Sequoia Sempervirens No. 58
Hand-harvested from a fallen relic of old-growth redwood burl, this wooden automaton carries the deep breath of the forest in every curve of its grain. The redwood has been carefully stabilized to preserve its ancient figure—ripples of flame and curl that seem to hold centuries of fog, wind, and rain.
Its head, carved from desert ironwood, bears mountain eyes—tiny black-walnut burls set before a sky of mother-of-pearl. Each inlay glimmers with subtle light, the mother-of-pearl bordered in brass like a horizon at dawn.
In the center of its chest rests a single knobcone pinecone, sliced to reveal the sacred geometry normally hidden within—a spiral of seed and symmetry, both mathematical and mystical.
The automaton stands upon a fiddleback Bolivian purpleheart base, rich and resonant, measuring four inches square. From base to crown, Sequoia Sempervirens No. 58 rises 15.5 inches tall—a quiet monument to patience, craftsmanship, and reverence for living wood.
Every line, every reflection, feels alive.
I love this wooden robot.
Sequoia Sempervirens No. 58
Hand-harvested from a fallen relic of old-growth redwood burl, this wooden automaton carries the deep breath of the forest in every curve of its grain. The redwood has been carefully stabilized to preserve its ancient figure—ripples of flame and curl that seem to hold centuries of fog, wind, and rain.
Its head, carved from desert ironwood, bears mountain eyes—tiny black-walnut burls set before a sky of mother-of-pearl. Each inlay glimmers with subtle light, the mother-of-pearl bordered in brass like a horizon at dawn.
In the center of its chest rests a single knobcone pinecone, sliced to reveal the sacred geometry normally hidden within—a spiral of seed and symmetry, both mathematical and mystical.
The automaton stands upon a fiddleback Bolivian purpleheart base, rich and resonant, measuring four inches square. From base to crown, Sequoia Sempervirens No. 58 rises 15.5 inches tall—a quiet monument to patience, craftsmanship, and reverence for living wood.
Every line, every reflection, feels alive.
I love this wooden robot.
