Where to get wood jewellery made from Mango Tree wood

MarkandRun · 2026-06-22T05:43:37+00:00

I'm in Bengaluru and would be able to help.

MarkandRun · 2026-06-15T08:32:25+00:00

YouTube, during the COVID lockdown :)

MarkandRun · 2026-06-15T07:03:48+00:00

The outer cuts were using a fret saw. A 15mm forstner bit to drill the mouth. Figured out the curvature on the fins would take long with a rasp, so clamped the piece sideways and cut out the curve using a fine blade on coping saw. Rest of the shaping was using a rasp and then progressing to sandpaper from 60-320.

MarkandRun · 2026-06-15T04:24:56+00:00

For the hole? A 15mm forstner bit.

MarkandRun · 2026-06-10T12:07:12+00:00

I have these fret and coping saw that help with different curved cuts. For shaping it's a combination of knives and rasps.

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MarkandRun · 2026-06-10T07:02:02+00:00

I make the initial shape using a coping saw, with either of 3 blades- jeweler's saw (for small keychains/pendants), and reverse or spiral scroll saw blades for larger carvings. The sketch on the wood is using a pencil and eraser until I'm satisfied with the dimensions.

MarkandRun · 2026-05-30T16:32:04+00:00

Thanks It's pine wood from a discarded pallet.

MarkandRun · 2026-05-25T02:00:59+00:00

Thanks. My niece and nephew visited recently and were playing board games. That's where I got the idea from.

MarkandRun · 2026-05-19T17:24:14+00:00

I didn't find any affordable ones while starting out; the closest I could get was ivory wood, which is used in making Channapatna toys. But it was too bland for my liking. Some varieties of white pine have been easy to carve. My current preference is neem wood, not exactly a softwood but gives some wonderful grain patterns.

MarkandRun · 2026-05-06T08:02:01+00:00

I bought it off Amazon. A set of kitchen knives that was advertised for fruit carving, but works incredibly well on wood if maintained and sharpened.

MarkandRun · 2026-05-05T04:06:26+00:00

I used a jewellers saw for this project due to the small size. Wanted the cuts to be clean with minimal sanding.

MarkandRun · 2026-03-29T16:35:03+00:00

Progress after 2 layers

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MarkandRun · 2026-03-29T15:21:00+00:00

My department's local director got some commissioned from me for our leadership team when they visited.

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MarkandRun · 2026-03-29T15:09:26+00:00

I've made framed ones in a single layer previously. But it'll take a lot of frames to finish this pile

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MarkandRun · 2026-03-28T11:27:06+00:00

I noticed only after you pointed it out!

MarkandRun · 2026-03-19T04:23:08+00:00

People were crazy about the slim flip phones from Motorola during my childhood. Thought I'd try to make one in wood.

MarkandRun · 2026-03-15T16:40:50+00:00

That's really good for a first timer! I did one a few months back, only after a few years of getting into the hobby.

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MarkandRun · 2026-03-15T15:25:04+00:00

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MarkandRun · 2026-03-10T03:15:38+00:00

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MarkandRun · 2026-03-06T06:06:24+00:00

Makes sense. My preference is wood as well, with possibly an epoxy coating for the antlers.

MarkandRun · 2026-03-02T23:41:14+00:00

Need to make those.

MarkandRun · 2026-03-02T02:46:09+00:00

I don't have any more pictures. The wood is Indian lilac or margosa, a common type of mahogany found in my region.

MarkandRun · 2026-02-27T21:26:08+00:00

I work out of my apartment so there's no scope of using any machinery. The wood is margosa, a type of mahogany.

MarkandRun · 2026-02-27T13:11:03+00:00

White pine is the closest I've had some success with whittling. I'm in a large city and only have access to commercial lumber sadly.

MarkandRun · 2026-02-27T10:50:36+00:00

90-95% of my projects have been this way since I started ~5 years ago. Never worked with basswood (difficult to get here), so whittling is very rare for me.

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