Howards Creations Main Page Desktop Version of this Page   Showing Sculpture 7 of 30 for All Available Heron 151    250.00 Variegated White Oak and Sapele Great Blue Heron. Downward Sloping Bifurcated Crest. Mounted on Driftwood. 25 inches tall. Satin Finish Steam-Bent Great Blue Heron Sculptures are typically built from alternating strips of White Oak and Walnut or Sapele. The strips are heated using steam for 8-12 hours. When they are indivudually removed from the steam they are immediately bent into specially created molds.After the wood cools (typically overnight) they are combined into a gluing frame and laminated together. The alternating Oak and Sapele or Walnut strips give the herons their unusual coloring. Sapele is an African Hardwood, similar to Mahogany. Compiled 07/07/2022-vb2022