milesofalaska
Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
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- Dec 4, 2010
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5 inches long x 1 wide x 1.5 wide. Stabilized and dyed. Extreme pattern and rare birds eye in birch. $45
Birds eye Alaska river birch block 4.7 ounces. 4 ¾ long x 1 ½ wide x 1 1/8th thick. Triple dyed and stabilized. Extreme colors patterns sheen $55
Birds eye Alaska river birch block $35
Birds eye birch 3.3 ounces. 5 inches x 1 ½ x 1 inch. Extreme patterns and eyes. Some soft spots- bark areas have been resin filled and stabilized, but reduces value , while adding to distinct pattern change and look. Slightly out of square. Good piece for someone that wants the best patterns and figure at a reduced price, willing to work with its glitches. Would be $45, reduced to $30 Below is picture of the glitches
Above Dyed and stabilized Alaska river birch. Extreme eyes patterns sheens. Reduced $10 due to corner flaw, and very slight surface imperfections. $40
Below picture of damage
4 ¾ inches long x 1 wide x ¼ wide. Dyed and resin impregnated (stabilized). One side about 1/32 thicker - very slight taper. Price reduced. Good colors, very earthy looking with hints of reds greens blues. A center eye through to both sides - well matched set $15
I have been finding cutting stabilizing my own wood now for about 2 years and getting better at spotting good wood , cutting true, and doing the dying stabilizing. Most of these came from the kantishna River, which is the back side of Denali park, about 300 river miles from civilization. Alaska wood in general grows slow, so has tight growth patterns for denseness and potential extreme patterns. These trees are growing on top of permafrost. Some are over 200 years old and just a couple of inches in diameter. One tree taken by a flood and found on a sandbar was over 500 years old. Normally 'birch' is not considered an exciting wood! But any wood is capable of conditions that now and then produce a rare interesting pattern. I hand select wood looking at many thousands of trees. This makes for a finished product that can be a conversation piece. Some of my wood has been triple soaked. baked, and triple dyed in three or more colors. I have other wood available including an under $20 section. Best way to buy is on my web site using pay pal.
http://milesofalaska.net/wood/
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