The Dovetail Joint

This was a unique commission.  One of my good customers came in one day with a really great, funky, animated sculpture she had purchased for her collection.  The sculpture, called "The Swimmer", kicks its legs and flails its arms through a series of gears and levers when you turn a crank on the front.  She wanted a proper display base.  I kept the sculpture for some time until I finally hit upon the idea of two round surfaces held by a diagonal two-sided stand.  I used bloodwood to create the look of waves flowing out of the spine of the stand.  It worked like a charm and the swimmer now occupies an honored place in front of a large picture window.