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<p>[QUOTE="aaroncab, post: 1346495, member: 3974"]This one has some good size to it 15" tall. It's a nice oddly shaped hunk of wood but balances and stands just fine on it's flat base. - I'm thinking Koa wood? I'm guessing this was probably a touristy type carving at some point - although seems to have a few years on it. Hawaiian? - guess that's the only place Koa would come from?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for taking a look!</p><p><br /></p><p>First pic is the color as I found it. The rest of the pics are after polishing it. I have a habit of polishing wood carvings I find -at least hardwood ones. I went over it with a very light oil - and it darkened it up quite a bit as witnessed by the rest of the pics.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]220680[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]220681[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]220682[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]220683[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]220684[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]220685[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]220686[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]220687[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]220688[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="aaroncab, post: 1346495, member: 3974"]This one has some good size to it 15" tall. It's a nice oddly shaped hunk of wood but balances and stands just fine on it's flat base. - I'm thinking Koa wood? I'm guessing this was probably a touristy type carving at some point - although seems to have a few years on it. Hawaiian? - guess that's the only place Koa would come from? Thanks for taking a look! First pic is the color as I found it. The rest of the pics are after polishing it. I have a habit of polishing wood carvings I find -at least hardwood ones. I went over it with a very light oil - and it darkened it up quite a bit as witnessed by the rest of the pics. [ATTACH=full]220680[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]220681[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]220682[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]220683[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]220684[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]220685[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]220686[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]220687[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]220688[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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