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When in Ny last I saw a woman’s pendant made out of laminated woods. This i can do too I thinks to myself(and at less than the 40 buck ticket at that) I laminated some and sliced in such ways that each one was different, and gave em all away. i then found some site selling ear wires and the earsOgold earring was born. Again each pair is different and i dont repeat the same laminations twice. i usually get 6-8 pieces from each workup. The earrings contain maple, cumaru, purpleheart, Gaboon ebony and canarywood. The pendant has paduak as well. They are 1 1/2 inches high and 1/4- 1/3 inch wide, and finished with spray laquer.
Please see enlargements for true perspective

-- Dan


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Karson

14323 posts in 940 days


posted 535 days ago

Great display of earrings, Do you still make them?

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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HandsOgold

85 posts in 544 days


posted 535 days ago

Do I? Karson, as soon as the laquer dries, they are heading to long island NY as a belated Bday present to a former student ive kept in touch with. Would your speciallady appreciate a pair? a private email and they are on the way.

-- Dan

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oscorner

4573 posts in 851 days


posted 535 days ago

Nice combination of woods.

-- Jesus is Lord!

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Sawdust2

870 posts in 628 days


posted 535 days ago

They are nice.
We have a member of the guild, Ted Baldwin,l who does a lot of htis type of work.

What is really special, and difficult, and most important, is how to safely cut them. Ted has a series of jigs he uses to cut the pieces. He only gives out the secret if you take one of his classes. How do you safely cut such small pieces?

-- No piece is cut too short. It was meant for a smaller project.

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furnitologist

170 posts in 553 days


posted 535 days ago

Pretty neet….......HandsOgold….....what are the rough dimensions….height/width at the bottom.

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Mark A. DeCou

1365 posts in 946 days


posted 534 days ago

I love this project, a great gift project. If this is original, you might consider putting a copywrite comment on your posting. Somebody will try to sell your idea as their own.

-- Mark DeCou - Kansas Flint Hill's Artisan

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Bill

2524 posts in 701 days


posted 529 days ago

A great idea. I am looking forward to Os putting this on the lathe and turning out a few sets.

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

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dennis mitchell

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posted 529 days ago

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TedM

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posted 204 days ago

Looks great! I have a box of exotic ends here that have been begging for some time to made into jewelry.

-- I'm a wood magician... I can turn fine lumber into firewood before your very eyes! - http://www.woodworkersguide.com

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