Ancient Kauri Slab #4019
This slab and a few others from the same family are incredible! They all have MegaCurl and Whitebait.
Mild MegaCurl throughout. Whitebait in certain areas. Active satiny Grain from one end to the other and side to side! The iridescence in this slab is intense! The color-tone consistent throughout.
We cut-up a sister to this slab to create some guitar billets. In the process we milled these billets, and you can see them lined-up on the slab.
The natural edges have great texture, and will be inviting to the touch on a finished tabletop. The fall-away of these natural edges is fairly strong on this slab.
This is a great prospect to be made into an extensive series of guitars- it is time to start your new signature series!
4019 is an exquisite slab!
3″ X 43″ X 91″ = 82 Board Feet
Regarding the cracks: You can see that it cracked during the drying process. While unfortunate, these cracks when treated properly become very interesting features in a finished top. As these cracks follow organic paths through the wood, it echos the existing grain in the slab.
If we were going to fill this crack, typically we would use epoxy, using a formula that adds an amber-color to the infill. This imitates an amber pocket that have occurred naturally in a living tree.
Here is a video clip of a slab that has a similar effect in the grain.
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