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26th March 2024, 09:17 AM
Thread: Neptunes Amphora
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Neptunes Amphora
" Neptune's Amphora"
This segmented piece was made from Curly Maple and Sapele first turned on the lathe with open air ribs. I then hand carved two seahorse handles and mounted them. The piece... -
25th March 2024, 10:16 AM
Thread: "Rising From The Ashes"
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"rising from the ashes"
"RISING FROM THE ASHES"
This piece is made from Ambrosia Maple that was first laid up from three pieces, consisting of three inch thick slabs 9" x 16" and then turned on the lathe. Once the form was... -
24th March 2024, 12:57 PM
Thread: "immemorial tree of life"
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Thank you for commenting, I'm used to getting few...
Thank you for commenting, I'm used to getting few comments. This piece is a platter but really just an art piece to admire.
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14th March 2024, 08:40 PM
Thread: "immemorial tree of life"
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"immemorial tree of life"
Here is a piece that was made in 2018 This piece is a 15 1/2" D Curly Cherry Platter. it was first turned then hand drawn, and lightly hand carved and then the image burned. I'm glad I finish with...
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2nd March 2024, 01:14 AM
Thread: "Blue Crab"
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And some more photos.
And some more photos.
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2nd March 2024, 01:12 AM
Thread: "Blue Crab"
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Thank you here are more photos.
Thank you here are more photos.
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29th February 2024, 10:53 PM
Thread: "Blue Crab"
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"Blue Crab"
Hello once again everyone here is my latest piece "Blue Crab" This piece is a 7" x 7" Cherry hollow turned to about 3/16"" thick then hand drawn and carved away negative space. The coloring is hand...
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25th February 2024, 12:08 PM
Thread: "Relic"
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Thank you I've had a great response to this piece.
Thank you I've had a great response to this piece.
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23rd February 2024, 07:59 AM
Thread: "Relic"
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Thank you everyone for the very nice comments and...
Thank you everyone for the very nice comments and complements.
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21st February 2024, 07:35 AM
Thread: "Relic"
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"Relic"
Hello once again I was able to put the finishing touches on my first piece for 2024. I have been showing progress on this piece as I made it. Made from Maple first turned hollow on the lathe, it...
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31st October 2023, 01:25 AM
Thread: "King Nammu's Decanter"
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There were a few moments with the bottom of the...
There were a few moments with the bottom of the handle and gluing the pour spout to the hollow form.
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30th October 2023, 07:23 AM
Thread: "King Nammu's Decanter"
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Thank you.
Thank you.
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17th October 2023, 03:36 AM
Thread: "King Nammu's Decanter"
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"King Nammu's Decanter"
"King Nammu's Decanter"
This piece is made from Padauk, Canarywood and African Blackwood. After turning the hollow form, 32 flutes were hand carved into the main body of the piece. The pour spout is... -
30th September 2023, 03:43 AM
Thread: " Edge of the Meadow"
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"EDGE OF THE MEADOW"Hello once again everyone...
"EDGE OF THE MEADOW"Hello once again everyone this is a photo up date on this project. I have not done very much on this project lately. I have a total of four projects I'm working on in between my...
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30th September 2023, 12:02 AM
Thread: Kokopelli Canvas
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Thank you Hughie Hello once again everyone...
Thank you Hughie
Hello once again everyone I was able to score some lines in the hollow form and draw my feature ring layout 20 Kokopelli's will be pierced and 3-D carved & colored plus other... -
22nd September 2023, 09:15 AM
Thread: Kokopelli Canvas
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Kokopelli Canvas
Hello once again everyone This will be my next canvas. Made from a glued up Maple blank, this will be another Kokopelli theme project. There will be piercing, carving and coloring, this is just the ...
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19th September 2023, 07:42 AM
Thread: " Edge of the Meadow"
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Carving "Edge of the Meadow" part 6 Carving...
Carving "Edge of the Meadow" part 6
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16th September 2023, 10:24 AM
Thread: "Another Dimension"
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Thank you, I do what I can.
Thank you, I do what I can.
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16th September 2023, 10:21 AM
Thread: " Edge of the Meadow"
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" Edge of the Meadow"
These are videos of me carving my latest project "Edge of the Meadow" Here is a layout photo.
Carving "the Edge of the Meadow" pt1 - YouTube
Carving "Edge of the Meadow" pt2 - YouTube
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13th September 2023, 01:45 AM
Thread: "Another Dimension"
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Thank you, Yes you need patience to do this type...
Thank you, Yes you need patience to do this type of work.
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12th September 2023, 07:12 AM
Thread: "Another Dimension"
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"Another Dimension"
"Another Dimension"
Hello once again this is my latest project, a very small Holly bowl turned green and it dried into an oval 5"x 6" x 1 1/4". This is a Celtic Knot Chainmail pattern and it has to... -
22nd July 2023, 08:07 AM
Thread: Mandala Flower Of Life
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Thank you.
Thank you.
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20th July 2023, 12:22 PM
Thread: Mandala Flower Of Life
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Mandala " FLOWER OF LIFE" This semi segmented...
Mandala " FLOWER OF LIFE"
This semi segmented piece is made from Red Elm, Pommele Sapele and Tigers Eye stones. The finish size is 13" D x 6" with some pyrography work, the final finish is lacquer.... -
4th July 2023, 02:39 AM
Thread: Mandala Flower Of Life
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THE FLOWER OF LIFE Hello once again everyone I...
THE FLOWER OF LIFE
Hello once again everyone I had some time to work and have made some good progress on this project. I'm over half way around carving flowers on the inside rim and have six of the... -
30th June 2023, 08:39 AM
Thread: Mandala Flower Of Life
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"THE FLOWER OF LIFE" Hello everyone I have moved...
"THE FLOWER OF LIFE"
Hello everyone I have moved on with the carving on this project. I have carved a few flowers in various stages so you can get a better understanding of my process. You can see... -
24th June 2023, 06:35 AM
Thread: Mandala Flower Of Life
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"THE FLOWER OF LIFE"I had some time this morning...
"THE FLOWER OF LIFE"I had some time this morning so I started the rim carving, I thought I would show where I was going with this project. Most of the carving was done with the knife in the photo....
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18th June 2023, 01:46 AM
Thread: Mandala Flower Of Life
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Thank you.
Thank you.
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17th June 2023, 05:13 AM
Thread: Mandala Flower Of Life
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Mandala Flower Of Life
"CARVING FLOWER OF LIFE"
Hello once again everyone I've made some progress on this project. I have started carving through on the sides of the bowl. This has to be done almost all with knives and... -
14th June 2023, 07:30 AM
Thread: Platform Basket
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Okay everyone I have had a few that do not...
Okay everyone I have had a few that do not understand what I've been talking about when I said I was going to round over the ovals. The piece is strong enough for me to show where I'll be taking this...
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10th June 2023, 07:48 AM
Thread: Platform Basket
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Hello once again everyone I have now completed...
Hello once again everyone I have now completed about 50 of the triangles. Then went back and cleaned them up with my detail knife last night all but three are smooth, I then cleaned up the layout...
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6th June 2023, 10:10 AM
Thread: Platform Basket
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CARVING FLOWER OF LIFE Hello once again...
CARVING FLOWER OF LIFE
Hello once again everyone I've just about carved the third circle 36 triangles so far. They have only been carved straight through at 90 degrees to the base as of yet. I... -
1st June 2023, 04:31 AM
Thread: Birds in paradise
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"Birds In Paradise" This piece was made from two...
"Birds In Paradise"
This piece was made from two pieces of soft Maple glued into a blank that was first turned on the lathe to various thicknesses to allow the carving process to take place. After... -
28th May 2023, 04:57 AM
Thread: Birds in paradise
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PYROGRAPHYOkay everyone I have now finished the...
PYROGRAPHYOkay everyone I have now finished the pyrography section on the "Birds In Paradise" project. You can see in the photos you do not have to burn the hell out of your piece to give some nice...
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27th May 2023, 08:26 AM
Thread: Birds in paradise
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Birds in paradise
("Birds in Paradise")
Hello once again everyone I have now completed about 90% of the carving and will be starting the pyrography work next. Most of the details are carved but there will be many... -
17th May 2023, 02:55 AM
Thread: Platform Basket
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You will se when I start to carve the layout, Yes...
You will se when I start to carve the layout, Yes this is art for display; but the base will hold the bowl full of fruit or candy with out any issue.
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16th May 2023, 07:14 AM
Thread: Platform Basket
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Platform Basket
Hello once again everyone I now have photos of the third project out of five I am currently working on. This one is similar to one of my raised platform bowls with the carved rims. The big difference...
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12th May 2023, 02:24 PM
Thread: New wip form
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Thank you, more to come in a few days.
Thank you, more to come in a few days.
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11th May 2023, 06:12 AM
Thread: New wip form
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Hello once again for those of you who are...
Hello once again for those of you who are following my latest project I've come up with the name. I 'll be calling this piece ("Birds in Paradise") I've now just about rough out 3/4 of the vases...
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8th May 2023, 03:27 AM
Thread: New wip form
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I continue making progress on my new project....
I continue making progress on my new project. I've mostly concentrated on the very detailed sections, because they require the most work. The small flowers on the vine are the trickiest out of it...
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29th April 2023, 11:32 AM
Thread: New wip form
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New wip form
Hello everyone here is one of 5 new projects I'm currently working on at this time, there is no name for this piece as of yet. Made from a lay up of two pieces of kiln dry soft Maple. There is still...
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25th February 2023, 03:13 AM
Thread: "Rising From The Ashes"
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Thank you everyone this piece is Available to...
Thank you everyone this piece is Available to purchase.
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11th February 2023, 11:23 AM
Thread: "Rising From The Ashes"
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Thank you Hughie. It is a very different type...
Thank you Hughie. It is a very different type finish to work with.
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9th February 2023, 09:36 AM
Thread: "Rising From The Ashes"
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"Rising From The Ashes"
"Rising From The Ashes"
This piece is made from Ambrosia Maple that was first laid up from three pieces, consisting of three inch thick slabs 9" x 16" and then turned on the lathe. Once the form was... -
1st February 2023, 09:39 AM
Thread: Let there be dragons
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Okay everyone I continue to carve and refine over...
Okay everyone I continue to carve and refine over the whole project. One of the main things I did was remove a good bit around the head of large Phoenix. I have also have added a great bit of...
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30th January 2023, 04:11 AM
Thread: Let there be dragons
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Thankyou Hughie.
Thankyou Hughie.
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26th January 2023, 06:31 AM
Thread: Let there be dragons
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I take my time and enjoy the process. Dragon &...
I take my time and enjoy the process.
Dragon & Phoenix
Okay everyone most of the Negative space parts are cut out. So now a great deal of fine tuning, refining and smoothing. Once I complete that... -
22nd January 2023, 06:58 AM
Thread: Let there be dragons
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Thank you still a long way to go, lots of details...
Thank you still a long way to go, lots of details yet to add.
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21st January 2023, 04:32 AM
Thread: Let there be dragons
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Dragon & Phoenix I continue to refine the...
Dragon & Phoenix
I continue to refine the details in the image and now have move into part of the Phoenix's wing and some of the open air flames. You should also see more distinction in the Dragons... -
18th January 2023, 04:01 PM
Thread: Let there be dragons
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Dragon & Phoenix I did more refining shaping &...
Dragon & Phoenix
I did more refining shaping & sanding, this time around the dragon's head. I also removed more bulk and smoothed the body. -
16th January 2023, 02:47 AM
Thread: Let there be dragons
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Dragon & Phoenix The carving continues when I...
Dragon & Phoenix
The carving continues when I have time. I had to change a flame at the bottom of the tail on this dragon the material was not thick enough to make 3 layers work. You can see in...