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Edit … OOPS! I meant Calvary, not Calgary! Thanks for the heads up Russ ! ...

While I was digging thru the scrap pile I spotted a piece which had been broken off the end of a longer board. When I first got it I could see the tire track where someone had run it over with their vehicle.

There was a 1.5" wide piece which had split along one edge that was almost 9" down the long side, and the short edge was jaggedly broken upward and left. So the piece you see on the right (the larger cross) is just as I saw it. Somehow the very top of it reminded me of the cross. Only took me a few minutes on the bandsaw to turn that jagged edge into something that resembles a rock mountain.

On the oak crosspiece I used a rasp to make some rough slashes to resemble the lash marks on Jesus' back, then I cut the pieces for the 2 small crosses from a narrow piece of walnut and glued them to the back of the "mountain". The lower front piece is a piece of old pine that I beat with a hammer and chisel and splashed some dark stain on it.

When I posted the piece yesterday that I titled "Son Rise" I was first going to call it "Calvary", but THIS piece reminds me a bit more of Calvary (or Golgotha ) where Christ was said to have been crucified with the two thieves. .
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Here's another shot of the front
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a side view
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This piece is just about 12" high and almost 10" wide.
Thanks for looking…

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Excellent, Joe. The darker wood for the smaller crosses emphasizes their distance, and makes the hill seem bigger than it is. What an imagination you have. I just thought of a new tagline.

For most people, seeing things that aren't there is known as psychosis. In woodsmiths, it's a
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At Sun rise I missed two crosses. And see here they are.

Well done.
 

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In the Woodworking Projects Gallery your project is called Calgery. ;) I always thought that Jesus died in Isreal.
 

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Thanks Dutchy. I got fat-fingered on that one. I fixed the error.
 

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Well imagined and engineered, Joe. Is the backer board the same as the previous project?
Great tagline, Mark.
Thanks for sharing.
 

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Beautiful work.
 

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Very nice, Joe, and an excellent reminder sorely needed in today's world.
 

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These are turning out nice Joe. I think you're on to something. A great way to use up scraps too.
 

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Howdy Joe,

You definitely stepped it up sir. It's perfect.
 

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Joe…I have never had an eye for art. Most of the time I simply don't get it…. I get this one buddy…nice job sir.
 

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Thanks for all the kind comments everyone.

Candy, I'm actually not too sure just what the board is. I received it in a pile of wood that was given to me. It's almost 11" wide but is cupped the whole length.
At first I thought it was cedar because it is SO red. But one cut and I knew it couldn't be cedar, no smell whatsoever. So I'm guessing maybe it's red oak?
 

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Absolutely love this! :D
 
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