Echo Archery

We are happy to announce the arrival of some new and beautiful wood! A big thank you to Echo Archery and Carson Brown for supplying some awesome pieces of bow stave scraps. Here at Simply Wood Rings, we try very hard to re-purpose wood that would otherwise be thrown away. Many people wonder, how are wood rings eco-friendly? Wouldn't you have to cut down the trees to make the rings? It is thanks to people like Carson Brown at Echo Archery that we do not have to. It's important for us to know where our wood comes from, and today we are proud to say we have lots of new wood from Echo Archery in Salem, Oregon.

Here's a bit about the company and how they're working with us to create some great rings!

"Echo Archery is a small archery business located in Salem Oregon. Owner, Carson Brown, makes custom wood bows and arrows from wood that he harvests himself from local private and state lands. As a part of Echo Archery's mission to conduct business in a socially and environmentally responsible way, we are excited to provide Simply Wood Rings with a variety of wood pieces that would otherwise be considered waste. The woods that Echo Archery provides include Pacific Yew, Osage Orange, Vine Maple, Oregon Ash, Douglas-Fir, Pacific Rhododendron, Western Juniper, and Western Serviceberry."

We are so grateful to have this wood! We hope to see many beautiful rings come from these pieces of bow staves. Thank you again to Carson Brown and Echo Archery for sending these pieces of wood our way. Please check out his site. If you like our rings, you're sure to love his work as well.

http://echoarchery.com/

Vine Maple and Pacific Rhododendron
Vine Maple is know for it's durability and strength
Luckiamutte River drainage, Western Oregon Coast Mountains

Vine Maple and Pacific Yew

Douglas Fir from the Cascade Mountains of Oregon, Mckenzie River Drainage
Old-growth Douglas-fir is one of the most versatile woods in the forest.
Anything from Lumber to toilet paper!

Western Juniper, Central Oregon Deschutes River Drainage
Beautiful and light, full of natural oils!

Sitka Spruce

Pacific Yew, Cascade Mountains of Oregon, North Santiam River Drainage
"The finest wood for making bows. It is a light, strong and extremely elastic wood"
Carson Brown, Echo Archery

The Mighty Oak

Why we love our oak rings so much

It's that time of year! Fall is here and the leaves are just starting to change color. Another thing you might notice if you look to the ground are all the lovely little acorns that have dropped from their home way up in that big Oak tree. We were lucky enough to pick up a few of the acorns and catch some lovely photos with this set of Oak rings we just made. Check out the great color's of these acorns!

Many people all over the world find symbolism and meaning in the Oak tree. Oak plays an important role in Celtic culture. It symbolizes everything from strength, life, family and power. It's even the national tree for lots of countries. It's no wonder the Oak is so important to many people and places, they are found in humorous places all over the world. The White Oak tree can grow up to 80' tall and even 80' wide.  

With so much meaning and beauty it's easy to see why we are so proud of each oak ring we make. Not only to they hold so much symbolism, we love the golden color and the strong grain texture visible in each ring.  As you know by now, oak is very strong and it makes for a great ring that is sure to last!