The pieces
- The CrookUS$1,675Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
- The RamUS$2,608Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
- ChalilUS$1,842Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
- Lo Echsar SignetUS$1,460Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
- TerracesUS$1,175Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
- Sheep BellsUS$1,211Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
- SprigUS$2,056Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
- Star over the HillsUS$2,241Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
An oval signet whose face is textured like bark, satin all over.
- Wool TwistUS$1,687Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
- FieldstoneUS$3,137Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
- Bark BandUS$3,160Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
- Wheat FieldUS$2,410Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
- CompassUS$1,028Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
- Old TreeUS$1,807Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
- Spun RopeUS$4,863Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
- Wool HoopsUS$3,058Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
Three strands of rose gold plaited into one wide band, the plait running all the way round with no join.
The shepherd
Shofar and pipe
Olive and stone
Wool and reed
For the walk
The Lord is my shepherd
Chalil is the shepherd's flute, a reed pipe with a few holes in it. We keep a flock in the hills just outside Jerusalem, and in the morning, before the heat, there is time to play one on a stone terrace while the sheep graze below.
So the jewellery comes from the hill. A crook, a ram's horn shofar, the reed pipe itself, the bell the leading ewe wears. The terraces the old farmers built, step over step. Olive leaves, bark, fieldstone, wool spun into rope. And the psalm every shepherd knows: the Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.
It is for people who know this land on foot: hikers on the trail, people who read the Bible and want to stand where it happened, and the ones who make the trip between a Brooklyn street and a Judean hillside more often than they can explain. Men and women alike.
We work in gold and nothing else: 10k, 14k and 18k, yellow, and one piece in rose. Every piece is made to order and finished by hand. Nothing here is in a hurry.
Questions
01Can I order from this page?
Not yet. Chalil is shown here as a sample store on the Pasture template. The prices are real sample prices for each piece in its gold, but nothing here can be ordered.
02Is it real gold?
Yes, solid gold, and only gold. No stones, no pearls, no enamel, no leather, no plating, nothing underneath. Each piece is made in 10k, 14k or 18k, whichever you choose.
03What do 10k, 14k and 18k mean, and why do the prices differ?
The number says how much of the metal is gold. 10k is 41.7% gold: harder, a little paler, and the kindest price. 14k is 58.5% gold, the one we make most, warm and tough enough for a life outdoors. 18k is 75% gold: the richest colour, softer, and the dearest, because more of it is gold. Same piece, same work; the price follows the gold.
04Is it made to order?
Yes. Each piece is cast in the gold you choose and finished by hand after you order, so allow a few weeks.
05Is it for men or for women?
Both. The signets, the terrace band and the cuff are as much for a working hand as for a fine one, and the bells, hoops and sprig are for whoever wants them.
06Are the shofar and the flute hollow?
The shofar's mouth is open and hollowed deep into the horn, so you can see into it; the narrow end is solid. The flute is a true tube, open at both ends, with its six finger holes and the window under the mouth cut through the wall. Neither plays, but both are shaped the way the real ones are.
07What does the signet say?
לא אחסר, lo echsar: I shall not want. It ends the first line of the twenty-third psalm, the Lord is my shepherd, and it is cut in two lines of square Hebrew letters.
08How do I find my ring size?
A jeweller's ring gauge on the finger you mean, late in the day when hands are warmest. Signets and wide bands like the terrace band sit snug, so go a half size up from a slim band. The sizing page has more.
09Can I wear it outside, on the trail?
Gold doesn't rust or tarnish, so yes. The textured pieces hide knocks; polished gold takes small scratches and softens with wear, which suits it. Take rings off to lift stones or handle tools, and wash the dust out with warm soapy water.
Write to us. We answer in the evening, when the flock is in.