1600, Spalted Maple Burl, 9 1/2 x 1 9/16, 8.8oz. Took 10 months to stabilize after roughing. Initial MC was 34% very wet and freshly cut. Many voids and bark inclusions. Required sharp tools and good technique to avoid sanding, other than what was absolutely necessary.....very minimal. Excessive sanding would have destroyed the visual effect of the details and crispness of corners, edges around voids, bark inclusions, and intersecting planes allowed by (near) perfect geometric integrity. Sanded to 600 plus 0000 steel wool. Danish oil natural, Beall buffing method. -----odie-----
