 6,  8mm tapered to 4Juniper heartwood ring with greyed maple inlay and linerJUNIPER HEARTWOOD with African Blackwood.Primary wood is Black Walnut, the interior is JUNIPER HEARTWOOD as are the three inlaid bands.Hawaiian Koa Primary wood with a JUNIPER HEART WOOD liner with a hidden featured knot.A couples set of JUNIPER HEART WOOD rings from the same piece of wood.  David will always make couples rings from the same piece when a matching set is requested.The many faces of JUNIPER HEART WOOD : )  The interior of this ring is Blackwood.JUNIPER HEARTWOOD with a birds eye maple liner.Ancient Kauri Wood RingAncient KAURI, Bethlehem Olive Wood and Birds Eye MapleAnother view: Ancient KAURI, Bethlehem Olive Wood and Birds Eye MapleHawaiian KOA wood ring with an inlay of Purpleheart wood and narrow bordering inlays of bambooHawaiian KOA, Bethlehem Olive wood inlay and juniper heartwood liner.Hawaiian KOA wood rings with crossed spiraled inlaysGently tapered KOA wood ring with golden streaksMAPLE ~ The liner of this ring is a lovely example of Birds eye MAPLEMAPLE rings with birch wood liners and stone inlays (Lapis Lazuli and Lava Rock)MAGNOLIA wood ring with a braided BIRCH BARK inlaid band.MESQUITE Rings with Coffee Wood liners and inlays of Smoke Bush and Dogwood.Russian Olive Wood RingEnglish OAK ring with cedar inlayLive OAK wood ring with featured knotOsage Orange Wood RingsBristlecone PINE with Juniper heartwood liners and natural garnet inlaysKoa ring with PINE linerPink Ivory Wood Rings with walnut and a crystal inlayCanadian PLUM, cherry and english oak ringsPurpleheart Wood RingAustralian RED GUM with malachite inlay and maple linerROSEWOOD ring with wide turquoise inlayCherry, SITKA SPRUCE LINERS and found crystal inlayBLACK WALNUT rings with offset greyed maple inlays on wider ring.Blackwood, Golden Koa and WILLOW wood rings.  Both rings have WILLOW liners.
This list of woods corresponds to the photographs. Gallery photos enlarge with a click. 

  • Apple  (Similkameen)
  • Alpine Ash  Australian
  • Ash, North American
  • Australian Blackwood 
  • Bamboo 
  • Beech
  • Bethlehem Olive Wood
  • Birch 
  • Birch Bark
  • Cedar 
  • Cherry 
  • Eucalyptus 
  • Juniper
  • Juniper Heartwood 
  • Ancient Kauri 
  • Curly Koa
  • Hawaiian Koa (dark, medium and almost golden)
  • Maple (Clear) 
  • Curly Maple
  • Greyed Maple 
  • Birds eye Maple  
  • Magnolia
  • Mesquite
  • Olive Wood; Russian
  • Olive Wood;Italian Oak
  • Live Oak
  • Osage Orange 
  • Blue Pine  
  • Pinion Pine 
  • Bristlecone Pine
  • Pink Ivory (African)
  • Plum
  • Purpleheart 
  • Red Gum Australian 
  • Rosewood
  • Sitka Spruce 
  • Black Walnut  
  • Willow 
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One of our feathered friends 
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