Unique Materials

Lashbrook sources Carbon Fiber from a local manufacturer whose products are found in high-tech applications varying from Formula 1 Racing and aerospace engineering to competitive cycling.

Features and Highlights

Lashbrook Carbon Fiber rings utilize authentic, solid Carbon Fiber, unlike most Carbon Fiber rings which feature an imitation product. While they may look nice, these false carbon fiber rings have none of the strength, durability, and authenticity of legitimate Carbon Fiber. The raw material used to make Carbon Fiber is a mix of compounds, mostly consisting of carbon ring organic polymers. This material is drawn into long strands, or fibers, and then heated in a controlled environment. The heat causes the atoms in the fibers to vibrate violently until most of the non-carbon atoms are expelled. The material left after the heating process is composed of thin, tightly wound carbon strands which are then processed through stabilization, spinning and weaving.

Lashbrook’s proprietary process of inlaying Carbon Fiber into rings allows for the entire piece of material to be set without cutting or modifying the unique structure. This method sets Lashbrook apart in the industry.

Wear and Care

Carbon Fiber rings are lightweight, strong and durable, making special care unnecessary. They can be cleaned by steam, ultrasonic, or jewelry cleaner. The rings can be factory refurbished at any time. Like any ring, they will show normal wear and tear over time.

Customization and Personalization

Carbon Fiber is cut from a solid, seamless tube and inlaid in a 3-piece ring to create an authentic look and feel. Carbon Fiber inlays are lightweight, strong, and durable. It can be inlaid in any metal and comes in both black and silver color options.

Ironically, in an increasingly connected world it is more difficult than ever to fall in love. It takes courage to embark on a new relationship, to tell someone you love them for the first time, and to ask someone to spend the rest of their life with you.

Love is bold.

Picking Zirconium for a wedding ring is similarly bold. The defining characteristic of Zirconium is that it is simply black. Black is classic and timeless. On a wedding ring, it is brave and daring.

Features and Highlights

Zirconium is an element on the periodic table. It has incredible chemical resistance and does not readily react with solvents, acids, bases or other common chemicals. Such unique characteristics make Zirconium a great material to use in exotic applications. Traditionally, it used as an alloy in nuclear reactors, submarines, and incendiary munitions.

Zirconium rings by Lashbrook are made using this same high-tech Zirconium alloy, which is comprised primarily of Zirconium with a few trace elements. These unique combinations of metals make Zirconium rings a perfect option for those with nickel and precious metal allergies and sensitivities.

In its natural state, Zirconium is a silver-grey color. It earns its stark black appearance through Lashbrook’s proprietary heating process, in which a layer of hard black oxide grows on the metal. This black layer is much harder than raw Zirconium, but it is very thin. Unlike oxidized silver and black rhodium, this layer does not rub off over time. It is also more durable than black-coated rings, such as black titanium and black tungsten.

Wear and Care

The black layer of Zirconium is, however, subject to scratching and the silver can show through if it is scratched. If you are very hard on your rings, Zirconium may not be the ideal choice unless you’re willing to take care of it. Elysium could be an excellent alternative for someone looking for a black ring that simply won’t scratch. On the other hand, Zirconium is the most versatile of all black metal rings and, if taken care of, can last many years.

We recommend Zirconium for customers complaining of nearly any type of metal allergies and other metal sensitivities. To our current knowledge, we’ve never heard of anyone with a Zirconium sensitivity or allergy.

Customization and Personalization

Zirconium gives the most options for design, style, and customization of any black material. These rings can be inlaid with hardwood, meteorite, carbon fiber, precious metals, set with diamonds and gemstones, carved and laser engraved, and made in unique designs and shapes. When a Zirconium ring has a carved or milled design on it, the ring can be either two-toned silver and black or all black.

When you really love someone, you love them completely, naturally accepting all flaws and imperfections. This kind of love doesn’t happen quickly, nor does it happen often. It isn’t the passion, emotion and magic that surrounds the act of falling in love. This kind of love accepts someone as they truly are, even with all the quirks, funny habits, and things that drive you crazy.

This is the kind of love that is the foundation for a lasting relationship.

One that can last a lifetime.

The juxtaposition of loving someone for both inherent beauty and imperfection perfectly represents a hardwood wedding ring. The wood in these rings are natural, rare, imperfect and beautiful – as is the love shared in marriage. The variation in color, character, pattern and quality of the woods make every ring unique, with no two pieces alike. Lashbrook imports hardwood from all over the world, inlaying it in a variety of metals and designs to make a one-of-a-kind piece.

Why?

Simply because the beauty that lies in hardwood is as natural as truly loving someone.

Features and Highlights

Lashbrook uses ethically sourced Hardwood for wood rings. Lashbrook buys hardwood only through reputable channels to support the sustainability of hardwoods and to avoid the illegal exporting of protected species. While very rare, the hardwoods used in Lashbrook rings come from secured and sustained supplies.

The wood species represent 13 of the most beautiful, rare, and exotic hardwoods available in the world, all coming from a variety of countries and representing nearly every major region of the world. Lashbrook has three types of woods: Normal grained, Burl woods, and Spalted varieties. Normal grained woods are regular grains with some figuring and slight variation. Burl woods have deformed grains with small knots and dormant buds. Spalted woods feature unique black streaks along the grain.

Each piece of hardwood varies slightly in character, color, and grain pattern, ensuring every wood ring is truly one of a kind. Wood’s raw, organic nature and inherent beauty is both rustic and refined. Its rich origin and exclusive markings speak to its distinctness amongst traditional metal wedding bands.

Wear and Care

Each hardwood ring is finished with a layer of resin to seal the wood from moisture. It is recommended to avoid prolonged exposure to water and to chemicals. We also recommend that these rings be worn with care and be removed during harsh activities or in environments that would be potentially damaging to the wood inlay.

The resin also protects the wood from scratching and other damage and can in many cases be re-polished to return the ring to its original beauty. We will factory refurbish these rings anytime for free. We similarly guarantee the inlay for life in the case of cracking or breakage.

Customization and Personalization

Hardwood is available as an inlay in any metal, either contemporary or precious. Wood inlays start at 3mm as anything smaller than this would be both too brittle and too small to highlight the wood.

Gold is one the most conductive materials on earth. It’s unique properties make it perfect for use in everything from high-tech
electronics to coating on deep-space telescope mirrors and Olympic medals to high-end architecture in gold leafing. Platinum is considered a noble metal due to its incredible resistance to corrosion, making it ideal for a range of exotic uses from laboratory equipment to platinum-based chemotherapy drugs. In addition to gold and platinum’s unique properties and uses, both are inherently beautiful metals with natural lusters and colors unlike any other material. These characteristics, in combination with their rarity, has made their value so great that we now casually refer to them as precious metals.

Of the thousands of relationships we form over our lifetime, we hold most dear our significant other. It is fitting that we symbolize that love with a ring – the eternal round, an unending circle. Cultures through the world have used different materials for wedding rings, but as our collective wealth has increased, we’ve chosen the most precious of metals and materials to use instead. It makes sense that we couple the most precious and valuable of materials with the most significant of symbols worn every day to remind us of the natural love shared in marriage.

Features and Highlights

Lashbrook precious metals include white, yellow, and rose gold, as well as palladium and platinum. Precious metal rings are available in classic styles, in combination with other materials, or as fully customized rings.

Gold’s ability to be molded, shaped and carved into intricate designs has made it a popular metal for use in jewelry over the centuries. Gold is measured in karats (K). Karats refer to the purity of gold, with 24K being the most pure. Interestingly, pure gold is rarely used in jewelry because it is so soft. Gold is typically mixed with other metals to make it stronger and more durable for everyday wear. Lashbrook offers 10K, 14K, and 18K gold for precious metal bands.

White Gold
White gold is an alloy of gold mixed with some white metals such as silver, palladium or nickel. It’s silvery white character makes it an appealing metal to use in jewelry. Often, white gold is plated with Rhodium to make the white gold look even more white.

Yellow Gold
Yellow gold has a natural warm color and high resistance to rust, tarnish and corrosion. It is a very strong metal, but still soft enough to be worked into interesting shapes.

Rose Gold
The beautiful pink hue of rose gold jewelry is created by using copper in the alloy. It offers a modern twist on a classic material. Rose gold will not fade or change in color over time.

Platinum is a relatively new member of the precious family. It is rare and pure, being measured in terms of its percentage of purity. To be called platinum, an item should be at least 50% pure platinum. Lashbrook uses the highest quality platinum available, registering at 95% purity. Because it is so pure, it is an excellent option for people with metal sensitivities and allergies. Platinum’s most appealing characteristic, however, is it’s natural white color, which will never fade. It wears very well over time, especially in comparison to other precious metals. It can develop a patina of wear, a unique and desired attribute to platinum.

Palladium offers many of the same characteristics of platinum, but at a lower cost. Like platinum, palladium is measured in purity. Again Lashbrook uses the highest quality palladium available, registering at 95% purity. Also, compared to the extreme weight and density of platinum, palladium is noticeably lighter. Palladium is naturally white in color and hypoallergenic, making it an excellent option for people with metal sensitivities and allergies. It also extremely durable, having superior resistance to corrosion and oxidation.

Wear and Care

Precious metal rings are just that – precious. Precious metals are softer than alternative metals, and should be taken care of accordingly. Precious metal rings should be treated as fine jewelry, and should be removed during harsh activities to avoid scratching.

While customers can clean these rings with jewelry cleaner, all touch-ups or refurbishing should be sent to Lashbrook. Besides this single note, precious metal rings need no special care.

Customization and Personalization

Precious metal rings offer endless options for design, style, and customization. These rings can be made in three-piece variations, inlaid with diamonds and gemstones, laser carved, and formed into unique designs and shapes.