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Another one, nearly finished. Its sassafras, 53" long, only weighs about 1 pound. Altho' its quite stiff for something so thin and light, I wouldn't carry it for anything but keeping balance.
The notion behind the carving is that it was to suggest a stream of water flowing over and around rocks. The "rocks" are where the knots were, carved out and plugged w. bits of yew heartwood. Sanded to 600 grit. The finish is a light coat of Trans Tint golden brown, followed by 3 coats of Hut Crystal Coat carnauba based finish. May add another coat of that, and do one more round of buffing.
I was hoping to get more "chatoyancey" from the grain. I did get a little, but I suspect the wood grain is too open to get the kind of sheen I wanted. I did try covering the entire surface w. some stainable wood filler, but found that I couldn't get it into the pores. Spent a week sanding it off, sigh. Next time, I'll try the classic method of rubbing in rotten stone.
I did compare it to a stick I did about 18 months ago. Better color and finish, so while I didn't manage to get quite what I had in mind, I've made a few steps forward.
The notion behind the carving is that it was to suggest a stream of water flowing over and around rocks. The "rocks" are where the knots were, carved out and plugged w. bits of yew heartwood. Sanded to 600 grit. The finish is a light coat of Trans Tint golden brown, followed by 3 coats of Hut Crystal Coat carnauba based finish. May add another coat of that, and do one more round of buffing.
I was hoping to get more "chatoyancey" from the grain. I did get a little, but I suspect the wood grain is too open to get the kind of sheen I wanted. I did try covering the entire surface w. some stainable wood filler, but found that I couldn't get it into the pores. Spent a week sanding it off, sigh. Next time, I'll try the classic method of rubbing in rotten stone.
I did compare it to a stick I did about 18 months ago. Better color and finish, so while I didn't manage to get quite what I had in mind, I've made a few steps forward.






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