Ancient Kauri Wood Kaleidoscope

Posted this morning a kaleidoscope crafted in Kauri wood from New Zealand. Kauri wood is believed to be 50,000+ years old. Apparently ancient forests sank into bogs and lay underwater for eons and only recently are being recovered. There is a strong effort to preserve these ancient logs for use by woodturners and carvers the world over. Really quite beautiful wood and a joy to work with. 

 

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