No, it isn't the flaw to the left of the gate, Xen: that's just wood being cussed like it is.
I agree with what you say with regard to art, but I've always thought of my stuff as essentially craft-based, which is much more oriented around control of materials and notions of material perfection. I still think they'll probably be happy, because it is so very hard to see, it's a corporate client rather than an individual, and it's one of twelve.
I'm helped by the fact that it broke in extraordinarily unlikely way:
Would never have guessed it was there. Top notch repair work on that.
If it's as invisible to the eye as it is in a photo, I'm not sure it's even necessary to tell them - with it being what it is, if it's not discernable, it's not really relevant to the use of the thing...
In the absence of a single shred of conscience, I'll be guided by good business sense. I'll send it to them unnanounced, then ring up & explain about the break. That way, they'll see it with the eyes of the punters who'll be visiting the castle, but they'll still have the option of asking for it to be recarved.
*you just drew that yellow line on at random didn't you*
<weeps>If only<weeps>
You cannot imagine the sheer horror of the moment I broke it. I was gluing the roundel into the hemisphere that holds it, and I simply squeezed it too tight. I already knew it was thin: I could see light through it if I held it up to a lamp.
Only actually done that once, though. Simultaneously fucked up a carving when I'd nearly finished it AND stuck a chisel in my hand. Threw the bastard against a wall and then stood on it. It was rubbish, anyway.
Helps a lot. Plus, if you save the fragments and stitch them back together with twine, you can often still get a decent price for the thing. Amazing, what people will buy...
