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General Category => Brag Forum => Topic started by: Leldon on September 04, 2010, 12:56:51 pm
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Hi all,
First time I posted a picture here so I hope it works! There is a story behind this. I was cleaning up the basement, where my shop is at, and I came across this piece of wood at the bottom of the pile. It was about 8 or 10 feet long and about 8" or so wide. It had bark on the sides and is still rough sawn too. I noticed at the end of the piece it had a oval with the bark all the way around it. I don't know, but it reminded me of a hole in a tree trunk and I could just see a raccoon head sticking out of it. I cut out the piece of wood from the other and laid it aside for the time being so I could finish cleaning. After I got done cleaning, I got the planner and made another mess! It was worth it though, as the piece got even more beautiful. I came up stairs to see where I had saved my raccoon pattern. It was a new design by Sheila Landry. The link is here: http://www.sheilalandrydesigns.com/site/437434/product/SLDK129 (http://www.sheilalandrydesigns.com/site/437434/product/SLDK129) If you notice the pattern is the full raccoon holding onto the tree. I didn't think that would look right on the piece of wood so i just used the left half of the pattern. I really like the way it turned out. It is about two foot long and about 8 inches wide. It is 1/2" thick. There is so many ways to use patterns the way they are not intended. I love making portraits but I tire of them all being cut in plywood and framed. Use your imagination and the possibilities of just one pattern is amazing! Please let me know what you think!
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Awesome! Great use of wood and pattern.
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very nice job, love how the wood looks.
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Amazing piece of work I like they way the raccoon looks like it's just ready to jump out the tree. Nice piece of wood to.
David.
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That looks great, Leldon! I love the way you used the pattern. It looks wonderful that way!
Sheila :)
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Awesome job. I really like it. Thanks for posting your work. 8)
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Looks super thanks for sharing
Jimbo
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Very nice! It looks like you used it as the back support on a chair. That would be pretty cool :)
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That's neally nice!
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Leldon, Beautiful piece of work. I love how the wood "speaks" to you.
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very nice,good work
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Way to keep a sharp eye out when working with wood! :)
And even more important, keep thinking and trying different things as you go.
I like the plaque and I really like how you learned to make the wood work for you and the pattern adjustment also.
Keep up the good work.
Rog
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great work!
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Every time I see this I like it even more!
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Thank you all so much! I'm really glad you all like it as much as I do! I have about 10 or more pieces of natural edged walnut that I need to use up! I'm sure I will be making things from it for a few years now! This is what I love about the hobby. You can really take one pattern change it, and make it your own. (in the sense of the project, not the pattern!). I have another project almost completed and will be showing it off as soon as I get it done! I actually made my first decent frame for it! You would not believe how much 'pain' I've went thru trying to make a frame in the past!!!
Leldon
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Stunning. Perfect choice of wood and project.
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WoW ---------nice -----------
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Great work all around. I love it. Thanks for the story and post...makes me want to get in the basement and look for something on the bottom of my wood piles.