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Mantis box

Project by Wiktor Siwanowicz posted 90 days ago 655 views 3 times favorited 14 comments Add to Favorites Watch

140×57 x 45
one piece [cut half and milled inside] of olive wood from Crete
brass inlay
natural oil finish

Pendant materials:
brass
2nd wings: ~24 layers mokume gane [brass + copper]
3rd wings: ~40 layers mokume gane [brass + copper+ nickelbrass]
18ct gold inlay in eyes and bottom

I made it fot my wife for our first wedding anniversary :D

-- www.padjas-siwanowicz.com


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shredkeenan

15 posts in 357 days


posted 90 days ago

This is soooooooo cool.

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Innovator

3125 posts in 313 days


posted 90 days ago

Simply stunning.

I bet your wife loved it.

-- Whether You Think You Can or You Think You Can't, YOU ARE RIGHT!!!

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Dennis Zongker

1019 posts in 491 days


posted 90 days ago

Beautiful! Welcome to Lumberjocks

-- Dennis Zongker

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patron

2465 posts in 240 days


posted 90 days ago

excellent work !
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happy wife .
=
long marriage !

welcome .

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

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Walnut_Weasel

245 posts in 122 days


posted 90 days ago

Stunning. Great detail!

-- James - What's your excuse this time??

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TedM

1845 posts in 632 days


posted 90 days ago

Congrats! On a great project and your first year! With gifts like that I’m sure she’ll be keeping you around for lonnng time!

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

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stefang

1656 posts in 234 days


posted 90 days ago

Beautiful and interesting work.

-- Mike, American in Norway

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MsDebbieP

14188 posts in 1060 days


posted 89 days ago

are you kidding me? !!! are you kidding me !!!
this is extraordinary… absolutely stunning.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Blake

2766 posts in 774 days


posted 89 days ago

sheesh. INCREDIBLE.

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a1Jim

17168 posts in 477 days


posted 88 days ago

Details abound amazing box with great artistic design

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture ,maker, woodworking school, heirloomwoodshop.com

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Kindlingmaker

1479 posts in 426 days


posted 73 days ago

Breath taking art and craftsmanship!

-- Never board, always knotty, lots of growth rings

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Patti

53 posts in 326 days


posted 32 days ago

This is incredible~~~ I love everything about it~~~

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Karson

25873 posts in 1300 days


posted 12 days ago

A fantastic box for a very intricate piece.

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

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mtkate

664 posts in 225 days


posted 12 days ago

Wow….. fantastic.

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