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Blog entry by GaryK posted 131 days ago 442 reads 1 time favorited 36 comments Add to Favorites

I was working on a new project when I layed out a bookmatched veneer and right there in the middle was a smiling face staring out at me. It’s 2 1/4” tall. What got me most were the pupils.

The veneer is Indonesian Madrone burl.

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-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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tenontim

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posted 131 days ago

Holy Cow! It’s one of the coneheads!

-- Tim -- http://tmuli.com

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PaBull

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posted 131 days ago

This will keep a smile on your face…....
Gary, where are you going to use this happy veneer on?

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TomK

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posted 131 days ago

I guess these were the inside faces, Gary? That’s beautiful figure too.

-- North Texas

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motthunter

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posted 131 days ago

coool

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Karson

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posted 131 days ago

Very nice gary. It looks like a gorilla to me.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

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teenagewoodworker

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posted 131 days ago

that is awesome. You should save it and put it on a double open door so you have the face right in the middle of the piece. thanks for the post.

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Scott Bryan

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posted 131 days ago

That is interesting. It you can keep the section together on the project it certainly would add a lot of visual interest to the piece.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

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dlcarver

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posted 131 days ago

Fantastic find Gary!!
Dave

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trifern

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posted 131 days ago

Holy Moly, talk about gremlins in the shop.

-- Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit.

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Al Navas

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posted 131 days ago

Gary,

It reminds me of one of my brothers when he was younger… ;-) GREAT find!

-- Al Navas, St Joseph, MO, http://sandal-woodsblog.com

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Tony

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posted 131 days ago

Really nice looking veneer, what a conversation piece!

-- Tony - All things are possible, just some things are more difficult than others! - SKYPE: Heron2005 (http://www.poydatjatuolit.fi)

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Bob #2

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posted 131 days ago

Well, it’s not “baby J” for change! <vbg>

See what you wanna see I see Oprah!

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

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SPalm

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posted 131 days ago

That is so funny. It looks my uncle Joe.

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

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SPalm

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posted 131 days ago

On second thought, it looks like more like Bill Clinton.

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

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Woodhacker

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posted 131 days ago

Wow, Gary. I think it’s ET’s adopted son.

-- Martin, Kansas

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Russel

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posted 131 days ago

Looks a little creepy if you ask me. Pretty neat find.

-- When you give someone a chance it may well be their last.

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John Gray

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posted 131 days ago

Take a real close look at it…..doesn’t it kinda look like the Virgin Mary or maybe even Jesus himself?? I’d put it on eBay. lol

-- Only the Shadow knows....................

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tenontim

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posted 131 days ago

Steve nailed it. It Bill Clinton.

-- Tim -- http://tmuli.com

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Joe Lyddon

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posted 131 days ago

Looks like a HAPPY werewolf!! :) :D

-- Have Fun! Joe Lyddon - Home: http://www.WoodworkStuff.net ... My Small Gallery: http://www.ncwoodworker.net/pp/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=1389"

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lazyfiremaninTN

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posted 131 days ago

wicked!!!!!

-- Adrian ..... The 11th Commandment...."Thou Shalt Not Buy A Wobble Dado"

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matt garcia

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posted 131 days ago

King Kong, or a Sasquatch!!!

-- Matt, Houston Texas

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ChicoWoodnut

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posted 131 days ago

Maybe you caught the tree’s spirit in that flitch. What are you gonna make with it?

-- Scott - Chico California http://chicowoodnut.home.comcast.net

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CharlieM1958

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posted 131 days ago

That ought to be worth a few grand on eBay! Too bad it doesn’t look more like Jesus. <g>

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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brunob

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posted 131 days ago

Looks cool to me. Almost 3D.

-- Bruce from Central New York

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Brad_Nailor

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posted 131 days ago

Its amazing. It actually has subtle shading to it..you can see cheeks and facial contours! That is cool!

-- Women love me.....trees fear me

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Chip

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posted 131 days ago

Just say it’s the virgin mary and put it on ebay. Should be able to outfit a few workshops with the windfall. Beautiful wood, with or without the virgin ;-). I’m sure you will do it proud.

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.

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Greg3G

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posted 131 days ago

I think this merits puting in a frame and hanging it on the wall…proof the rare Indonesian Madrone Gorilla actually exists (a distant cousin to Bigfoot) :-)

-- Greg - Charles Town, WV

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Betsy

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posted 131 days ago

Looks like Elmer Fudd to me——- that wide eyed expression of ah shucks—missed again.

I like the Virgin Mary and e-bay idea though—that could keep you in woodworking tools for a long time!

-- Betsy - GO BUCKS!

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Dick, & Barb Cain

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posted 131 days ago

It looks like an old boss I had, but he never smiled. ;o)

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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EdC

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posted 130 days ago

Wait till it tears up!
do you have any more from the same log?
I do like the Virgin Mary idea going on E-Bay

-- Ed Collinge- Edmonds, WA.

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GaryK

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posted 130 days ago

I kind of thought it looked like one of the characters on the broadway show Cats.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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Lee A. Jesberger

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posted 130 days ago

Hi Gary;

Well at least he’s smiling!

Some of the faces I find are kind of scary!

Lee

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Blake

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posted 130 days ago

:)

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GaryK

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posted 128 days ago

Any suggestions on what I could make from this.

Remember it’s about 3” square.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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MRod

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posted 125 days ago

A children’s toy?

No, the shine is too nice for that. How about a bar top.

-- MRod, Henderson, Colorado by way of Brooklyn!

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posted 23 days ago

My wife said it looks like a Doozer from fraggle rock.

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