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Brag Forum / Train for my Brother

« on: June 26, 2015, 06:14:00 am »

My older Brother is into model trains so I decided to make him one. This is a Pedro design. It is the Victorian Fretwork train, made of walnut & Cherry. It was a big change of pace from doing intarsia.   

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Brag Forum / great horned owl

« on: June 08, 2015, 06:27:48 am »

my Latest piece from Kathy Wise's last book.
Woods: lace, walnut, Spanish Cedar, Mahogany, Peru Amarillo, & Zebra (for the branch)
Thanks for the comments in advance

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Brag Forum / The cross

« on: May 22, 2015, 09:26:13 am »

I haven't been on the forum for awhile due to the time of year and it is also the busiest time for work at my real job.
I was finally able to finish a piece last week- The Cross designed by Bruce Worthington
Mostly walnut, some cherry, basswood, aspen & Peru Amarillo.
Hope everyone enjoys it- it is being donated to a faith based non-profit organization   

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Intarsia / My latest 2 pieces of Intarsia

« on: March 23, 2015, 06:56:56 am »

The puppy is a Kathy Wise piece with oak, cherry & walnut
"It is finished" is a Janet Brown design - cypress, ash, cherry, Spanish cedar, aspen, walnut, purpleheart, Peru Amarillo, Paduak - background is a scrap booking paper from the local craft store.     

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Intarsia / blue & glod Macaw

« on: March 09, 2015, 07:18:49 am »

Attached is my latest piece a blue & Gold Macaw- a Kathy Wise design
Yellow is Peru Amarillo
Blue is a dyed Aspen
Green & Gray are dyed & stained pine
Natural woods are Walnut & basswood

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Intarsia / latest pieces of Intarsia running horse & melting smowman cupcake

« on: March 02, 2015, 07:42:09 am »

The Running horse & snowman cupcake were is the last issue of Scrollsaw Magazine.
Horse is curly cherry, Walnut & Peruvian Walnut with a little basswood for the white of his eye.
Melting Snowman cupcake is African Mahogany, aspen (with a white glaze) & walnut for the arms & nose- eyes & mouth are wood burned
 

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Brag Forum / I Finally Finished "Palm Sunday" earlier today

« on: February 26, 2015, 05:29:37 pm »

After starting this piece on Christmas Eve I have finally finished it. It is the largest piece of Intarsia that I have ever done. There are right at 500 pieces. The Piece is 44" tall & 87" wide. There are at least 20 different types of wood.
This is a donation to my Church and we will be hanging it in a couple of weeks.

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Intarsia / robin

« on: February 18, 2015, 10:45:30 am »

Sense the weather was to bad to go to work yesterday I Finished this Robin. A Kathy Wise design from her new book on Birds.
Walnut, maple, aromatic cedar, basswood, Peru Amarillo & red oak.
1st person I showed it to bought it.
 

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Intarsia / chipmunk

« on: February 05, 2015, 08:32:42 am »

Sense my wife likes watching all the Chipmunks out our Kitchen, I thought she would like this one sense he will not tear up our yard.

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Brag Forum / Couple of small Intarsia

« on: February 02, 2015, 06:44:43 am »

Chickadee is a Kathy Wise design - Walnut, basswood, maple & mahogany
This lighthouse - I don't know who designed it- woods walnut, oak, ash, popular, maple & padauk 

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The Coffee Shop / Happy New Years

« on: December 31, 2014, 07:51:48 am »

Just wanted  to  wish  everyone  a happy  and safe New Years. I want to say thank you to Steve for all hhe has done for the scrolling  industry.
Happy  New Year  for North Carolina
Brian

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Intarsia / Cat & Horse

« on: December 30, 2014, 07:00:21 am »

Both are Kathy Wise designs
Cat for my daughter was made from walnut & maple
Horse for my granddaughter was made from Cherry, Ash & a little of walnut for the eye, nose & mouth

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Intarsia / puppy, angel & frog

« on: December 22, 2014, 07:25:18 am »

All are Kathy Wise designs
Puppy - Spanish Cedar, Walnut, maple - red is a wood dye
Angel- Aspen, yellow pine, Cherry, walnut & Pau Amarillo
Frog - Pau Amarillo, walnut & Aspen- green is a wood dye

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Intarsia / latest pieces of Intarsia

« on: December 15, 2014, 07:13:08 am »

Pig is stained yellow pine
Panda is walnut & maple - eye is wood burned

Barn Scene is a design by Kathy Wise with 207 pieces - made of cherry, white & red oak, poplar, holly maple, walnut, Ambrosia maple, yellow pine, mahogany & aromatic cedar

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Brag Forum / box & simple word art

« on: December 08, 2014, 07:00:10 am »

box is black walnut & the ribbon & bow are poplar & cedar (box is 6"x6"x 3")
Word are is made of yellow pine