Desert Ironwood

Like I said On Wow this is world class and belongs in a collection
Stunning

Nice to see some exciting grain in a beautiful piece such as this. I hate to think of the sanding hours involved. An absolute beauty!
Don L.

Mike,
Bloody beaut mate!, You know I am not aussie, but that is what came out.
How many hours you have in that piece?
Thanks
Jorge

This is a 10, but it is made even more impressive by the fact that you carved that out of the densest North American hardwood. That must have been a chore and a half!

Beautiful, Mike. I particularly like how the curves end at the center - very nice effect. You must tell us more about the colored epoxy.

Thanks all. Charles, the hardness wasn't such an issue as I use power carving of various ilks to sculpt the wood. Dust from this wood,however, is really nasty. Very fine dust that clogs pores and turns anything black it lands on, including skin and clothes, not to mention the shop.
Hal I used System 3 epoxy and used tempera paint as it is powder form. I have several colors and mix it to get the color I want. Dry pigments are better to color epoxy with, however I have also used acrylic and oil artists colors and sawdust of colorful woods to color epoxy as well.

That is a 10 in anybodys book.