200 Year Old.......

[ghues]

No Not a 200 year old accent.......but I didn't know which forum to post this.....not an accent but more of a natural figurine.
It's a 200 "plus" year old piece of Western Red Cedar " beach drift" on top of a thinly sliced Yellow Cedar (Alakan Cedar) birds eye burl. Considering using it a figurine when I display my large Mountain Hemlock/Limestone project. The three species are companion species in the Pacific Northwest moderate to higher elevation ecosystems.
The dime (c$ =0.07US$) shows just how narrow the annual growth rings are....looking at the left side the annual rings are narrower than the dime so I need a better magnifying glass to get a more accurate age......however this is just a piece of what was a very, very old tree probably was old when the america's were explored.
G.

 

[Wilson]

I have great memories hiking and rummaging through drift wood covered beaches on Vancouver Island. Those places are like free tree museums! Thanks for sharing!

 

[choppychoppy]

Looks kinds like the back end of a dog pinching a loaf.

 

[GrimLore]

however this is just a piece of what was a very, very old tree probably was old when the america's were explored.

Way cool! I have been collecting 200 + year old wood(s) for a couple of years now for shelves outdoors. Just acquired some Ash stock complete with the borer holes that killed it for a unique potting bench. Thanks for sharing!

Grimmy

 

[rockm]

I wouldn't use a wooden stand for this, especially such a lively piece of bird's eye burl. The burl is distracting and overwhelms the driftwood's weathered subtlety. . A flat stone, like an old slate shingle, would work much better as a stand.

 

[jcrossett]

Looks like a cook squidwards head on fried eggs.

 

[AlainK]

Oops, sorry, I thought it was a post about me.
Don't pay attention.

 

[Shima]

Stump art. Or if it's in a gallery, objet trouve (found object) sniff.