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Get togethers, shows and swap meets / Wildwood Cultural Center Art Festival

« on: June 24, 2012, 08:34:10 pm »

Participated in the 33rd annual art festival. It is juried and was a lot of fun. Here are some pictures of my space.

It was not the best I have ever done there but I still made profit for the day. There were 52 vendors this year. I think it was the threat of thunderstorms that held folks back a bit. Still it was a fun day.

DW

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Brag Forum / Golf Birds

« on: June 20, 2012, 07:51:42 am »

In the August 2012 Creative Woodworks & Crafts they had these birds made from golf balls. The ones I made were based on them. The only scroll work were the wings, head feathers and in one case the head/beak. Painted with acrylic.

Birdie

Eagle

ARB (Angry Red Bird )

DW

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Brag Forum / Latest Projects

« on: June 13, 2012, 09:45:13 pm »

The plaque was inspired by Sheila Landry's plaque of the Laundry Service - http://www.sheilalandrydesigns.com/product/SLDK200

The bowl was cut from 3/8 pine and then stained a colonial maple. The bowl is 3 inches wide x 4 1/2 long. It was finished with shellac.

Puzzle box cut from aromatic cedar and is 2 inches x 3 1/4 inches long

DW

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Brag Forum / Cedar Fretwork Tray

« on: June 09, 2012, 11:19:21 pm »

Pattern by Steve Good. Cut from Cedar and finished with tung oil and shellac.

DW

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Brag Forum / wizard and round box

« on: June 06, 2012, 11:31:55 am »

Wizard cut from white pine 2x4

4 inch round box cut from yellow cedar seal with tung oil and finished with shellac.

DW

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Brag Forum / Oval bowl

« on: May 28, 2012, 10:02:21 pm »

Decided to make something other than a shell hehe. Cut this bowl from 3/4 appleply with maple facing. It was sealed with tung oil and then shellacked.

DW

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Tutorials, Techniques and Tips / Basic Shell Making 101a Tutorial

« on: May 20, 2012, 08:52:24 pm »

OK folks here is the rough and ready instructional on the shells. I did not yet complete the shell that I photographed so there is no picture of it.

www.theraputer.com/Basic Shell Making 101a.htm I hope this makes sense.

DW

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Brag Forum / Latest projects I have completed

« on: May 18, 2012, 09:36:21 am »

Big Full Shell was cut from a 2x4 and finished with shellac.

Cedar Box made from aromatic cedar. The dimensions are 3 inches wide x 7 inches long x 1 ? inches deep. The box was finished with shellac.

My SIL ordered these boxes for her coworkers. The dimensions are 4 inches x 7 inches x 1 ? inches deep and has been flocked in a wine flocking and finished with lacquer.

DW

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Awesome Artform

« on: May 16, 2012, 01:33:40 am »

I was sent an email about an art form that has to be seen to be believed.... click on the link to see it. I converted the email I recieved to a pdf file ... enjoy ... I did

www.theraputer.com/AwesomeArt.pdf

DW

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Brag Forum / My shell collection

« on: April 30, 2012, 10:59:39 am »

These are the shells that I have recently made. All of them have been finished with beeswax paste.

This one was cut from a 2x4

This one was cut from white cedar

This one was cut from a pine glueup

This is a picture of all of the shells to date. Notice that none of them are exactly the same. Some are going to be planters, some will be potpourri holders.

DW

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Brag Forum / Wooden Sea Shell

« on: April 25, 2012, 12:03:01 pm »

This is my first shell. The concept and general instructions came out of the latest SSW&C Magazine Summer 2012 issue 47. I used appleply from Lowes for the shell and black walnut for the ring base. The shell was finished with beeswax paste wax.

DW

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Brag Forum / Bloodwood Executive Desk Box

« on: April 22, 2012, 09:47:56 pm »

I found a great buy on Bloodwood at my local Woodcraft store. The box is 7 inches wide, 9 inches long and 1 inch deep. Bloodwood is dense, hard on scroll saw blades but takes glue and finishes well. I used teak oil finish on this on then flocked the inside with a Kelly Green flocking. The lid has a liner of 1/4 inch thick cedar.

DW

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The Coffee Shop / Severe Weather

« on: April 15, 2012, 04:34:12 pm »

I hope and pray that everyone in the heartland that has been in the path of these recent severe storms is ok. I also hope that everyone that you know in this area is ok.

DW

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Brag Forum / Big Word Art

« on: April 14, 2012, 10:09:03 am »

Cut from a piece of reclaimed cherry. These words are 5/8 thick and 2 inches high at the capital letter the have been finished with tung oil. Cut at the request of my Mother. The font used was called Creampuff.