Driftwood Delight

Here’s a great find for my driftwood crafting. I found this piece on the banks of the Ohio River in Augusta, Kentucky in front of the Rosemary Clooney House museum. I could barely fit it in to my tiny Hyundai Accent hatchback, but it looked too interesting to pass on.

When I got it home, I pressure cleaned it then chiseled away any damaged pieces. That’s when things got interesting. The chiseled edges revealed a beautiful piece of gnarly crotch walnut. I scraped and sanded a little section then applied some diluted tung oil to preview what it might look like when finished – stunning!

The piece measures about 5ft long and is about 2ft at its widest.

The bungee cords in the picture are there to help keep a hairline crack from widening. I’ll deal with that after the piece dries and cures.

I’m probably going to keep the piece as is and finish as a natural art object. I’ll make the final decision after it cures. For now, it is a big nugget of gold that shall sleep in by drying shed until I awaken this natural beauty. When this sleeper wakes I hope my muses guide me well.

-- Randy, Rustic Artisan, a family tradition. (No PM's - auto-deleted.) - "I am a seeker, not a follower."