Mystery revealed...!
Thanks guys,
I was going to sell it, like its brothers (cut from the same bush but not as spectacular) but, I think I'm going to keep it and follow nativewooder's suggestion, not to put it in a gallery but to put it in the wall/shelve on my computer room, I like the "wood spirit" tag, it suits it nicely...!
Unfortunately, the whole thing is no more than a knife handle block/blank that I decided to slice in half, as I knew/felt that, "something" was hidden inside. They are now knife handle scales @ 140mm long x 45mm wide and about 15mm thick, the joint is not even perfect the block/whole thing, was cut on the bandsaw. The only thing I done was to give the inner faces/surfaces (which would be the outer surfaces on the knife's handle) a quick rub on the disc sander and wax those surfaces for colour/grain enhancement.
I took the pics very late last night, not long after I had them waxed (a few other knife handle blanks/scales), after I had the chance to have a better look into what I had there, but certainly not the right conditions to be taking pictures but, will do...!:wink::biggrin:
Now, you guys are probably wondering what type of wood this come from, the name is Grevillea Bush
(Grevillea Lavandulacea "Penola") a typical species from South Australia, and while the size of the biggest logs/pieces, where a lot bigger than you would expect to see, these "bushes" have been growing in that rich soil for about 35 years, and they have grown a little too big, reason why I was asked to trim them back, considerably...!
I have made many pen blanks from it also and some have the same grain and colouration as this piece but lost its "character" when cut into small pieces, any wood design is basically spoiled at that point, reason why I decided to look for some interesting pieces to make some knife handle blanks from...!
There is no doubt that, anyone that cuts wood in a bookmaching way, will find some very "interesting things", to say the least, this one is no exception...!
Some more pics attached,
Enjoy
Cheers
George
