Lake Champlain, carved in layers of birch
Every depth a real step in the wood, not a print.
“Beautiful piece, expertly crafted. Packed well and arrived in perfect condition.”
Mark S., Hudson, OH. Verified buyer
Lake Champlain in laser-cut Baltic birch, 13.5 by 43 inches: a hundred and twenty miles of water between the Adirondacks and the Green Mountains, carved one depth contour per layer in a format long enough to hold it.
Details
- Dimensions
- 13.5 x 43 in
- Material
- Baltic birch, hand-stained water
- Build
- Up to 12 laser-cut birch layers
- Detail
- Carved bathymetric relief, laser-etched labels
- Soundings
- NOAA nautical survey data
About this piece
Champlain is one of the largest freshwater lakes in the country, and one of the most storied. Revolutionary fleets fought at Valcour Island in 1776, Fort Ticonderoga guards the southern narrows, and ferries still stitch New York to Vermont across the middle. Burlington rises on the eastern shore with the lake as its front yard. And somewhere in the deep water, tradition insists, swims Champ, the lake's own monster, celebrated on minor league jerseys and roadside signs. On the chart, the broad island-filled north, the deep central trench past the palisades, and the narrowing southern reach each carry their own character in the birch.
Each contour is a separate laser-cut sheet, stacked by hand and engraved, with acrylic glass over the relief and a solid Baltic birch frame in Dark or Light.
Vermonters and New Yorkers share this lake down the middle and agree on almost nothing about it except its beauty.
The engraving spans Burlington and the islands of the Inland Sea, Valcour and the Palisades, the ferry crossings, and Ticonderoga at the south. The Adirondack companions: Lake George and Lake Placid.
- 13.5 × 43 in
- Solid Baltic birch frame in Dark or Light
- Acrylic glass front, ready to hang
- Free next-business-day shipping on orders placed by 2 PM EST
- 14-day returns
Shipping and returns
Orders placed by 2 PM EST ship the next business day, free anywhere in the US, with tracking.
14-day returns if the size or frame is not right for the room.
Going on someone else’s wall? It ships packed and ready to wrap. Add a gift note in your cart.
Not a print
Run a finger across it. You can feel the water get deeper.
Up to 12 sheets of Baltic birch, each one laser-cut to a real depth contour from NOAA survey data, stained darker as the water gets deeper, then stacked by hand. Deep water falls away layer after layer; the shallows sit close to the surface, just like the real thing.
How the water becomes wood
Anyone who grew up on this water has a spot on this chart.
The dock, the crossing, the stretch of shoreline that meant summer. Most people find theirs in the first minute. Every shoreline, island and depth contour of Lake Champlain is cut, layered and etched from real survey data.
Built for the wall it ends up on.
A solid birch frame in Light or Dark, an acrylic front that keeps dust off the layers without the glare of glass, and hanging hardware already on the back, so it goes up the day it arrives.
From the people who hung one
31 reviews, 5.0 average
Live from the water
Questions people ask before they buy
Straight answers to the things that stop an order.
When will it arrive?
Orders placed by 2 PM EST ship the next business day, free anywhere in the US. You get a tracking number as soon as it leaves.
Which size should I choose?
The larger size is the one most people hang in a living room, over a sofa, console or mantel; it reads clearly from across the room. The smaller size suits a hallway, office, bathroom or boat. Both carry the same detail.
How is it packed? Will it survive shipping?
Each piece ships framed, with the acrylic front already in place, in a box built for it. "Packed well and arrived in perfect condition" is the most common thing reviewers say about delivery.
What if it is not right?
14-day returns. If the frame color is wrong for the room or the size is not what you pictured, send it back.
Is this a print?
No. The water is up to 12 physical layers of birch, each laser-cut to a real depth contour and stacked by hand. The names and depths are burned into the wood. You can feel every step.
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