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Sea-green Bench
Water-based dyes applied in washes highlight the beautiful medullary rays of pure quartered oak.
Patterns change infinitely as shavings are removed, shifting in unpredictable ways. Marks would link-up as wafer thin sheaths, but the cleaving and surfacing intercept the flow and create something unique and painterly.   
The origins of this bench would not be found searching wood-yards, it's a demanding lengthy process beginning with finding a log and then radial splitting as seen below. The likelihood of splitting cleanly and rendering free flowing medullary ray patterns is largely down to luck (and my enjoying it as a pastime). 
Finding wood suitable for bench lengths is difficult. I'm indebted to local wood-cutters for these good logs, found in the Scottish Border areas of Eccles, Kelso and Nisbet village in that order.   
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Long cleft oak Bench of Kelso timber.

Flower-head seat
Moonlit
Arched Bench
Blue adzed Bench
Riven, coloured and carved.
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