In March, we learned about the Wedding Ring Workshop, where couples make each other’s ring. That seemed perfect! But as time has gone on, and we’ve watched our budget grow, we’ve wondered if it was really necessary. Chiara has recently been saying that her engagement ring is more than adequate to serve double duty. My betrothed is nothing if not practical. (On the other hand, she does love her sparkleys, so we’ll see if that lasts.)
So that leaves a band for me. I’ve seen some designs that I like, but nothing that really jumped out at me, except for some mokume-game rings that I loved in photos, but not in person. A friend has a tungsten carbide ring, and that intrigues me. And then Chiara came across Titanium Kay, a site that specializes in titanium, tungsten, and tungsten carbide jewelery. Some of these designs are simple, elegant, and I really like them.
I’m really liking some of the black carbide with titanium inlays. And the material is just about perfect for me: something roughly 9 on the Bohs hardness scale. Go ahead try to scratch it, dent it, etc! And if (let’s be honest, “when”) I lose the first one, I’m not out $2k+ in platinum. The price is right.
I’ve never really liked gold, but always loved platinum. The D&D nerd in me says: “I liked platinum before it was cool.” Maybe it’s time to pat him on the head and look at a more practical material for my lifestyle.
And they can laser engrave it (Jim couldn’t get his engraved), so we could put something heartfelt (like “Put me back on!” That joke will never get old!) on the inside.
So that leaves a band for me. I’ve seen some designs that I like, but nothing that really jumped out at me, except for some mokume-game rings that I loved in photos, but not in person. A friend has a tungsten carbide ring, and that intrigues me. And then Chiara came across Titanium Kay, a site that specializes in titanium, tungsten, and tungsten carbide jewelery. Some of these designs are simple, elegant, and I really like them.
I’m really liking some of the black carbide with titanium inlays. And the material is just about perfect for me: something roughly 9 on the Bohs hardness scale. Go ahead try to scratch it, dent it, etc! And if (let’s be honest, “when”) I lose the first one, I’m not out $2k+ in platinum. The price is right.
I’ve never really liked gold, but always loved platinum. The D&D nerd in me says: “I liked platinum before it was cool.” Maybe it’s time to pat him on the head and look at a more practical material for my lifestyle.
And they can laser engrave it (Jim couldn’t get his engraved), so we could put something heartfelt (like “Put me back on!” That joke will never get old!) on the inside.
