Ok, someone tell me this is FUGLY
Hawaiian Buckeye
size:
1 3/4" X 2 1/8" X 6 1/2"
i'M beyond intervention
That's beautiful

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Val, I said my mod was fugly because of the way the wood was utilized and the shape of the mod... the wood block it was made from wasn't fugly at all.
The wood on mine was incompletely dyed, so what happened was that the sides are almost devoid of colors from being sanded down below the dye line, with big broad swatches across the face parts front and back, with large knots that had poor placement, that look like a child got a hold of the mod and attacked it with a magic marker randomly. There is zero symmetry, and while there's 1 side with a beautiful pattern, the rest doesn't match it, it makes no
sense at all.
Your block makes visual sense. You have that sort of empty area on the one side, but it's got pink to offset the larger areas of grey on the other side. You have knots on every side, not one giant gash with smooth wood elsewhere. The patterning is throughout the wood showing on each face.
And finally, on a dibi, the SHAPE is oval, so there would be no break that would make the mod look like an accidental puzzle, while it's visually clear it's 1 piece of wood.
People are instinctively attracted to balance... ask yourself why that 'ugly dog' was considered ugly. Wrinkly skin? My dog is part sharpei with wrinkly skin, she's one of the most beautiful dogs I've ever seen in my life (not just because she is my dog, I'd think that if she were someone else's dog too). Buggy eyes? Every Chi dog has buggy eyes. A tuft of hair? that's considered cute on most dogs. Crooked teeth? Every Shar Pei has crooked teeth. No fur? There are hairless dogs that are considered very cute. So what's the problem? It's that nothing matches. Why does it MATTER that your clothes match? Why can't you go to work wearing golf shorts, knee high tube socks, running shoes, and a business suit jacket? All these are in your closet?
Your piece looks balanced... it's why you like it

. Find yourself a piece of wood you don't like, then ask yourself why you don't like it. (unless that's this piece, because the grey isn't very wood-like, so looks like a blend of old and new. I like it tho

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