Usha Wooden Jewellery Set – Graduated Padauk & Boxwood Half-Round Necklace with Earrings

• Sold as: one pair of earrings and one necklace
• Woods: Padauk and Boxwood, both responsibly repurposed
• Construction: strips of Padauk and Boxwood joined edge to edge, then shaped — the bands run right through the wood
• Necklace: eight banded half-rounds linked with metal rings, graduating towards the centre, with a final half-round hanging below
• Earrings: a small banded rectangle on a post with a push back, carrying a banded half-round below it
• Cord: cotton thread, adjustable — a sliding cotton bead sets the length
• Colour: natural wood colour, undyed and unpainted
• Findings: metal alloy posts, push backs and rings
• Earrings weight: 10 g the pair
• Made in: India, from responsibly repurposed exotic hardwoods, handcrafted by skilled artisans

• Put the set on after perfume, makeup and skincare have settled — the necklace sits where perfume is usually heaviest
• Take it off before bathing, swimming or exercising. Moisture is what stresses a join over time, and cotton thread holds damp longer than wood does
• Wipe the wood gently with a soft, dry cloth after each wear. Never wash it
• Store flat in the box or pouch provided, away from moisture, heat and direct sunlight — laying the necklace flat keeps the linked half-rounds from twisting
• Handle the earrings by the post and back rather than the wood, and the necklace by the cord

Dispatched within 2–3 working days. Free shipping on all prepaid orders within India; delivery is typically 2–3 days to metro cities and 5–7 days elsewhere in India. Cash on Delivery is available at selected locations with a ₹50 cash-handling charge.

The Usha set ships worldwide, arriving within 5–10 days of your order — import duties and local taxes are payable by the recipient.

Returns within 48 hours of delivery for damaged, defective or incorrect items. Please film an unboxing video — it is required for any such claim. Message us on WhatsApp at +91 98301 50088 or email reachchandrakalakriti@gmail.com and we will arrange a free reverse pickup.

One pair of earrings and one necklace. The necklace carries eight banded half-rounds; the earrings pair a small banded rectangle with a banded half-round below it.

Dawn, in Sanskrit. A half-round is the sun half-risen above a horizon, and the bands are the colours dawn arrives in — which is where both the name and the design come from.

Push backs. The banded rectangle sits flat against the lobe on a post, and the half-round hangs from it. A post holds the top element steady and keeps the drop closer to the face than a hook would, and it is the more secure of the two fittings.

Eight in all, linked with metal rings and graduating in size towards the centre, with the last one hanging free below the centre piece.

Two. Padauk, also called African Coral Wood, is the deep orange-red. Boxwood is the pale gold. Both are responsibly repurposed exotic hardwoods.

Joined. Separate strips of Padauk and Boxwood are bonded edge to edge and each half-round is shaped from the block afterwards, so the colour runs all the way through the wood rather than sitting on the surface. Nothing is printed, painted or dyed.

Inlay cuts a channel into a solid piece and sets a strip of another wood into it, so the base stays whole and the lines can be very fine. Joining bonds separate pieces edge to edge and shapes the result as one object, giving broad bands that run right through. Both are skilled; they fail in different places — an inlay at the channel walls, a join at the seam.

Because the curve crosses every band on its way round, so the width you see at the edge depends on exactly where the arc falls. A fraction off and the bands come out uneven — not because the joining was wrong, but because the shape was. Across eight pieces they also have to agree with each other.

Natural. Padauk is that deep orange-red in the log and needs no treatment at all. Nothing in this set is dyed, stained or painted — the contrast is simply the difference between two species of wood.

It deepens. Padauk moves from orange-red towards a warmer, darker red with light and air over the years, and Boxwood warms in the same direction, so the two age together. That is natural ageing, not fading — there is no dye to wash out. Keeping the set out of direct sunlight slows it.

Yes. A cotton bead slides along the cord that passes through it, so you set the length yourself and it holds. That matters here — the half-rounds need to sit at the right height to lie flat rather than stand away from the chest.

Cotton thread, not leather. The adjuster is a cotton bead as well.

Far less than it looks. The same necklace in metal or stone would be a considerable weight at the neck; in Padauk and Boxwood the scale is visual rather than physical. The earrings are 10 g the pair.

Not with ordinary wear. A properly prepared joint in dense hardwood is as strong as the surrounding wood. What stresses any join over time is moisture, which is the main reason to keep wooden jewellery dry.

Dry it straight away with a soft cloth and leave it in open air before storing — the cotton cord takes longer to dry than the wood does. Brief contact is survivable; soaking, swimming and showering are not.

Metal alloy — posts and push backs on the earrings, rings linking the half-rounds of the necklace. The wood itself is bare Padauk and Boxwood with no plating or coating. If your skin reacts easily to metal, please write to us before ordering and we will tell you exactly what we know rather than guess.

Yes, and the push back makes them the easiest pair in the range for an ordinary day — they go on quickly and stay where they are put. The necklace is what you add when the set is going to be the statement.

Very well, with a plain blouse and an uncluttered neckline. The warm palette belongs with handloom, khadi, tussar and cotton in cream, mustard, olive, rust and indigo, and against deep red or maroon silk the Padauk reads as part of the same family rather than a clash.

The design will match. The grain and the exact width of each band will not, because Padauk and Boxwood differ from board to board — and across a necklace of eight that variation is more visible, not less. It is what tells you the piece is wood rather than moulded material.