Woodworm Club
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by Lyle Wilson
Yellow Cedar wood, Abalone shell
NUGWA vacillated on whether to keep, or throw them away. Unable to make my mind up right away, NUGWA put them aside.
NUGWA had no specific plans for them, but when NUGWA finally looked at them again, their dimensions were suggestive of a club and cane.
Both pieces also included some of the white-coloured sap-wood — that’s the part prone to rot and other damage, so most carvers don’t tend to use wood that includes sap-wood.
In carvings that are meant for outdoors the inclusion of sap-wood is a legitimate concern, but in today’s world, it’s not as big an issue because most contemporary carvings are destined for the indoors, or another protected environment.
So when NUGWA was looking at the off-cuts, there were some tiny holes visible, caused by insects tunnelling though the sap-wood — the tunnels formed a web of organic and artistic-looking patterns.
They added a sort of pleasing “patina” when incorporated as part of the overall aesthetic of a carving — implying “the passage-of-time slowly eating away at Man’s accomplishments”.
The worm-hole patterns became the inspiration for this “WOODWORM” club.
Lyle Wilson 2024
1.5 x 23.5 x 1.5" (3.81 x 59.69 x 3.81cm)
CA$2,500.00
Only 1 available
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Yellow Cedar wood, Abalone Shell
NUGWA vacillated on whether to keep, or throw them away. Unable to make my mind up right away, NUGWA put them aside.
NUGWA had no specific plans for them, but when NUGWA finally looked at them again, their dimensions were suggestive of a club and cane.
Both pieces also included some of the white-coloured sap-wood — that’s the part prone to rot and other damage, so most carvers don’t tend to use wood that includes sap-wood.
In carvings that are meant for outdoors the inclusion of sap-wood is a legitimate concern, but in today’s world, it’s not as big an issue because most contemporary carvings are destined for the indoors, or another protected environment.
So when NUGWA was looking at the off-cuts, there were some tiny holes visible, caused by insects tunnelling though the sap-wood — the tunnels formed a web of organic and artistic-looking patterns.
They added a sort of pleasing “patina” when incorporated as part of the overall aesthetic of a carving — implying “the passage-of-time slowly eating away at Man’s accomplishments”.
The worm-hole patterns became the inspiration for this “WOODWORM” club.
Lyle Wilson 2024
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