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Occasionally I make a goof and a piece gets wrecked. Usually it immediately goes into the firewood box. But by posting them here they'll at least be displayed.
This was intended to be a candle bowl. Thin and pierced with a glass-enclosed candle that shines through. The wood is elm, whiter than usual because there's a lot of sapwood. Lots of little knots because it came from a knobby branch that had been pruned frequently.
The growth rings swirled around in such a way that I was reminded of flames. The piercing was bordered between two growth rings. For a while I toyed with the idea of adding colour to enhance the flame motif, but it looked pretty good just plain.
 I had problems right from the get-go because, for some reason, the strips of wood between the piercings came out too thin. It was too fragile.
 But it looked good so I figured maybe it will turn out OK so I kept piercing.
 Until OOPS! I bumped it wrong and broke out some of the flimsy material.
 Oh well, I guess I'll finish it and keep it for myself. |
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