Wood Carved Jhoola

you sure do excellent work dennis

and carving that end grain must be fun

are the feet ornamental only
if this swings
the feet would be of the ground (?)

-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle

What a nice project, Dennis. Lovely carving, as you always do. Lots of time involved! It’s pretty ritzy for a ceiling-hung swing! Very very nice work.

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Dennis, your carving is beautiful. I love it.

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Nice Dennis. I had the same thought as David about the difficulty involved in the end grain carving.

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Beautiful Dennis, as usual….... Your carving and designwork is always fantastic.
This is a very unique bench as you said, sure would like to see a pic of it when the finish is on
and hung.

Thanks for posting….

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Beautifully carved as usual! You make it look so easy and that just shows us how masterful your craftmanship is from years of practice.

I look forward to seeing the finished product. I’ve seen how David Marks treats mahogany with a chemical to bring out a special color change. Some day I may venture into this technique.

Keep up the magnificent work!

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Beautiful Dennis, as always, you do excellent work.

-- Dan Wiggins

Nice job Dennis. “Beautiful”

-- Dale, Ohio

Hi David & Paul, Yes, The end grain was a b i t c h, can I say that on Lumberjocks?

It took three times as long to carve the end grain, very hard and brittle.

-- Dennis Zongker

Very nice Dennis, Its always a pleasure to see what you’ve been working on.

-- Paul--- Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. — Scott Adams

But you make it look so easy… you truly have the gift…

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So 4.5 hours x 18 = 81 hours plus building the bench at $$$/hr. Glad it was a paying customer. Looks VERY nice, you did good. How long was it in your shop? What finish will be applied?

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Thank you Lumberjocks,

Hi rance, I worked on it off and on for about two months. The customer is a wealthy doctor and paid 45 dollars per hour.

The finished I used is a Pre-catalyzed lacquer and stained with an aniline brown dye.

-- Dennis Zongker

Hi Dennis,

A beautiful job, for sure.

Lee

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Dennis: An impressive set of carvings. A beautiful job.

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