Greetings From Salt Water Fish | Salt Water Fish Aquarium | Exotic Salt Water Fish - Reef Hot Spot,
We have just received a large shipment of RHS ocean cultured Montipora. These brightly colored ocean cultured pieces are on sale now at exceptional prices.
Montipora- RHS Ocean Cultured Superman Danae 2-3 in. - Reef Hot Spot
Montipora - Encrusting Cultured - Poker Star 2.5-3.5 in. - Reef Hot Spot
Montipora- RHS Ocean Cultured Encrusting Orange 2.5-4 in. - Reef Hot Spot
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Some critical planning:
A little drilling:
And lots of carving, filing, sanding and shaping:

And voila...it's in it's final shape:
Now for the color options. He decided to darken the grain via a little chemistry experiment. On Thanksgiving day he brought a bowl of vinegar which had been soaking some rusty springs for a couple days. He also brought a baggie of grape tannins and we added that to a cup of water on the side. He mixed the two chemicals to produce a jet black dye and then rubbed it into the briar. It was then rubbed down with some steel wool and the grains were much more pronounced, leaving the rest of the briar only slightly darkened. His plan is to dye the remainder of the briar red, sticking with a red and black theme which is consistent with the colors of the suits involved in
[more pictures coming soon]

