Several months ago I found what looked to be a large limb in an antique shop. When I picked it up I could not believe how heavy it was -- on close examination, I knew immediately what it was -- Desert Ironwood. I paid $3 for it. It was decades old, dirty and gnarled, but still promising. I turned it down to get to the heartwood and was disappointed in the amount which ended up on the floor, but what was left looked promising. I looked at that cylinder for a long time, trying to come up with a shape which would make the most of what was left. Here's what I came up with.
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19 years ago