Care
How to live with wood that grows warmer with you.
Daily Care
The pale surface you see now is a beginning, not a finished state.
Within weeks, the grain where your thumb rests begins to deepen. Within months, the color shifts from quiet gold to honey, then to amber. This is the wood responding to your presence. A living finish, applied not in the workshop, but by your life.
Wear it. The wood does the rest.
Let your skin meet the grain. The wood responds to stillness more than to friction. It grows more beautiful when you are not trying to make it beautiful.
Your order includes a practice glove. You may use it if you prefer—some find it helps avoid the slip of hand sweat and shortens the time before the surface turns satin. Others prefer the direct contact from the first day. The wood does not judge either choice.
Do not let it touch water.
If it does, dry it immediately with a soft cloth and leave it in shade to recover naturally. Never use heat or sunlight to speed the drying. The wood will crack if rushed.
Avoid prolonged contact with sunscreen, perfume, or hand sanitizer. The color deepens evenly, moving from pale gold to honey, then to amber. The surface grows more luminous with each day. This is the wood gathering light.
Six Months
Before your bracelet reached you, the wood spent six months or more drying in open air. Through summer heat and autumn wind, the moisture left the grain slowly, without force.
This patience is built into the object. The wood has already learned to wait. Now it only asks that you meet it with the same patience.
Sizing & Fit
The bracelet should rest, not grip. It should be felt, not seen.
20mm beads — wrist up to 8.7" / 22cm. The fullest expression. Heavy enough to settle the hand. The six ridges are widest here, most visible, most distinct.
18mm beads — wrist up to 7.9" / 20cm. Substantial. The beads have presence.
15mm beads — wrist up to 7.1" / 18cm. The middle ground. A weight that reminds you without demanding.
12mm beads — wrist up to 6.7" / 17cm. Light, quiet, almost disappearing once the counting begins.
If you are between sizes, choose the larger. The six-path wood reveals its grain more fully as the beads grow. A bracelet that is slightly loose will settle into your wrist. One that is tight will fight you.
The Companion is meant to be carried, not worn. Hang it where you will touch it without thinking. The cords are long enough to knot, to wrap, to adjust. Let it find its own position.
Shipping & Returns
What to expect
We pack and send within 48 hours of your order. The journey to the United States takes six to eight days. The price you paid includes shipping, tax, and duty. There are no additional fees at delivery.
We keep a small number of finished pieces. On the rare occasion your order finds us between replenishments, the wait may extend up to five days before we send it on its way.
Our promise
If the piece arrives flawed. If you open the box and find the piece cracked, misshapen, or damaged by the journey, photograph it and write to us. A new piece leaves the bench, selected by the same hand. The first stays with you — nothing comes back.
If it does not feel right. You have thirty days from the day it reaches you. The condition is simple: the seal must not be broken. Each piece arrives wearing a small one-time ring; while it holds, the piece has never been worn and can come home to us. Write first — we answer within one working day — then send it back with tracking. Return postage is yours; everything you paid comes back to you once the piece arrives.
The seal. Once the ring is removed, the piece has begun its conversation with you. A conversation cannot be transferred to another — so returns close when the seal breaks.
On giving. Orders placed November 15 – December 24 carry an extended seal: returnable through January 15. Gifts wait to be opened; the seal waits with them.
We do not offer repairs. Wood that has been touched cannot be taught to speak to another.
Contact
We read every message. If you are writing about a flaw, include a photograph. If you are writing about how the wood has changed, we want to hear that too.
