another book matched mirror
john lucas
I decided to try a different handle approach on this one. I don't really like it but it has possibilities. This is a mirror body that is too thin for normal handle attachment. I drilled into the mirror with the drill offset. I clamped a piece of wood to the front so the drill wouldn't run out. then I turned a long tenon on the handle to fit. So it has a lot of glue surface and I think it's pretty strong it just needs some carving, decoration or some other way to make that tenon look like it's supposed to be there.
The second mirror is from that incredible curly maple board I got. the chatoyance is incredible. You can't photograph chatoyance in a still photo. You can move the light and it changes the patterns pretty dramatically but it's very hard to see in a still photo. I shot 2 images so that you can see it but it's still not like holding the mirror in your hand and rotating it slightly and watching everything change.
