Grant Farmer
Vermont South, Vic

Fillings in the old gum
redgum, old gold dental fillings

‘The redgum came from three sources: an old fallen tree, a sleeper path at Kingswood golf club and some old fence posts. After milling the sleepers into narrower boards, I glued and clamped them together in successive pairs until the tabletop was complete. After lots of planing and sanding there were still defects in the surface due to the faults in the redgum. These I filled with a clear acrylic into which I embedded some old gold dental fillings which I had collected in my dental practice. I simply flattened these with a hammer prior to sinking them into the acrylic.’