After making about a dozen simple bangles from single pieces of hardwood, I decided that segmented bangles would be more attractive and much less prone to cracking. The bangles have internal diameters ranging between 2 1/4 to 3 inches. The bangles are finished with multiple coats of water-repellant finishes so they should retain the natural beauty of the wood for many years. Spectraply is a laminated veneer made of dyed birch manufactured by Cousineau Wood Products. The bangles on the bottom of the page were made with a composite hardwood flooring product that is composed of different colored scraps of wood veneer that are glued together under high pressure.
Currently available bangles
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- Curly maple and brazilian cherry bangle (2.375″ diameter, 1.75″ wide,$25)
Selected bangles that are no longer available
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- Bloodwood ovals bangle (bloodwood, maple, purpleheart, black walnut, brazilian cherry and cherry; 2 5/8″ diameter, 1 1/4″ wide)
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- Purpleheart and cherry bangle (2 1/2″ diameter, 1 1/2″ wide)
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- Bocote ovals bangle (bocote, maple, purpleheart, black walnut, brazilian cherry and cherry; 2 5/8″ diameter, 1 1/4″ wide)
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- Bubinga and maple bangle (2 5/8″ diameter, 1 1/4″ wide)
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- Cocobolo,maple and cherry bangle (2 1/2″ diameter, 1 1/4″ wide)
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- Cocobolo ovals bangle (cocobolo, maple, purpleheart, black walnut, brazilian cherry and cherry; 2 5/8″ diameter, 1 1/4″ wide, $30)
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- Gemwood ovals bangle (Spectraply, maple and cherry; 2 1/2″ diameter, 1 1/4″ wide)
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- Maple and composite flooring segmented bangle (2.75″ I.D.)
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- Maple and composite flooring segmented bangle (2.125″ I.D.)
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- Cherry and composite flooring segmented bangle (2.5″ I.D.)
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- Leopardwood ovals bangle (leopardwood, maple, ebonized walnut, purpleheart, bubinga and cherry; 2 1/4″ diameter, 1 1/8″ wide)
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- Gemwood ovals bangle (Spectraply and cherry; 2 5/8″ diameter, 1″ wide)