Foible

Foible, eastern maple, spalted maple, tiger wood, ash, oak, shellac, handmade hinges
8.5″ w x 5″ d x 15″ h 21.6 cm x w x 12.7cm d x 38.1 cm h

Foible, sums up the process working on this piece. The wood and I tolerated each other in our eccentricities and weakness negotiating along the way. An early piece in which I learned patients and when to surrender. The wood always wins!