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(I’m new here, so apologies if this isn’t the right place for this topic)
I have a wedge of a witness tree from Gettysburg (white oak I think) that I’d like to turn into something tbd ( I was thinking bookends). I’d like to highlight the growth ring from the year of the battle, I was wondering if anyone had an idea how to do this.
Would work for to draw that ring with a fine tip felt-tip pen? It’d require a very steady hand.
Try this on a different piece first. Brush molten candle wax around the ring, then scrape the wax off the ring in question with a small chisel held vertically. Apply stain, the wax should stop it spreading. Plane the wax off with a block plane or low angle something.
I think I would just do a section of the ring, that is all you need really.
I would find someone with a laser engraver to make a small brass/bronze label that simply said Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3 1863...with a nicely styled arrow/pointer. Inset the label at the perimeter of the wedge at a place where the arrow points to the correct ring. The viewer's eyes can then follow the ring around the wedge, without obscuring the ring.
I like that idea!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ted Calver