{"product_id":"ickebana-turned-from-buckeye-burl-with-natural-edge","title":"ICKEBANA TURNED FROM BUCKEYE BURL,WITH NATURAL EDGE","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Baskerville',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Baskerville;\"\u003eThis ickebana (from the Japanese word for “flower arrangement”) has been turned from Buckeye Burl, keeping a natural edge in one place. 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, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Baskerville',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eAesculus californica\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Baskerville',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Baskerville;\"\u003e. The timber from California and Oregon is not particularly interesting underground, but in its burl (above ground) form, Buckeye 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 all 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.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe variations and shapes in the figure are endlessly fascinating.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Baskerville',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Baskerville;\"\u003eThe Buckeye in this display piece gives wonderful evidence of having grown underground, including very small fissure in which crushed turquoise has been inlaid.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Baskerville',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Baskerville;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Baskerville',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Baskerville; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\"\u003eThe turning 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 a very light and transparent quality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Baskerville',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Baskerville;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Baskerville',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Baskerville;\"\u003e 8\" wide x 1.5\" high\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eric Reeves Woodturner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48552083161293,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0628\/9234\/3501\/files\/IMG_9673.jpg?v=1775928071","url":"https:\/\/www.ericreeves-woodturner.com\/products\/ickebana-turned-from-buckeye-burl-with-natural-edge","provider":"Eric Reeves Woodturner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}