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As many of you know I love my custom and vintage handcrafted guitars, but I'm also into handcrafted jewelry.  I commissioned these stacking rings recently, as well as cufflinks for my work dress shirts (French cuffs...they're not just for boys anymore!).  

The stacking rings are made by a metalsmith and jeweler based in Atlanta, and are engraved, hammered, and finished by hand.  Bonus points if you can identify the source of the inscription I had carved into these rings.  If you read the inscription on each of the four rings the right way you should be able to figure out the source of my inspiration.

The cuff links are made of argentium silver, a modern sterling silver alloy which is supposedly very resistant to tarnishing (as opposed to the rings which are made from traditional sterling to enhance their patina), and are handwound and finished by an artisan in New Jersey.  

Just like the handfinishing on a fine timepiece, the hallmarks of human interaction with these pieces of jewelry is very attractive to me.

Enjoy the photos!

Daos

Hello Daos!

My guess is Led Zeppelin.  BTW cool cufflinks!

-MW

Yes, the inscription on the rings paraphrases lyrics from the Led Zeppelin song "Over The Hills And Far Away."  Glad you liked the cufflinks.

Hope you are having a good week so far!
Daos   

"Many dreams come true,
and some have silver linings,
I live for my dream,
and a pocketful of gold."

. . . with Cat Steven's lyrics, Daos?

I listen to the wind
to the wind of my soul
Where I'll end up well I think,
only God really knows
I've sat upon the setting sun
But never, never never never
I never wanted water once
No, never, never, never

I listen to my words but
they fall far below
I let my music take me where
my heart wants to go
I swam upon the devil's lake
But never, never never never
I'll never make the same mistake
No, never, never, never

Honestly, I feel you're the last flower child ;-) . . . with tender regards, Art

Cat Stevens seems to have left his best music behind him IMO for some other, er, spiritual pursuits, but I cannot deny the power of his golden oldies like "The Wind."  There's a sequence in the great Cameron Crowe film, ALMOST FAMOUS, in which Kate Hudson's character is dancing alone on this empty stage as this song plays underneath the scene, and as many times as I've seen the film (hundreds of times) it still never fails to leave me a little choked up.  The song is so beautiful!  

Thanks for the sweet words, Art!

Daos

...your motorbike was much cooler!  Care to trade?  

Happy Thursday!

Daos

nt

The hand hammering was what drew me to this artist!  Thanks for your kind words!

Cheers,

Daos

The rings, they have to have a snug fit on the finger?  I'd assume if they are slightly loose, they'd move around and be a little annoying on the finger?

Love the cufflinks!

Cheers,
Anthony

...but the hammered texture causes enough friction between the four pieces to ensure that they don't clank around annoyingly.  Although, I don't mind a little movement in something like this.  I have a trinity or "rolling" ring from Tiffany that is three separate bands intertwined (Cartier makes a very similar ring which is one of their signature pieces), and I love to play with it during the day...rolling it back and forth on my finger.  I find it releases stress!  Thanks for your kind words!

Cheers,

Daos

I do like these handcrafted and personalised things. Unfortunately the only ‘jewellery’ I carry are watches, cufflinks and a pen. The knotted cufflinks are very nice.

 

Well done.

 

Andrew

...for a fella!  Don't forget your wedding ring too, as that counts!  

I am still deciding on a fountain pen, by the way.  I may come to a decision soon...stay tuned.  Thanks!

Cheers,

Daos

Cuff links are awsome.

...and will wear the cufflinks tomorrow to the office!  Thanks for the nice note, JerryW!

Cheers,

Daos

What timepiece will accompany them?

Aloha,

Bob

This week I've been switching between my Longines Legend Diver and my Stowa Marine Original.  Simple toys for a simple girl!

Is it lychee season in Hawaii yet?  I think they start to ripen next month!  I am SO tempted to go back again this year to Hilo just for the lychees at their farmer's market!  I've eaten fresh lychees all over the world, and those were the best ever...huge (bigger than golf balls!), deep red skins, pure white flesh that was juicy, sweet, and aromatic, with smallish seeds.  Fruity perfection!

Aloha!

Daos

Mangoes are my fav but I doooooo love lychee! Just got back from dinner...a new Thai restaurant. Had mangoes with coconut milk over sticky rice as ONE of the desserts. Mmmmmm, Mmmm!

Do get over here often? Haven't been to the Big Island for quite sometime. Right now, there's the Merry Monarch Hula Festival going on in Hilo and no, not even one, hotel room is available.

Shaka!

Bob

I've been to Hawaii several times, because I have family friends on Oahu.  I most recently vacationed there last summer, and would love to get back there again this year.  I don't actually like mangoes, which is a shame because my mom makes great coconut sticky rice with mango.  She learned the recipe from my grandmother.  When my mother was little, she and her sisters would sell sweets and noodles with my grandmother at a roadside stand in their village in Thailand.  I bet you would love my mom's mango sticky rice!

Daos

And those cufflinks are awesome!   Thanks for sharing.

Regards,
ED-209

I'm going to wear the 'links to work tomorrow.  Now I just have to decide on which shirt to go with them...cherry blossom pink?  China red?  Royal purple?  Decisions, decisions!

Daos