Monday, October 13, 2008

The Find of a Lifetime

Saturday afternoon we were returning home from the dog park when we saw a sign that said SALE. I drove by kind of slow and Ali said, "We HAVE to stop! It looks like good stuff!" I had my doubts but turned around anyhow.

This is what we brought home.



Guess how much? 

$40.

No – I'm not kidding. 

What's that wood called with the grain that goes in all those directions? I know it has a name. . .

3 comments:

random thougths said...

Looks like Oak to me... Great find! If you get that appraised, I am sure that you only paid a fraction of what an antique shop would charge.

Anonymous said...

I think it is called burled.

Anonymous said...

Tanya, This is tiger's eye oak. See this site for a good description.
Sharon