hobby #67

Dendrochronology Core Sampling

Extracting and analyzing tree ring cores with an increment borer to date wood samples, study climate history, and identify wood species. Combines the wood grain reading from pyrography with the precision tool technique from watch work and the long-timescale patience established by rock tumbling and kintsugi.

Mar 6 8:16 AM #67 3 min

Three Fragments Where Eighty Years Should Be

Dendrochronology Core Sampling

The core is in three pieces. None of them are long enough to count.

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