Monday, May 18, 2015

Heather Gems

The business started out making furniture. When a few pieces would get knocked off, they used that to make unique jewelry. It became so popular the jewelry business became their product.





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Heather has a beautiful lavender flower in the summer. In order to encourage new growth, the old heather stems are gathered when they are no longer nutritious for wildlife, and then brought to the factory. 


HeCutting the Heather   Cleaning the Heather
Dyeing the Heather             Compressing the Heather in the Press
Cutting the Block                          Turning Rods to Make Shaped Pieces

A gravograph computer controlled machine is used to cut out the pieces.         Sanding a Heather Handle

Sanding a Small Heather Piece                  Lacquering the Pieces
Check out their blog and you can see the wealth of items that they make. Everything from ballpoint pens to Scotty dogs to fridge magnets.

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