So, I've been working with jewelry (mainly necklaces and pendants) for awhile, but I also wanted to make rings for the longest time. Rings are a bit more tricky, since they require the right circumference for whoever is going to be using the ring, so I thought I'd take my narra wood (which I got from my mothers old home in the Philippines) and use some of it, to create a wooden ring.
 

You're probably asking though; "Why wooden?"

Well, as much as I love working with metals and creating interesting and unique things with them, I sadly have a mild allergic reaction with most metals (I say most, cause silver and gold don't seem to affect my skin). The allergic reaction nothing severe, but if my skin was in constant contact with a metal piece for a prolonged period of time (say a few hours) it'd start to itch, and eventually bumps would form and it'd be overall an unpleasant experience.
 

So to counter this, I decided why not use wood that's categorized as "Iron Wood" and use that instead. 
 

Fun fact: You cannot directly hammer a nail into ironwood. You have to drill  a hole prior to hammering the nail, or else the nail will bend.
 

The wood has a very tight grain, and as a result it makes it very nice to work with.
It's got the strength of.. well iron, but it's got that sort of frailness that rocks have. Meaning that while the wood is lovely to work with, one slip up and you can crack or break the wood. 
 

So I took to drilling the appropriately sized hole and began to use the belt sander to get the general rough shape formed. Once that was done, I proceeded the rest of the way with manual sanding, using coarse grade sandpaper and slowly making my way to the finer grade.
 

Below you can see the ring once the bulk of it's sanding was done:

After sanding the ring with a few more finer grits of sandpaper, I finally decided to add the oil (used mineral oil), and buff and polish it up a little. It's surprising how just a little oil can really enhance the look of the ring, and make the wood really stand out.
 

Here was the finished product: