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Intarsia / schnauzer

« on: November 25, 2013, 02:02:48 am »

Wife commissioned me to make this one as a gift for her Sister, whose beloved Schnauzer passed on this past year.  Unfortunatly, I had to use stains to get the colors required, and I was not overly happy about the way the stains took to the wood.  I doubt that I will ever use Rustoleum stains again.
Pattern by Bruce Worthington,  I used Aspen, Walnut, and cherry  Dog is about 8 x 9 inches

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Intarsia / Cardinal and Dogwood

« on: November 20, 2013, 02:14:16 am »

Pattern is by Henriette Corbeil.  I used Aromatic Cedar, Walnut, Cherry, Mahogany, Aspen, Yellowheart, and Poplar

About 9 x 8.5 inches

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Intarsia / Angel on Bench

« on: November 17, 2013, 04:14:58 am »

A Bruce Worthington design.  I used Aspen, Ash, Basswood, Mahogany, Poplar, Maple, and Aromatic Cedar

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Intarsia / Butterfly

« on: November 13, 2013, 06:06:19 pm »

Made this JGR pattern for a customer.  Used paduak, Walnut, Poplar, Yellowheart, andBirch for the background, and wire for the legs and antenna,

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Brag Forum / First attempt at bowl making

« on: November 03, 2013, 07:09:52 pm »

This was my first attempt, and I made some errors mostly in the layout.  I glued 7 pieces of wood together and should have centered the pattern.  I was off by a bit but that's ok on this one,  its for myself.

 

Oak  Poplar, and Aromatic Cedar

 

Design is by Steve Good, and I enlarged it.

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Brag Forum / Gift for a friend

« on: November 03, 2013, 04:34:47 am »

I made these by stack cutting.  One for a friend, and one for me.  Letters were cut out individually and painted before attaching.

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Intarsia / Pair of Cardinals

« on: November 03, 2013, 04:17:05 am »

Made this one for a friend as a Christmas Gift for his wife.

Pattern is by Judy Gale Roberts.  I used Poplar, Walnut, Oak, Bloodwood, Yellow Heart, Mahogany, Aromatic Cedar with a Birch Background.  It is 20" x 15" in size.

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Intarsia / Eagle Head w/Feather

« on: October 18, 2013, 07:19:41 pm »

I bought this pattern from Sawbird.com I have made this one before, and this version really shows me how much I have improved since last March. Made with Poplar, Aspen, Yellow Heart, and Walnut

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Brag Forum / Sweet Sixteen

« on: October 18, 2013, 03:15:16 pm »

Tomorrow we will celebrate my wife's granddaughters sixteenth birthday.  In honor of this occasion, I made some sawdust this morning.  This is a Steve Good Pattern, easy to cut, and I think she will like it.

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Intarsia / Bronco

« on: October 13, 2013, 11:42:43 am »

This is a Judy Gale Roberts pattern.  I used different shades of Poplar, and some Walnut.  Used Leather dye on the shadow as I didn't have any wood that was dark enough.

By the way, Anyone going to Judy's Open House on the 26th of this month in Tennessee? I plan to attend and hopefully get a better idea of what I should be striving for.

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Intarsia / Flowers

« on: September 21, 2013, 06:44:30 pm »

Decided to try some patterns that were printed in the June 2013 issue of Creative Woodworks and Crafts magazine. Figured I had better since the Wife liked the way they looked and asked me to make them. Patterns are from Bruce Worthington


Rose is made with Poplar, Aromatic Cedar and a Birch plywood backing


Wildflowers made with Poplar, Maple, and Birch Ply.


Tiger Lily made with Poplar, Mahogany, and Birch Ply.


These were really easy and I would easily recommend them for anyone that wants to try Intarsia for a first project.

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Intarsia / Wolf

« on: September 03, 2013, 07:39:06 pm »

Labor day was a shop day as we had no plans.  I began this project in the early morn, and by bedtime, I had put the first two coats of finish on it.  Very busy day, but I learned several things doing this one.  Its the first time I have added texture, which I did with a Dremel and grinding wheel attachment. Its also the first one I have re33ally used raising shims to get the 3D effect.  All in all, This was a fun one to make.

Made with Poplar, Aspen and Walnut.

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Intarsia / Two new Intarsia Projects

« on: September 01, 2013, 07:00:00 pm »

Been a busy week, First up is a Kathy Wise Sailboat Pattern.  Made with Poplar, Walnut, Bloodwood, Mahogany, Aspen, Maple, Oak, and Birch.  36 Pieces

Another Katy Wise pattern,  The Lovebirds.  While a small project at 11" x 11",  it was loaded with 65 pieces.  Used Poplar, Walnut, Aspen, Mahogany, and Aromatic Cedar

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Intarsia / Mallard Duck

« on: August 24, 2013, 03:47:23 pm »

This one is a Kathy Wise pattern.  I used Poplar, Mahogany, Walnut, Aspen, Yellow Heart, and Maple.

Just bought my first Sanding Mop and used it on this one for the first time. I should have gotten one long ago...it takes the place of long hours of hand sanding.

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Intarsia / Lighthouse

« on: August 19, 2013, 06:38:59 pm »

Another Judy Gale Roberts Design.  I used Poplar, Walnut, Mahogany, Aspen, and Maple. The frame is 5/4 Cedar

This was a fun one, and ended up having the tightest fits of any project I have done to date.  Very well pleased with is and especially with the wood choices for the sky and water. (Both are Poplar)