WELCOME TO ACCRETION BANDS
I take pride in hand-crafting custom bands that bring your imagination to life. I use the finest material, sourced from around the universe, and high quality American manufacturers when available. I specialize in less-than-common, exotic, and sentimental materials. From design consultation to final quality assurance processes, I create unique, beautiful bands you can be proud of for a lifetime.
ABOUT ME
I have been making band rings as a hobby and pursuit of passion since 2017. This began after I proposed to my wife, with the intention of making the bands for our wedding. My inspiration was my grandfather, who first fashioned my parents wedding bands from silver quarters, and years later, taught me to operate a lathe. Now I bring this skill to you.
I make truly handmade, custom bands from minimally refined materials. By handmade, I mean no individual component (*beside faceted gems) goes through my hands without being altered by me. You will not find prefabricated or mass produced ring "blanks" and glow in the dark pigments here. I don't make rings with spinning components, watch parts, radioactive materials, or other gimmicks.
I take quality materials, fit them together according to your preferences, and stand behind them.
MATERIALS
WOOD
Wood has been used in keepsakes since time immemorial. Exotic Purple Heart and Thuya burl. Classic, understated Walnut or Teak. Even pieces reclaimed from previous sentimentally important pieces. Wood is a versatile and timeless choice.
THE DESIGN PROCESS
Each piece made at Accretion is one of a kind. In our consultation, we'll establish what materials, design elements, and dimensions meet your needs. Before your band is fabricated, you'll receive a detailed drawing for your approval. Upon your confirmation, we begin bringing your creation to life.
SCHEDULE A CONSULTATION
Text, social media messaging, email, and video chat consultations are available.
Please include preferred method of contact, available times, and time zone if outside EST.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
HOW DO I FIND MY RING SIZE?
The surest method is to visit a jeweler to be sized. I also have a printable ring sizing chart in my resources page. If neither of these work for you, contact me and I will help you get an accurate sizing.
WHICH COUNTRIES DO YOU SHIP TO?
Accretion currently ships to North America and U.S. territories, to be expanded as I learn international trade ins and outs.
DO YOU ACCEPT RETURNS?
Given the deeply involved consultation and design process and limited resalability of custom jewelry, returns and exchanges will be considered on a case by case basis, within five days of receipt and undepreciated condition. All returns are subject to a 20% restocking fee.
DO YOU PROVIDE RESIZING?
Many of the materials I work with can only be increased or decreased in size by adding or removing material. As with returns and exchanges, material and type of resizing must be considered on a case by case basis.
Resizing, where possible and agreed to, will be provided once without charge, at the cost of return shipping. Subsequent resizing will be subject to a fee dependent upon material and any complicating factors.
DO YOU PROVIDE A WARRANTY?
All of my bands are provided a warranty against defects in material or workmanship under reasonable wear and tear for the lifetime of the band as described in your contract. These will vary depending on materials and construction methods, and will be disclosed for your consideration and approval before fabrication begins.
WHAT CONSTITUTES REASONABLE WEAR AND TEAR?
Each material has different characteristics. As such, reasonable wear for one band might constitute egregious abuse to another. These individual characteristics will be disclosed in the consultation process. All of my bands come with a material data, safety, and care card.
HOW DO I MAKE A WARRANTY CLAIM?
Email me photos, and a description of events leading to failure. I may ask for more detailed photos, or a more in depth description in some cases. This will usually be enough to get the ball rolling. On occasion, I may need the components in my hand to determine what went wrong, and will in that case cover the cost of return shipping.
-Defects in workmanship will be fully covered for repair, or refunded according to the proration described in the contract.
-Defects in material will be charged only labor to repair, or refunded according to the proration described in the contract.
-Material abuse, accidents/acts of G-d are not warrantied.
WHAT DO YOU DO WITH MY DATA?
I track only data to identify you as legal to enter contract with, ship you product, and process payments. This information stays on my personal computer, and is only furnished to an outside entity to facilitate those ends, or if they have a warrant.
My site is facilitated by these entities that may have other uses for your data.
site builder-wix.com
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payment processing-square.com
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Their data policies may be found on their respective websites.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY "HANDMADE"?
I mean no component of your ring (aside from faceted gemstones, I don't have lapidary equipment) enters my hand the same as it leaves. Every component of your band will be fundamentally altered by me in the process of it's creation.
You will receive video proof during the process of fabrication, and a curated video of fabrication with your band.