The second scorched piece this week.....It started life in 1839 as a structural beam in the local workhouse, built as a result of the Poor Law. The building is currently being converted into apartments, which involved the removal of a section of beam, which I managed to acquire. The bulk of it went into making a big table lamp, which has just been bought by a lady who is paying an extra £30 to send it home to Australia. This bit was cut off the end because there were too many splits in it, but I wanted to use it for something, and splits & scorching go so well together. The grain of pitch pine responds really well to scorching, developing a very deep texture. No lime wax in this as the grain is not open enough to receive it, just sanding sealer and microcrystaline wax.
10.5cm high x 12.5cm diameter.
C&C always welcome.