That is really neat. I have a bear carving I bought in Alaska which is treated like that. The colors are reversed--the softer, light colored wood is darkened the most.
You caught that, huh? Yes, I found out that if I preheated the surface that it was easier to control the burn. It was easier to control and fine tune the amount of darkening. If I went "all-in" with the torch right away, it would burn too quickly. Go figure.
Of course, it was different on different grains. Some burned very quickly and some wouldn't burn until it caught ablaze. Either way, I'm please with the outcome and encouraged to have another finishing technique that is very, very easy, all things considered.
And yes, you smart@$$es!, I rotated the video. :-p
It's better than loading it vertical and having a tiny little sliver of footage on the screen. Shooting it in that position was the only way I could get close enough and not burn the toes off my wife's cute little feet.
Hell, Bubba ... that was bunker decor throughout the Vietnam war.
Burnt plywood finish on the wall was the high class cat's ass in the bunker of every unit that that could steal the plywood for their firebase ... and the only finish available.
Hilarious! Karl, you'll appreciate that my client's dad is a high ranking, career Army guy and combat veteran. I'll relay your sentiments to him next time I see him and ask him what he thinks. :-)
Right now, they are both at The Jake in Cleveland for game 7!
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