SINGAPORE - When Mr Alvan Koh began tinkering with the hand tools and spare wood lying around the house about six years ago, he wanted to make a wooden box for his wife.
It was meant for her to keep her elven necklace, a piece inspired by the fantasy novel and film series The Lord Of The Rings.
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