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Do What You Love!
Greetings everyone! My name is Roy, and together my wife Donna and I make unique bentwood Wedding, and Anniversary rings for couples.
I design and finish the rings while Donna handles all other aspects. Since I work over in our detached shop, and she works with a laptop at the kitchen table, we often bring each other coffee and take breaks in the dining room.
We absolutely LOVE creating these one of a kind items for people, and hope to continue well into our retirement.
As our full time work keeps us busy during the day, we are often up (way past our bedtimes) just creating. It’s amazing how the hours fly by when you are doing something you actually enjoy.
Making the rings is a bit of a process. During the week, the few hours I can spend after work is mostly in preparation for the weekend when I can spend full days in the shop.
The process starts with veneer which needs to be cut and steamed into shape. Once the wood is shaped it has to dry. I use an oven to speed the process, but it’s best to let it dry overnight. Usually by the weekend I have a few usable blanks with which to create the rings. Each ring takes anywhere from 12 to 20 hours of labor before it is completed depending on inlays, and embedding stone.
In the end we feel we have created something to be proud of which is tremendously satisfying. I wonder as I ship an order out, where will this ring go? who will wear it? what kind of amazing things will they do while wearing our creations? We can only imagine the best, and continue to craft our designs improving as we go.
The work and scheduling has been a challenge, but it’s been made easier because WE TRULY LOVE WHAT WE DO! -Roy and Donna Bennett Stonecress Designs
