[TheForge] aging wood, art

[Cindy and James]

Aging wood... an acquaintance has furniture made for their "antique 
furniture business" in Mexico somewhere (central or southern Mexico, I 
think) and they bury it in the ground for a period of time.  Insects, 
etc. have their way with it and viola, the finished product is real AGED 
wood, expensive too.  Don't know how long they "age" it though.

Art... if you like it, it's art, if you don't it is something else.  The 
test or key, as I see it, is if it SELLS. If you get a LOT of money, it 
probably is art, if it sells for $25 and looks good in a double-wide, it 
probably isn't.  But money is money and you can call it what you like.  
The proof is in the bank account.  May be why there are lots of 
"starving artists" around.

James Allcorn
Bois D'Arc Forge Blacksmith Shop
Paris, TX