three quartersawn white oak mortice and tennon framed tiles THE CLEARING

Wow…...... Dan they are beautiful.

-- James - Geneva, Switzerland

I really like the ones with the orange sky.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

These are gorgeous! Dan! You’re good at this….

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

stunning. Very powerful.

The frame seems to “zoom in” onto the photos. nice combination

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

That’s a perfect frame for that print. It doesn’t detract from the beauty of the print only enhances. Very nice.

-- Vic in Pasco, Washington "It is what it is"-unknown author

Very nice combination. The tiles and the frames.

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

More beautiful work Dan. Thanks for letting us see them.

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.

I made four frames like this one a couple weekends ago. I bought the board from a lumber yard that is only open part time. It is in a rural area about 30 miles from my house. Board was priced seperately from the average qrt sawn white oak. It was $8.50 a bft because of spectacular ray flake figure. .... link... to the lumber seller. He runs the small lumber yard at his farm and works full time at a local highschool as the industrial arts instructor. He also carries some really nice curly maple if you look at his high-priced stash.

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

Wow, Dan!! I love the combination of the arts. Really Arts and Crafts.

-- Thos. Angle

Dan,

This is incredible work!

There’s only one place to go from here:

Onwards and sideways! LOL

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

Beautiful work Dan.

-- Greg Mitchell--Lowell, AR--gdamitchell@sbcglobal.net

Dan,
Very nice frames. I really like the bronze acid patina finish. Are you going to market these on eBay as in the past?

-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT

Hello Max

I sold the patina finish piece on ebay a couple days ago. Got a decent price for it. link to auction.... I have two other auctions that end this evening. Different frames and tiles. link to those auctions if interested.

Regards
DAN

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

As always, Dan, awesome work. Congratulations on the auction price and good luck on the upcoming actions.

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.hilsbiblechurch.org/

I love these Dan…..

-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org

Dan, these are really great!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

i love these…

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

Dan -

Awesome work! I always enjoy these postings as I am a fan of A&C style, and your work of course!

-- http://foldingrule.blogspot.com

Found the tile mold this weekend and am pressing a few more tiles. This is the mold I used to make
“the clearing” tile series. As stated above I made the mold from a mahogany wood carving. I still have the carving and the mold has made about 70 tiles. It is getting worn, but still produces decent tiles.

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

Hi Dan,

Finish questions.

How do you apply the dye?

Have you had any issues with color fastness?

What is seedlac?

So basecoat of dark oak. Minwax over and then top coat?

Thanks,

John

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

Hello John

I brush on the really dark and keep it wet. I let it dry to the touch and if there any streaks I brush them out with more dye. I soon follow with the oil stain to lock it in. when the piece is soaked with the stain, I rub central areas with beartex to get a shadowed effect, with darker areas in the corners and edges…. Highlighting or shading certain areas of interest. I then wipe off the excess with a rag. Rub more if neeeded and follow with more dye or oil stain to taste. Let dry.

Seedlac is a type of shellac. It is the bottom of the barrel, with twigs, rocks and bug parts. I screen it when mixed thru a piece of nylon to get out most of the chunks. sedlac is like garnet shellac except darker with more depth.

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

Thanks Dan!

So you put the mahogany stain on while it is still wet?

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

How did I miss this one? I like the stretched look of the frame…just good work!

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

John
Yep put it on right away. Don’t hold back ! Forgot to say I spike the minwax oil finish with a little japanese dryer. Sometimes a dash of oil soluable dye to sweeten up the brown colors.

I rag everything off and wait a few hours and give it a spit coat of seedlac and let’r sit for a couple days and cure. then multible coats of seelac and dark paste wax gooped on and then rubbed off leaving the pores full.

you have to work like you love it and have a passion to gett’r done

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

You got something special in your blood .
Super unique art work here folks.
Love it

-- Rj's Woodworks,San Jose & Weed Ca,

Dan, this is cool as heck. You’ve really got some talent, I’m learning all the time. Thanks for the post!!

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) †

I think this is my favorite of all your pieces, these 3 pieces are really great, and just have a life all their own. Superb job.

-- Dan Wiggins