Big Live Oak tile in Quartersawn White Oak arts and crafts style display

Hey Dan
Outstanding work you have come up with the greatest designs.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Great tile and frame as usual, Dan. I really like the way this one makes me feel like I’m looking through a tunnel.

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

Bestest frame I have seen in a long time.. loverly work Dan.

-- Drink once, cut twice. New website up.... lazylarrywoodworks.com.au

Ditto what Larry said!

Beautiful!

Went back and looked through some of your other projects. Cool stuff! Nice craftsmanship.

-- TheQueTip, Round Rock Texas - All tools I've purchased from Harbor Freight eventually become a hammer.

very cool dan

-- ~ Inspiring those who inspire me ~

Cool stuff Dan…......

That really draws the eye in. Massive….....

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

Like the tile, it’s really cosmic looking, but I LOVE the frame! Not that I go to a lot of art galleries, but when I have, I’m always drawn to the tiny paintings with huge frames…The finishes on tile and frame are outstanding, it’s clear that you put a lot of time and thought into selection and application…
On a side note, I worked with a guy years ago who was an artist (painter) and he said that painters have a hard time finding frames for their works and are willing to pay handsomely (small market $$$?). He had a surprise for me though. They’re willing to pay even larger amounts for the frame inside, which is used to stretch the canvas! He said that the canvas stretchers in older paintings today are considered almost an art form in themselves. Store bought ones are standard sizes, cheaply made, and expensive, so most artists make their own, especially if they like to work large, as he did. I watched him make one, and it appeared that whatever creative ability he might show on the canvas did not translate into constructive ability! It was terrible! 2 by 3’s and 4’s, strapping, plywood scraps all nailed together, with no rhyme or reason, into a remotely rectangular shape! Looked like a child’s first effort at tree house building! It made me think that there’s definitely a little money to be made here…(Who’d have thought it?!)
Anyway, Great Work Dan, as usual!!

-- Mike in Manchester, NH---Unpleasant tasks are simply worthy challenges to improve skills.

Beautiful! I love the tile design & Frame. Great job, Dan.

-- Dennis Zongker

That is one of the most creative frames I’ve seen in a long while. Very attractive! Works perfectly with the stoneware tile. Often, I see frames that become visually more important than the art they display! Yours compliments the art perfectly. That’s an art! Well done!

-- Max the "night janitor" at www.hardwoodclocks.com

Gret looking piece as always Dan! Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

Dan there is a story of a security guard at a construction site, and every night one of the workers would go out with a wheelbarrow full of straw. The guard would go through the straw to see if he was stealing anything. This went on for months. Finally the job completed and on the last trip out the guard took him aside and said, “I know you are stealing something, I won’t say anything, but what is it.”

“The worker leaned over and said wheelbarrows.

So in looking at your project I’m wondering are you selling tiles or are you a lumber salesman. LOL

Another great job.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Hey Karson … I’m just having FUN !!!

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

And your fun is beautiful.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

fun is beautiful is sooooooo true…can i steal that as my new signature line???

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

Yes… Very original and COOL…

Keep up the NICE work!

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

good one Dan.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

sold today ! yeah !!

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

Hi Dan the talented one !!! where do you find the time to cover so many different skills? the tiles are terrific and happy its gone to a good home it would look fantastic on any wall.

Niiiiiice bbbb

-- Bill,Bonnie Scotland