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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;all_fakes, post: 859394, member: 55&quot;]Excellent link; and if &quot;Hubcap&quot; says it, you know it is true, and well-researched.</p><p>But as mentioned, the number of cast totempoles being listed in error on ebay as carved wood, is probably about 50% of their totem listings...</p><p>In addition to the cast-in &quot;screw,&quot; I sometimes mention that real wood grain is indicated by differences in hardness, porosity and color; fake wood grain lacks those distinctions, relying on differences in surface texture, which can be cast-in.&nbsp; Real wood is typically made smooth as it is worked, and the raised or indented &quot;grain&quot; seen in the fakes is removed.</p><p>A great many of the cast totems which show wood-grain will be found to have vertical grain on the back; and horizontal grain on the front; pretty much impossible with real wood.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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