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Made by mockmickey …..A large cabinet made not only for art collection but can be used

As well. ,i.e. does not contain as many artistic breakable parts but still has great art effect.

OUTSIDE:……..lining front frame consists of 110 year old Australian red cedar. Doors and cabinet body made from camphor laurel. Carving dragonflies 12mm deep hand painted.

All hinge knobs and handles are made from tee tree (now protected species). Finals top and bottom are tee tree with a smaller black gidgee final.

INSIDE:……….

TOP SECTION………contains 2 drawers …..90mm(3.5 inches) deep 230mm(9 inches ) in length and 25mm (1 inch high)………….contains a total of 5 shelves…..2 large and 3 smaller. This inside top section is made from tee tree. Drawers and shelves are lined with Australian kangaroo hide.

MIDDLE SECTION:……..contains a total of 13 drawers. Various measurements.

1 arched shelf. This middle section made from tee tree with white cedar being used for all inside carving….Tasmanian Blackwood middle heart. The inside of doors are hand painted dragonflies same color as front. both doors contains a gold border.. all drawers lined with Australian kangaroo hide. Shellac finish on inside. Hand painted artwork

BOTTOM SECTION:…….. contains 4 drawers. 70mm (3 inches) deep 5 130mm(5 inches ) length and 35mm (1.5 inches height) tee tree main inside timber used. All drawers are lined with kangaroo hide. Both top and bottom section doors have been inlayed using Australian red cedar end grain.

DIMENSIONS………… height of cabinet……1730mm (66 inches)

Width of cabinet……840mm (33 inches)

Depth of cabinet……195mm (8 inches)

TIMBERS USED………..Camphor laurel, Australian red cedar 110 year old, tee tree, conkerberry, blackheart sassafrass, Tasmanian Blackwood, black gidgee, white cedar, jarrah.

All drawers are made from tee tree fronts , blackheart sassafrass body and Australian red cedar bases

Screwed with solid brass screws, lined with Australian red kangaroo hide,.

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Another WOW! This one is just as impressive as the last one. Again where did you get your idea from? Thanks for sharing!!
 

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That is ART…........so get it back inside where it belongs. Simply put….incredible!!!

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Great work, yet another compliment / indication of Australian Craftsmanship! Well done.

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Awesome!!! 'nuff said…
 

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Outstanding!... i can only imagine what your kitchen looks like!
 

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Wow! That is a beautiful piece. And, what an assortment of gorgeous, exotic woods!

Thanks for sharing your creation with us!
 

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That is beautiful. A lot of intricate work.
 

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A really BIG Wow!
 

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Incredible! And you leave it outside?!
 

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jaw still sitting on the floor.. eyes still round with amazement.

Simply astounding!!!! AWE-SOME
 

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Will need jaw replacement surgery. OMG that is something else entirely. The hinge detail is especially exciting to me (although everything about it is beyond the pall). Can you share more about their construction?

Tony and Don must be in compatriot heaven. You Aussies have certainly raised the bar. Thank you for sharing this beautiful object d'art
 

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no pix of the jaw thing, Douglas!!! lol
 

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<Promises no pathophysiological studies.
 

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how many dragonflys are there ? how long did this project take to complete ?
 

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I'm with Dennis, although I can speak some. I wrote you big long reply yesterday, and then it was lost in a dial-up internet snafu, which happens a lot with me.

I looked at your website, have you been able to sell other items like this for the price range you have requested? If so, then great, it is good for all the rest of us wannabees.
 

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I'm selling my tools. I'm staring at this work with awe!
 

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I was thinking about these pieces of art while driving to the store this morning… (I guess they really made an impression on me, huh?) and I realized that these definitely fall into the "one of a kind" category. I've never seen anything like them before.
Love them
 

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Another incredible peice… really… stunning. I went and got my family and told them… you have to see this. My little girls asked me to make them a dragonfly cabnet… it was nice they think daddy can do anything but it was tough explaining that it was not gonna happen… You should take an impression of the work and cast a few of these.

Drew
 
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