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Found this one in a box yesterday.
Cleaned off the clay and buffed it with steel wool to highlight some areas.
Added a coat of linseed oil to brighten it back up.
Pretty sure it had a coat or two shellac on it at one time. Probably some urethan varnish. The liquid latex, used as a barrier between the plaster and the wood, pulled off in to the mold and didn’t stick to the wood carving.
tile is about 7 inches long.
Make only made 3 or 4 clay tiles from this mold. Dug out the plaster mold this weekend and pressed a few more.
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Todd A. Clippinger
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posted 746 days ago
Like a true arts and crafts renissance man.
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Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 745 days ago
Hi Dan;
I studied the picture or a while, and I still can’t see the forrest. LOL
Nice.
Lee
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CharlieM1958
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posted 745 days ago
Nice work, Dan.
I’m looking too, Lee….. but all those trees are blocking the view….
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
DAN
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posted 744 days ago
more photos of wood carvings found in the box
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cajunpen
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posted 744 days ago
Very nice carving Dan.
Charlie – you one funny man :-))
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DAN
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posted 584 days ago
couple recent versions of this tile
one is iron/bronzed acid finish
the other is copper/bronze verde acid patina
paste waxed
-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever