Titanium Ring Designs from the Titanium Ring Shop

Koa wood, formal name Acacia Koa, is an endemic wood to the Hawaiian Islands. It is currently sustainably grown and harvested in Hawaii, and though expensive due to high demand, it is in no way endangered.

The wood of the Koa tree is highly-prized for its strength, color and stunning wood grains. At the Titanium Ring Shop, we offer Koa wood inlay rings with three different variations of Koa: Fire, Curly and Dark. These offerings encompass the range of colors in naturally occurring Koa wood, with the Fire and Curly Koa typifying the lighter, cream, tan and mid-brown-like colorations and the Dark Koa offering typifying the darker spectrum of colors in natural Koa wood.

Known as an exotic hardwood due to its inherent strength and durability, it has been use since ancient times in Hawaii for dugout canoes and surfboards. Nowadays, Koa is used for high-end furniture, ukuleles, decorative bowls, picture frames and other woodcarving.

Our Koa wood inlay rings are all made from the finest, sustainably harvested Koa wood available. Each piece of wood is carefully selected, maintained and utilized for our rings. After inlaying the Koa wood in a titanium band, or in some of more complex rings, inlaying multiple hardwoods, the ring is then sealed with a special resin that brings out the best of the wood’s color and grain, while protecting the wood so that the ring will last for generations to come.

To see our full range of Koa wood ring, go to Titanium Ring Shop and search for “koa”. We currently have 85 rings with Koa wood inlays!

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We have been working hard at the Titanium Ring Shop to give you the information you need to choose your own titanium ring. In February, we added a new ring sizing tool. Since then, we have been busy making new ring designs and making videos.

We have always said around here that we wish that we could find a way to reach through the site’s visitors’ browser and show each ring in person, as they do, without exception, look a lot better in person than they do on the website.

We have now found the next best thing: video of our ring shot in High Definition! We will slowly add to our ring videos, but for now take a look at one of our best sellers, Curly Koa Wood titanium ring:

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The Titanium Ring Shop is proud to have 12 titanium ring design with Purple Heart Wood (or Purpleheart Wood) inlays. From the simple to the intricate, all our titanium rings are value priced considering the fact that they are all custom-made to the buyer’s exact specifications. This includes the choice of ring size, width, profile, finish and engraving.

Purple Heart Wood is one of the woods that has a name that says it all. The wood is taken from the heart/center of trees grown in Central and South America. Noted for it’s incredible purple hues and high density, it is a cheerished wood for furniture, carving and, in our case, as an inaly material for titanium rings.

Purple Heart Wood Inlay Titanium Ring

Titanium Ring with Purpleheart Wood Inlay

Black Wood and Purple Heart Wood Inlays

Titanium Ring with Black Wood and Purpleheart Wood

Titanium Ring With Multiple Hardwood Inlays

Opal, Rose Gold and Multiple Hardwood Inlays

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The Titanium Ring Shop loves working with Koa wood as an inlay material in our titanium rings. Simply put, Koa wood makes a stunning ring. Unlike the 100% Koa wood rings, a Koa inlay ring will last forever and will not, over time, become worn down like a 100% wood ring. Our previous post highlight two of most popular rings: Curly Koa Inlay Titanium Ring and our Dark Koa Wood Titanium Ring. These are great basic rings and are offered at a very affordable price. In this post, we’ll highlight some of our other rings with koa inlays.

Titanium Ring with Koa and White Gold Inlays

This unique, handcrafted ring has the best of three worlds: titanium, Koa wood and white gold. It makes a great titanium ring for men.

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Titanium Ring with Koa wood, Diamond and Lapis Inalys

It doesn’t get much better that the rings from our Executive Collection. The exquisite beauty of diamonds, Koa wood and Lapis combine in this ring to make a ring that is just spectacular. This ring is for the man or woman who wants a ring that makes a definite statement about design taste and ellegance.

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Some of our most popular rings at the Titanium Ring Shop are made with Koa wood inlays. Koa wood is a wood that is indigenous to Hawaii, and is noted for its beautiful colors and spectacular grains on the wood. In ancient times, Hawaiians would hike to the top of the mountains to seek out Koa wood to make their dugout canoes, spears and bowls. These days Koa wood is used in fine furniture, ukeleles and all sorts of Hawaiian handicrafts.

Some people may be skeptical about the use of wood in a ring. Is it durable? Is the wood exposed to the elements? Rest assured, our titanium rings with wood inlays are made to last a lifetime, and under normal circumstance, will. First of all, the base of the rings are made of incredibly durable titanium. The wood (or gold or mineral or gemstones) are then inlayed in the titanium, which is cut with a groove to accommodate the inlay. For the rings with wood inlays, several layers of a sealant and protective coating are then applied to the wood. You can see why it takes a few weeks to make one of our handcrafted titanium rings. Finally, the ring is inspected and shipped to the buyer. If your ring does become damaged, send it back to us; we offer full refinishing and repair services, usually covered under our lifetime materials and craftsmanship guarantee.

Titanium Ring with Curly Koa Inlay

This is our most popular titanium ring with a Koa wood inlay for a good reason: this ring looks great! The deep, resonant colors of the curly Koa wood inlayed in the silver-gray color of titanium make for a truly spectacular ring. As with most of our rings, the pictures do not do them justice, as everyone who sees them in person usually starts with a “wow”.

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Titanium Ring with Dark Koa Wood Inlay

Another of our very popular Koa wood rings is our ring with a dark Koa wood inlay. This ring has deeper colors than our curly Koa wood rings. For those seeking a unique titanium ring that exudes elegance and class, this is a great choice at a very affordable price. These handcrafted Koa wood rings are made by artisans who pioneered the use of titanium rings with wood inlays in the mid-1990s. They have been making these stunning rings since then.

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African Blackwood is one of the woods we use extensively in our titanium rings. Blackwood comes from the African subcontinent and flourishes in the the areas in southern Africa that are seasonally dry. It’s appearance is more like a bush than a large tree.

Blackwood makes an excellent inlay material for titanium rings due to its density and color. Blackwood is so dense, in fact, it will not float.The pure black colors and density make it an extremely durable wood and when set into a titanium ring band, the Blackwood and the natural luster of titanium make for an stunning combination.

African Blackwood has had several uses throughout the ages. It has beautiful tonal qualities, which makes it a common wood used in woodwindwind instruments. It has been used in pipe instruments, clarinets and oboes. Many tribal communities in African has utilized Blackwood for carving. Blackwood has also been used for furniture, though it’s relatively narrow widths limit its use.

The Titanium Ring Shop uses Blackwood in several of its rings. From our a simple titanium band with a Blackwood inlay to a ring with Blackwood and Rose Gold inlays and one with Blackwood, Rose Gold and Koa Wood.

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Koa is one of the most important woods in Hawaii. Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, Koa wood has historically been used for a wide range of uses, including bowls, spears, paddles and canoes. The wood is now commonly used for furniture, cabinetry, bowls, sculptures, musical instruments and jewelry.
Koa wood inlays rings are some of our most popular rings at the Titanium Ring Shop.

Grown at fairly high elevations—300’ to 7,500’—Koa wood grows well on all the Hawaiian Islands. The best conditions exist, however, in the deep volcanic soils on the “newer” islands—Maui and Hawaii Island (the Big Island). All of the Koa wood used by the Titanium Ring Shop is sustainably harvested.

Koa wood ranges from light brown to a deep browns. Each wood is unique, so the Titanium Ring Shop artisans take great care in selecting the finest Koa wood available and using techniques that have been developed in over 15 years of working with wood inlays.

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