Hickory sphere, White Oak pedestal, Niove base, and Betel nut "gem". This was fun piece to put together, a translation of a thought into wood. I turned the sphere quite a while ago, and used it as a sort of practice piece for textures and patterns. I decided to carve the surface away and add a bunch of new texture, burn, wirebrush, paint and stain to transform the sphere into a metal-wood hybrid "thing". The pedestal is repurposed from another piece I made a while ago, and I re-carved/textured portions of it for this piece. More below.
