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I am enjoying working with Manzanita Burl. This wood has a range of grain formations and each piece is unique. I wanted to mimic the swirl of a nautilus shell but with the restrictions on size, shape and comfort I had to eliminate some of the center material for two fingers to fit. The grain of the wood is spectacular and I wanted to keep as much of the movement in it as possible. I added a collar of Padouk and Brazilian Ebony to accent it with the Purpleheart shaft. The burl has natural voids that are filled with epoxy & wood shavings. It looks more like a Shepard’s hook which was not my intention. I will have to try a different design to get more of the shell swirl.
Your comments are welcomed.
For more information on my work, please visit: http://www.bigstickcanes.com or http://www.gallerymh.com.
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7 comments so far
lew
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posted 356 days ago
Beautiful!
Interesting Shape- may you should call it the Elephant Seal design :^)
trifern
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posted 356 days ago
Another gorgeous piece of functional art. Thanks for sharing.
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rikkor
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posted 356 days ago
That burl is gorgeous. It looks like you really did a nice job on the finish, too. Good work.
Kerux
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posted 356 days ago
I agree with lew, my first thought was Elephant Seal. I like the look of everything, it’s a shame you couldn’t get your ‘nautilus’ look. I think that would be an awesome acheivement to mimic nature.
Now that you have the elephant seal down pat, perhaps a flamingo will be next?
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mmh
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posted 356 days ago
Well, OK, Elephant Seal it is, BUT only if you guys can mimic one calling a mate in unisen.
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Karson
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posted 356 days ago
Another great cane. nice job.
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sharad
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posted 355 days ago
A very nice cane indeed.
Sharad
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