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Marquetry bentwood ring. This one has a constant band width which allows for the dice design to go all the way around. The chatoyance makes the single pieces blink. #bentwoodrings #marquetry #handmadeinberlin
Made my day 🪄 Marquetry bentwood ring in smokes oak and mahogany with inlays of rosewood, cherry, limba, maple and eukalyptus. The next one will be the design all the way around and a consistent band width. The width of each piece is 1.7mm and 0.5mm thick 🧐 #bentwoodrings #marquetry #custommade
Bentwood ring box in maple. Since altering the grain direction affects the seasonal movement and thus roundness so significantly, boxes like that work without jamming all year long. Because the shrinking rate varies with direction, a wooden ring out of a grown piece will inevitably get out of shape. This affects the needed clearance and…
Marquetry bentwood ring. This pattern is one of my favorites and the play of direct sunlight on the different wood species is just breath taking. The pieces are literally blinking, showing off their beauty. #bentwoodrings #marquetry #handmadeinberlin
Rob Cosman introduced me to the wooden hinge. His tutorials on how to make it are legendary. Check them out on his YouTube channel. @robcosman_handtoolwoodworking One thing I struggled with was the perfect placement of the hinge so that the lid opens a desired angle, the pin doesn't get exposed when flushing the back and…
Ringbox in maple 🍁 Sliding ringbox that is itself based on two bentwood rings. It all started as an upcycling project to make use of old cardboard tubes friends of mine get their materials shipped on. #boxmaking #bentwoodring #upcycling
Thin parting tool from a utility knife blade. Parting sections from bentwood rings used to mean loosing about 2mm due to the width of my parting tool. A modified utility knife blade reduces this to 0.8mm. Dividing a 10mm bentwood ring blank into two now makes two about 4.5mm wide ones- in this case perfect…
Magic business card box in mahogany. Made from aircraft grade birch ply (0.5mm layer height) veneered with mahogany offcuts. The box has a depth stop and an air dampened closing mechanism that is based on internal rubber bands. I love when boxes turn out so clean and without almost any clue of how it works.…
Playing with offcuts. #workshopplay
100% wooden hinge The fixture to precision turn the bentwood maple rings from earlier today turned out to be a game changer. The super smooth action of the lid on this practice piece in birch plywood is the fruit of the whole effort. #woodenhinges #bentwoodring #furnituredesign
Bentwood ring calibration. To use a bentwood ring as a hinge, they have to have a spot on wall thickness. To compensate for the inaccuracies of the chuck, first a mandrel is turned to the exact inner diameter of the ring. This mandrel holds the rings, that have a consistent inner diameter at this point…
Pair or cherry & oak. #bentwoodrings #holzring #handmadeinberlin
Wooden hinge in the Rob Cosman style. It's actually my first attempt from years ago. They are by far the nicest wooden hinges I've come across and the boxes I made with it turned out beautifully. On this sample nothing is hidden so one can see how it's constructed. Check out Rob's @robcosman_handtoolwoodworking YouTube channel…
Bentwood ring from mahogany. This one is tiny with a ring size 44 or inner diameter of 14mm. These are the hardest do do. Even with my pinkie they are a challenge to finish on the inside. #bentwoodring #handmadeinberlin #holzring
Bentwood ring from padouk. #bentwoodrings #handmadeinberlin #holzring
100% Wooden ring hinge It's just a demo piece to see how the thicker 4mm rosewood and maple rings work. It's the first try to capture the rings while not hiding the hinge. The inverse ring segments close the mortises on the ends, strengthening the other wise open ended boards significantly. #woodenhinges #bentwoodrings #furnituredesign
Making precision bentwood rings right from the mandrel. The target size is a no. 63/ 20,1mm inner diameter with a wall thickness of 4mm. I guess this one hit the spot. Based on this precision the rings can be used for hinges, ferrules or my "wood in motion" pendants without alot of cleanup or compensation…
Ring hinge on a clamping device. A few comments suggested the ring hinge would wear out fast and would break easily. So I was looking for a way to test that thought and come up with another use besides putting a lid on a box. So this clamp came up and adjusted in size it…
Ring hinge box. Made from birch ply and aluminium rings as the hinges. Still figuring out the best relations of thicknesses and positions of all parts. Every half millimeter influences strength, durability, available tools, visual appeal, overall size, possible materials, and much more. 9mm ply, 28mm rings with 3mm wall thickness. #boxmaking #woodenbox #hingedesign
Box lock improvements. Modified the pin so that it's entrapped and added hard stops to the rotation, which improved the haptics in the right direction. #furnituredesign #furniturelock #kunsthandwerk
Furniture lock This prototype of a furniture lock can be integrated in a lid of a box or a drawer with a wall thickness of down to 9mm. It's a 4mm pin. The design doesn't need external space. I made small demonstrator years ago and now I'm revisiting the concept for the boxes I'm building.…
Cutting a ring to width. My small and portable setup to work in the bentwood rings in action. #bentwoodrings #toolmaking #handmadeinberlin
Welcome to WerksAtelier, a small woodworking workshop in Berlin. #workshoptour
Ring hinge box No. 3 Exploring radiuses and another way of constructing while incorporating brass hinges. The main purpose of this version is to see how the box can be rounded over and if I like the outcome given the limitations through the hinge design. It's cut into scraps of birch ply that has a…
Bentwood box, wooden hinge. This box from zebrano and ash wood has a nearly invisible wooden hinge in the style of Rob @robcosman_handtoolwoodworking and it's by far my favorite wooden hinge style. The body of the box is a unique combination of a bentwood part and a solid back that takes the hinge. The super…
100% wooden hinge in rosewood and birch. Back to the roots so back to bentwood rings as the hinge rings. #woodenhinges #woodenbox #prototyping #poc #handmadeinberlin
Ring hinge prototype in birch plywood and aluminium rings. To get a feel for sizes and proportions I have to build a test piece in scraps and that's what this is. The box is lapped together with dominos and the hinge rings are trapped so they can't fall out like in previous versions. Brass would…
Ring hinge in a plywood box. It's another prototype for this kind of hing. I like to do them in scrap wood (birch ply with phenolic resin top) to learn about the proportions and forms without wasting the valuable solid wood. The box itself is joined with dominos. It's made from 9mm and 15mm ply.…
Smoked oak and maple. The waved Inlays are one of the design I like most- simple yet playful, classical yet unconventional. #bentwoodring #holzring #handmadeinberlin #kunsthandwerk #holzschmuck
Two part hinge with aluminum inserts. Assembly is pretty easy and works like a charm 🤗 Now you go and build with it! #hingedesign #woodworking #kinematics #handmadeinberlin #kunsthandwerk
Wooden hinges on a keepsake box. This small box is made from eukalyptus plywood and bentwood hinge rings from maple and walnut. The hinge is basically the cavity and the rings. Due to the altered fiber direction in the rings I believe that wear will not be a huge issue. If not, the rings can…
Ring hinge with aluminum inserts The most suggested mod to the hinge from the last reel was a metal version. So here you go. By offsetting the ring a widening gap between the parts is achieved. The opening angle of about 112° lets the lid stay open. It's all gonna be clear with the next…
Wooden hinge, metal free with bentwood rings as guiding elements. This mechanical proof of concept explores the option to extend the back of the lid so that the hinge is covert and protected. A fine balance between all material thicknesses and diameters is needed to achieve a strong and smooth hinge. Here, the 3.7mm wide…
Wooden hinge with bentwood rings. Same pieces as before, just in the twisted version. Just imagine one part to be part of a box, the other part of the lid. #woodenhinges #metalfree #bentwoodrings #kunsthandwerk #playdays
Exploring wooden hinges that utilize bentwood rings as guiding elements. After making Robs @robcosman_handtoolwoodworking wood hinge boxes I asked, if bentwood rings could be part of the hinge mechanism of a box with a lid. That's a first take at that idea with crap pieces and rings. Still some issues with squeaking but once glued…
Cufflinks from cherry, smoked oak, walnut and eukalyptus. Quite a few but I'm all OK with that. #cufflinks #manschettenknöpfe #marquetry #handmadeinberlin #holzschmuck
Inverse bentwood rings from walnut and curly maple. Both are made from the same pieces of wood and match each other's skin and hair tone. What a beautiful choice. Thank you, Allan and Bud _/\_ #bentwoodrings #handmadeinberlin #kunsthandwerk #holzschmuck #holzring
Cufflinks from olive wood. Made from a solid piece with only an added back piece to encapsulate the 10mm mounting plate the hardware comes with. This way I'm confident that it'll never come out. #cufflinks #handmadeinberlin #kunsthandwerk #manschettenknöpfe #holzschmuck
Bentwood rings with marquetry. The base ring is from walnut, the marquetry from cherry, rosewood and maple. #bentwoodrings #handmadeinberlin #holzschmuck #holzring #kunsthandwerk
Cufflinks from olive wood. This second version has fully embedded metal parts, which makes them indestructible. The outer bentwood rings have a recess that take the middle pieces and make sure, they're never gonna come out again. #cufflinks #woodenjewelry #woodenaccessories #bentwoodrings #handmadeinberlin
Cufflinks in oak. ✨ Any wood species is possible and you can even choose different ones for the outer ring and the inner filling. It's the perfect match for wooden wedding rings. 🤵👰 #cufflinks #bentwoodrings #holzschmuck #woodenjewelry #Holzhandwerk
Bentwood rings from lemon wood, ordered yesterday, shipped today. The process of building bentwood rings got so sophisticated over the years that even urgent orders can be fulfilled without even hurrying. #bentwoodrings #holzschmuck #woodenjewelry #eheringe #weddingring
Dancing rings in rosewood, maple and mahogany in a base made from bubinga. An internal thread tensioner allows for far less weight on the ends so went with wooden rings from oak this time and it turned out beautifully. Swapped the transparent thread for a black one that is way stronger and is not prone…
Pearl-Upgrade for the tuna swarm version of the tuning ring installation. Since this version doesn't need the weights to work properly, they were replaced by a pear. Just as the others, it can be fixed to any wall that holds a screw. #handmadeinberlin #kineticart #kinetischekunst #kunsthandwerk #bentwoodrings
Dancing ellipses made from maple, padouk and eukalyptus. This version turned out beautiful with its new fillings in the smaller rings. Check out the other reels with similar wooden kinetic installations to find out more how it's made and how it works. #kineticart #artinstalation #handmadeinberlin #bentwoodring #kunsthandwerk
Small differences can have a huge impact. The benefit of winding up the wooden rings is its reduced wall thickness that allows the hand to still freely close without interference and letting fingers spread apart. Long lasting, super strong rings can have a wall thickness of down to 2mm - considerably smaller than a ring…
Bentwood ring made from smoked oak, maple and an inlay from malachite. #bentwoodring #handmadeinberlin #holzring #kunsthandwerk #holzschmuck
Bentwood ring from smoked oak and maple with an inlay out of malachite. The natural, green malachite matches with the rich brown of the smoked oak and the light maple perfectly. #bentwoodring #holzring #handmadeinberlin #holzschmuck #bloateliers
Kinetic installation "Tuna" made from smoked Oak, Walnut, Maple and Rosewood with inlays from Limba. In this version the outer ring is fixed to the base, giving the spinning ring inside a nice and steady frame and hiding the actuating string at the same time. What an upgrade 🫶 #kineticart #kinetischekunst #handmadeinberlin #bentwoodring #holzkunst
Swarm of tuna in a kinetic wooden pendant from Walnut. Maple, Rosewood and Limba. Did you know that tuna breath differently than most other fish. As a result, they can't stop swimming- they have to go on and on. #kineticjewellery #woodenjewelry #holzschmuck #handmadeinberlin #kunsthandwerk
Making bentwood rings waterproof without a finish on the surface was the subject of this test. 4 Bentwood rings from rosewood, two glued with CA, two with PVA glue. One of each became vacuum and high pressure treatment with hot beeswax. All were partially submerged under water (to make it even harder) and exposed to…
Bentwood rings from Cherry and Smoked Oak. The inverse pairs are just such a nice option so that each partner can enjoy their own favorite wood species with their unique look and still are connected to the other by the same pame pieces of wood.. 🫶 #bentwoodrings #holzring #eheringe #handmadeinberlin #kunsthandwerk
Bentwood rings from locally growing Cherry and Smoked Oak. Sometimes partners feel comfortable with different wood species and in this case I like to offer the option to make inverse rings from the two species so that each one can enjoy their preferred look and feel tied together nevertheless by wearing their partners favorite wood…
Bentwood rings from smoked Oak with an inlay from leaf gold. The combination is just fabulous and I love how they turned out 🫶 #weddingring #eheringe #holzring #holzschmuck #handmadeinberlin
Bentwood rings from smoked Oak with an inlay from leaf gold. The position of the inlay in the smaller ring is centered, in the bigger one offset to the side intentionally. This way both rings are made from the same piece and material and still have their own, unique character. Somehow, just like ourselves. #bentwoodring…
Dancing fan in Oak and Maple. #kineticart #kinetischekunst #kunstinstallation #kunsthandwerk #handmadeinberlin
Dancing tuna swarm in Rosewood, Oak and Maple. This is just a mockup. The outer Ring will be a single piece, have no grooves and will be part of the base. It's always helpful to visualize ideas with mockups to get a sense of proportions, sizes and wood species. #bentwoodring #kinetischekunst #kineticart #handmadeinberlin #kunstinstallation
Just playing. Reminds me of cyclodial drive. #bentwoodring #playtime #kunsthandwerk
Ring from Mahogany, one of the woods with the most chatoyance. I really like this wood since it was so abundant in furniture making that there are so many offcuts available, which these rings are made from. The bentwood building process makes them super strong, the carefully applied finish gives protection and deep shine. #bentwoodrings…
Ellipse in ellipse. "Encase it" was one of the comments from a previous reel and I played around with that idea. This is what I came up with. #woodenart #bentwoodring #handmadeinberlin #kineticart #kinetischekunst

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