Woodworkers have some jargon that they use, such as talking about the "depth" of figure in wood. That refers to the appearance that the figure extends beneath the surface. To my mind it is a desirable quality in a fine piece. As I was looking at the finger board of my newly finished neck I noticed that the tiger stripes actually appear to the naked eye to be three dimensional. It is quite a convincing illusion. It finally dawned on me that this is what a deep figure looks like.
I decided to try to capture the effect in a photograph, so I took some 3D photos, and sure enough.. there it was. I can actually see the 3D figure in the photos. The stripes in the curly maple look as though they are three dimensional rows running across the finger board. When I first saw it, I thought it was pretty spooky. It must be caused by the change in the light reflection seen from the two directions of the two eyes, causing differing views that make it appear to be 3D. Regardless of how it works, it seems to work in a 3D photograph as well.
Here is a photograph of the finger board by the double ogee. A link to the 3D version of it is below the figure.
Click on the Link Below to See the 3D Effect
I hope you can see the 3D photo effect. If not, then this page is not much use to you. But even in a flat photo, it is a nice looking piece of wood. Here is another photo, taken up by the nut, that has a similar effect.
Click on the Link Below to See the 3D Effect
In person, the depth of the curl in this wood is readily apparent just by looking at it, without any shenanigans about looking cross-eyed at it. But this is the best I could do without being able to show it to you directly.
