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Wedding plate

Project by Colin posted 57 days ago 399 views 0 times favorited 10 comments Add to Favorites Watch

I was asked to make this plate to commemorate a recent wedding. The groom is blind and it was hoped that he would be able to feel the letters and the design. The centre design was taken from a book by the master chipcarver, wayne Barton.

-- Colin, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. "Every craftsman was once an amateur"


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NBeener

369 posts in 66 days


posted 57 days ago

Absolutely beautiful.

Wonderfully personal and thoughtful.

And quite creative. As a visually impaired guy (nowhere NEAR blind, though), I think it’s just /that much more/ special.

Nice!

-- -- Neil

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cobra5

139 posts in 862 days


posted 57 days ago

great job

-- tool time tim aka "cobra5"

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huff

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posted 57 days ago

Beautiful plate and beautiful detail in very sense.

-- John @ Myrtle Beach

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kolwdwrkr

2247 posts in 483 days


posted 57 days ago

You did a fine job on this

-- ~ Inspiring those who inspire me ~

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a1Jim

16598 posts in 469 days


posted 57 days ago

fantastic work beautiful

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

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stefang

1643 posts in 226 days


posted 57 days ago

You do beautiful work Colin. I like the background dye, it really goes well with the wood and makes the carving stand out.

-- Mike, American in Norway

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Stevvvvvvvvve

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posted 54 days ago

well done!

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DaveHanson

8 posts in 118 days


posted 54 days ago

Very nice, Colin! That pattern is one of my favorites. Out of curisoity, how did you get the dark stain on the outer bead of the plate? It really adds to the beauty.

-- Dave

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Roger Strautman

534 posts in 1026 days


posted 47 days ago

You sure are getting better at this chip carving thing. Great piece!

-- " All Things At First Appear Difficult"

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mtkate

659 posts in 218 days


posted 46 days ago

Fantastic idea. They should have asked you to try to carve in braille? I bet that would have been really difficult.

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