About

That's me, in my workshop, next to my trusty 1953 Myford Super 7 lathe. It's where I create wedding bands, rings, and pendants from exotic metals, with a special love for timascus — a pattern-welded blend of titanium alloys. This remarkable metal reveals vibrant colours and flowing patterns unique to each piece when anodised (oxidised).

I draw out the colours through controlled heating, using an electrical anodising bath, or both. I find it enjoyable to indulge in the alchemy of coaxing new textures and colour combinations from every billet.

My background in model engineering gave me a deep respect for precision, fit and finish. I'm always trying to get better at these. Many of the same skills — turning, shaping, lapping, polishing, heat-treating, and anodising — transfer naturally to jewellery work.

It all began when I made a pair of companionship rings for me and a close friend. Using my lathe for jewellery instead of machinery parts was unexpectedly satisfying — and those first rings, made from etched stainless steel Damascus, led to some local sales of one-off pieces.

The turning point was discovering titanium Damascus, aka timascus. Like Japanese mokume-gane, timascus is a decorative metal laminate — layers of titanium alloys pattern-welded and hand-forged at high temperatures in an inert atmosphere. The forged billet is then twisted, hammered, and shaped to produce flowing, wood-grain-like effects that run through the metal like the lettering in seaside rock.

After buying my first piece of timascus out of curiosity, I was instantly hooked by the endless possibilities: how careful shaping, polishing, etching, and anodising reveal vivid colours and intricate patterns. This fascination led me to explore other titanium laminates, like zircuti (zirconium-titanium) and the unique styles crafted by a handful of small, dedicated forges worldwide.

I source these exotic metals in small batches, shaping and finishing each piece by hand. Because of the nature of pattern-welded laminates, no two pieces can ever be exactly alike. Every ring or pendant is absolutely one of a kind.

Some couples ask for matching pairs of wedding bands or companionship rings cut from the same piece of timascus or zircuti. The rings may differ in size and shape but share the same origin and pattern — a fitting metaphor for a marriage, perhaps: two unique individuals, but with something special in common.

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