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I select my raw pieces of wood
carefully looking for inner beauty and unique grain patterns. The
prime pieces are acquired from burls. Trees that produce burl wood
are quite low making such woods a scarcity.
Rather than working only with routine sections of the
tree, I take advantage of wild wood grain, discolorations, insect
damage, bark inclusions, and other natural defects to emphasize the
unique characteristics of each piece and reveal the natural beauty
of the wood that lies within.
I also enjoy making natural edge bowls. With the bark
edge and a variety of markings, much of the trees original character
remains, making these bowls wonderfully one-of-a-kind.
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