Goldielocks Rule of Wood: Too soft, too hard, just right!

ROSEWOOD, Salvaged from Xylophone Keys!

The most common question we hear is:
"What type of woods can we use to make our rings?" 

We have used a ton of different types of woods and we have many types ready to go in our shop. There are a few rules when choosing woods for your ring, think Goldielocks... 

A type of wood must be hard enough to be durable but not too hard that it splits when we wrap it. The good news about too hard and too soft is that most of the time these woods can be incorporated as inlays or liners. So if you have a particular wood in mind on the TOO HARD or TOO SOFT list, let us know we can find another way to use it. 

We've compiled three lists of woods that are too soft, too hard and just right for the main component of a wood ring.  

Wood types that are JUST RIGHT: 

Alianthus
Alder
Ash
Bamboo
birch
Bog Wood
Cedar
Cherry
Ebony
Gingko
Hackberry
Hickory
Juniper
Kauri
Koa - Golden
Koa - Brown
Lace Wood
Mahogony
Maple
Maple - Birdseye
Oak
Oak - White
Padauk
Pear Wood
Purple Heart Wood
Redwood
Rosewood

Teak
Walnut
Wenge
Zebra Wood

Wood types that are TOO SOFT: 

Willow

Wood types that are TOO HARD:

Ironwood
Olive

If you don't see a particular type of wood, email us! We are always excited to work with new woods and we often use woods provided by customers. Check out the photos at the bottom of this page! 

Contact Information:
Allison Taylor - Customer Liaison
312 590 6070
craftsman@simplywoodrings.com
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Kauri with a Birch Liner

Rosewood with
Bog Wood Inlays

Mahogany

Padauk with a
Dark Rosewood Liner

Kauri with a Bog Wood Liner

Zebra Wood with
a Walnut Inlay

Manzanita Wood

Sacred Symbolism in Natural Materials

While we offer designs on the website that we find people respond well to, we are often commissioned to create rings that are very specific to the people we make them for. Creating custom rings has yielded some beautiful results that we are proud to send as wedding rings, engagement rings, anniversary rings, and promise rings. These are obviously very significant occasions that people mark with the exchange of rings. We are happy to be a part of this creation process, as we work with customers to finalize the specifics of designs, while the customer sometimes gathers the wood or other materials like sand and stone, to incorporate into the ring.


The materials that we put around our finger should resonate with us. As wood holds within it its past life, the energy it took to grow is still present within its every fiber. And the wood ring wrapped around your finger is representing that energy and that growth. 


They can symbolize the importance of place:

Wood from Uganda and Paraguay

Stones and Seashells from Guernsey Island near France

The design can hold spiritual significance:

Sand inlaid in the sign of the cross. 

The design can symbolize the past, present, and future:

Copper penny inlaid in supplied wood. 

If interested in commissioning your own set of rings, please email us at craftsman@simplywoodrings.com. Please keep in mind that it takes a little more time to put together the design, gather the materials, and create the rings with the utmost care and attention. www.simplywoodrings.com