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completed: March 2009
this is my fourth cross – this one for my third nephew and second godchild. I like doing them and it forces me to get shop time as there is a fixed deadline. each one has a unique design (and I get to try out some new approaches).
this is black walnut with maple laminated in between. one of the 4 arms does not fit as well as I would like, but suppose there is some symbolism in that.
finished with antique oil from minwax
back has inset plate engraved with full name and baptism date
-- Mike - Columbus, Ohio
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bamasawduster
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posted 262 days ago
Outstanding. The contrasting inlay just makes it. Also like the flowing lines of the maple. Shouldn’t have told us about the one arm not fitting. Now we have to go look to see which one it is. We probably wouldn’t have noticed. Great work. I also really liked the earlier cross with matching clocks.
-- Gary, Huntsville. May you live as long as you want and not want as long as you live.
Dan M
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posted 262 days ago
Absolutely beautiful – fantastic job. I love contrast and the flowing lines created by the maple…
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mrdull
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posted 262 days ago
I believe I read one time where native American weavers intentionally err in the patterns of their weaving because only the creator doesn’t make mistakes. Did you lam the maple before assembly or cut the cross and insert the maple, just curious.
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Loucarb
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posted 262 days ago
Wonderfully done.
Dennis Zongker
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It has a nice classy look to it.
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TopamaxSurvivor
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posted 262 days ago
looks great to me.
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jim1953
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posted 262 days ago
Nice Job Like the inlays
-- Jim, Kentucky
scrappy
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posted 261 days ago
Beautifl Cross. Love the Maple Highlight. What better reason to get shop time then this?
Experimenting and useing our imaginations is why there are sooo many new ideas floating around out there.
Thanks for shareing. Great job.
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SteveKorz
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posted 261 days ago
Simply beautiful… I love it. I really like the inlay.
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