Wood is a wonderful thing. When we carve our concrete to look like woodgrain there are endless patterns we can mimic. In this case, we are modelling an ancient water tower which will be positioned at the very top of a mine building, high atop a hill. Matt (the master of woodgrain), myself and Julianne (a first-time wood carver) tackled the sculpting of the fine woodgrain into the curing concrete. Since each of us has a particular style we jumped around the tower so there was no recognizable pattern when we were done. The heavy planks turned out wonderful and are going to look spectacular when they are painted! Stay tuned to watch that process…