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This is a view from the front. (Unfortunately the scanner was not
working properly so I was unable to get an uncorrupted image scanned
from the side.) The eel and reeds are diamond willow; the base is spalted
birch. The eel is approximately 75 cm (30") long, and the tallest reeds
are approximately 35 cm (13.5") high. The base is 15 cm (6") wide. The
eel is finished with clear paste
wax, the reeds and ocean bottom are oiled. The "frame" and ocean bottom
are a single piece of wood. The frame has been painted. Although every
piece of diamond willow is unique, the eel was avery unusual piece. At
the head of the eel, it had grown for twenty years only along the ridge
that I used for the dorsal fin. The ridge was originally about 3/16"
thick at the widest!
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