Not Bad. Not Bad At All.

A while back I talked about losing a lot more roughs to cracking since moving to the great state of Washington. Cherry mostly. Well, turns out there's a reason for that. Cherry trees on the East coast grow about 15-foot tall. On the West coast, they can grow upwards of 40-feet. And they're a lot less stable than their Eastern cousins.

If you've been following along, you remember I filled the cracks in one bad round with epoxy dyed red; not wanting to waste any more of this purdy wood. You're looking at the results. Pretty neat, eh?

All in all, it worked well. I had some air bubbles get trapped which causes a bit of pitting. Have to figure out how to thin the mix next time. And I wasn't able to get the glue deep into all the edges of the cracks, so I ended up filling those areas with CA glue.

I am pleased nevertheless. And I'll be doing this again. Nice thickness. Wicked grain patterning. Lovely color. And now it's got lightning bolts running throughout Nature's magic. What do you think?

Slightly different pewter button for the bottom. Seems to suit it. And I'd like to thank my pal Bebet for taking such lovely picture for me. You're the most, BB.

Washington Cherry. 12.25" x 4". Gloss polyurethane finish.(that's new for me, too.)