Wood: Radiata Pine
Diam: 225mm (8-3/4")
Height: 130mm (5-1/8")
Finish: Instant rust
This is my pine entry into a comp coming up soon. The piece has to be made out of Radiata pine but unfortunately pine pieces are hard to sell so I decided to cover up the pine, which was very coarse grained and still very wet. (I can hear the purists saying, I can't see any wood! Well you wouldn't want to in this case). This piece of wood was destined for the fire but was the only piece of pine that was big enough to make something of a reasonable size. I turned it quite thin, microwaved it, carved it then gave it more time in the microwave until completely dry. You never quite know what the finished piece is going to look like when using the instant rust, which makes it fun. The idea behind this piece was to look as though it was fabricated out of rusty steel plate.
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