Russell Neyman
01-30-2012, 6:17 PM
I've been fascinated by the dramatic effects that the ancient art of sand-shading gives to parquet wood floors, and I'm wondering if the same techniques could be applied to segmented bowls or, even, partially joined bowls (two halves). Now, the samples I've seen are veneer, but I'm wondering if I can do it to the edge of dimensional wood. Has anyone tried it?
For those who are glancing at this out of curiosity, sand-shading is the process of slightly browning an edge or corner of wood by baking it in hot sand. Effectively, it creates a variation in the hue that tends to give joined pieces a rounded look. I've included a fairly good example below. Note that the lighter wood is actually a monotone, but the sand-shading at the end of the strips that appear to pass underneath the design have a sort of shadow.
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For those who are glancing at this out of curiosity, sand-shading is the process of slightly browning an edge or corner of wood by baking it in hot sand. Effectively, it creates a variation in the hue that tends to give joined pieces a rounded look. I've included a fairly good example below. Note that the lighter wood is actually a monotone, but the sand-shading at the end of the strips that appear to pass underneath the design have a sort of shadow.
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