Four Hand Mirrors

Wonderful, they have an Egyptian look to them.

-- Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure takes joy, even as though 'twere his own. --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Excellent designs…The red and black mirrors look like snakes at first glance.

-- Every step of any project should be considered your masterpiece if you want the finished product to reflect the quality of your work. http://www.FineArtBoxes.com

At first glance I thought you were making Earthworm mirrors! (without the slimy stuff):-) You are right in that it looks like a fun time consuming project!

Erwin, Jacksonville, FL

-- Erwin, Jacksonville, FL

Very neat and interesting idea. This is an example of why I like LJ. You see creative ideas that you would never think of on your own (at least I wouldn’t).

How do you get the glass to fit the space?

-- Rich, Cedar Rapids, IA - I'm a woodworker. I don't create beauty, I reveal it.

Definitely thought of a snake with the black one. You did a fantastic job

I really like the “snake” ones!! what an awesome idea! i used to make wiggle sticke on the band saw for kids, but I never thought of doing something like this!!

-- I didn't go to college, I was too busy learning stuff - Ted Nugent

Very creative designs and use of T/S. Great job.

-- The time I enjoy wasting is not time wasted

Bob,

Those are very cleverly designed. Thanks for sharing your technique.

L/W

-- Jesus is the ONLY reason for ANY season.

So creative, with such wonderful mirrors – Narcissus are right arround the corner, be carefull!
Best thoughts,
MaFe

-- Mad F, the fanatical rhykenologist and vintage architect. Democraticwoodworking.

Snakeeey (with a Jim Carrey voice) :D.. I love the work on these, just beautiful, I love em all, but the snake inspired ones are just special and very creative.

-- Jani, a Neanderthal woodworker in Sweden.

Great idea, and a great job. Do you have the mirrors custom cut in that teardrop shape?

-- Tom

Thanks, everyone, for the comments!

For the first mirror, I had a local glass company cut the pattern… but that was prohibitively expensive! For the others, I got some inexpensive mirrors from a hobby store and cut them myself – I have some glass-cutting tools for doing stained glass. They aren’t as perfectly cut as the first one was, but the flaws are hidden in the rabbet.