Howards Creations Main Page Desktop Version of this Page   Showing Sculpture 7 of 28 for All Available Heron 131    250.00 Variegated Oak and Walnut Great Blue Heron. 24 inches tall. Steam-Bent Great Blue Heron Sculptures are typically built from alternating strips of White Oak and Walnut. 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 walnut strips give the herons their unusual coloring. Compiled 07/07/2022-vb2022