{"product_id":"wood-sculpture-display-piece-fashioned-from-buckeye-burl-214674","title":"Display Piece Fashioned from Buckeye Burl","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eThis display form has been fashioned from a spectacular slice of piece of Buckeye Burl. Too thin for turning, the slice as mounted here—on a poplar strut and a figured Maple base—gives a full sense of the range and palette of Buckeye. Front and back are both equally, if very differently, amazing. Buckeye and related species are native to the eastern and western United States. Much of it comes from California, hence the botanical name of this species, Aesculus californica. The timber from California and Oregon is not particularly interesting underground, but once above ground, Buckeye burl more than makes up for this: the wood is soft, with a palette of grays, whites, blacks, and some brown and orange. This all comes from the oxidizing of underground minerals the burl has absorbed. The patterns that are generated by these colors are simply spectacular, like no other burl wood in the world. The variations and shapes in the figure are endlessly fascinating. The piece was finely sanded and sealed; after sealing, Danish oil was rubbed into the wood, followed by hand-rubbing with a combination of carnauba and beeswax in a light solvent. This finish has what I think is a very light and transparent quality. All proceeds from Reeves' woodturnings sales support famine relief in Darfur and provision of assistance to women and girls.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eOne-of-a-kind piece\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eSigned by the artist\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eMaterials: Wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Eric Reeves","offers":[{"title":"Display Piece Fashioned from Buckeye Burl","offer_id":50517306966251,"sku":"P08950-P00186","price":340.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0765\/5453\/5147\/files\/4897c7a9-e9d2-4224-ac43-db3e0f060ecd_331387_l.jpg?v=1788109095","url":"https:\/\/www.artfulhome.com\/products\/wood-sculpture-display-piece-fashioned-from-buckeye-burl-214674","provider":"Artful Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}