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This is the second set of book matched panels made from burly elm. It is about 42" x 21"
A tree was offered by my RI wood connection, this was cut to blocks and one of the blocks was sawed to 1/2">12mm<boards. The wood has pockets of remarkable grain yet some areas are rotted to the point where you can pick at it with a finger and remove wood. The first set was soaked in tung oil in a rough lightly sanded form.... this set was flattened and more extensively sanded.. then, after mounting the panels together with walnut battens it was coated with mirror coat epoxy bar top finish. The finish requires two coats, the first soaks into the more open grain areas till it appears to be gone. Once that sets though the second coat covers it more thoroughly. The first set was re sanded and coated with mirror coat as it really does look so much richer... but many 'pro' wood workers I know hate that glossy epoxy look. Here it is done for perceived structural value but the look is undeniably better if color matters at all.
This one, as did the first set also reeks of 'girl' or 'woman' to me! I don't think I cut the block initially to achieve that.. just one a them happy coincidences!
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*Samarai Jan 18, 2013
Here's what makes this [and Nature] great. One is not a mirror image of the other. Yet, for all that, they are reflections of each other. Maybe have to be a mad man to make sense of that, but there is sense to be made of it.. take my word for it.

Another excellent piece. Finding female forms in Nature, by the way, is not that far fetched. It is, after all, referred to, in most cultures, as "Mother."
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~carvenaked Jan 18, 2013
Maybe I am the only one.. but I understand you exactly!
Thanks, glad you enjoyed them!
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