Post #603171 by AlohaStation on Fri, Aug 19, 2011 7:06 AM

The color is different it just didn't come thru in my crappy cell phone picture. The difference in color between the sap wood and heart wood is really in the luminance of the wood. The sap wood is somewhat dull while the heart wood has a transluscient look. I wanted to smooth out the tones a bit, thats why I stained it. Most of the time I like the difference in the color and all of the spalting, but I didn't want that for this carving. I think the next one will be a Moai salt shaker (if I don't change my mind a million times)- I've already got the blank turned.