Koa Wood Jewelry

 

Koa wood jewelry is ideal as a gift to your partner for a birthday or anniversary, especially once engraved with your own personal message to your loved one. You can get ring pairs made which are carved from the same block of wood ensuring the color matches. The Koa wood which is used in Koa wood rings is treated with a high gloss finish that is UV and water resistant so that your ring does not get faded or damaged.

This makes it possible for each ring made by "Koa Wood Rings" to be backed by a lifetime warranty. "Koa Wood Rings" is located on the slopes of the Kohala Mountains on Big Island of Hawaii. The Koa wood is only harvested form dead or downed Koa trees since these trees are so rare and special, they don't want to compromise their future existence. Although Koa wood jewelry is so special due to the nature of the Koa inlay, upon request, rings can be inlaid with any other wood of the customer's choice. It is encouraged that the customer chooses their block of wood and then "Koa Wood Rings" can carve the wood from it in order to make the ring. One can also select accent inlays of different colors like yellow, green, white and rose gold. These compliment the wood inlays.

All rings are backed by a lifetime warranty that includes free refinishing in case your ring is damaged. Koa trees are the tallest and most revered of Hawaii's native trees and are believed to be one of the oldest tree species in the state. Koa trees ranks the most valuable of exotic trees in Hawaii. Koa wood was used in early Hawaii to build surfboards, canoes and calabashes. In fact, it is estimated that the Koa forest predates the arrival of man by millions of years. Koa is the fastest growing of Hawaii's valuable hard woods and grows as much as an inch in diameter per year! A Koa tree can reach a hundred feet high with a trunk diameter of five feet or larger. In terms of strength and weight, Koa is similar to black walnut and is a moderately heavy wood. It is stable and can be crafted well into Koa wood jewelry.