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Sushi set

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The owners of a local sushi joint take such good care of Mrs. Schwingding and I that I made them a gift. A sushi set made from big leaf maple burl with their logo pyrographed on it. The pyro detail was achievable by using a simple pin point tool rather than more standard pyrography tools and a high powered magnifier. The detail you can get with this method is amazing, but it still makes my eyes bug out. I had hoped to turn the chopsticks but the burl was too fragile to turn that thin, so I cut it on the tablesaw, and tied the whole thing together with the pyro pattern on the ends and the border.

This is displayed proudly at the bar along with my business card, but I didn’t do it for that reason! (yes I have had referrals)

-- Just another woodworker


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Blake

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posted 719 days ago

Another beautiful project. Again: true, unique art. Great job.

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TreeBones

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woodchips

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posted 719 days ago

well i am a huge fan of sushi and sashimi but it was the burl that caught my eye. that is amazing! i love it! i certanly couldn’t eat off of it, it’s just too gorgeous but i’d be seriously tempted because a huge part of sushi is the presentation how could anyone not be tempted to eat off something like this? Great Job and thanks for posting it, you’ve inspired me to make my own chopsticks.

-- "Who but a fool would discard seeminly useless parts? To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent engineering" -- Aldo Leopold

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MsDebbieP

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posted 719 days ago

dang.. this is AMAZING

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

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oscorner

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posted 719 days ago

Spectacular, stupendous, outrageously beautiful work!

-- Jesus is Lord!

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wwnovice

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posted 719 days ago

That is really beautiful. Nicely done.

-- John

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Mark A. DeCou

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posted 719 days ago

this really is cool. nice work.

-- Mark DeCou - American Contemporary Craft Artisan - www.decoustudio.com

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mrtrim

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posted 719 days ago

my meager vocabulary has been pretty well trampled by the prev. posts so ill just say what everyone else said + exellent !

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blackcherry

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posted 719 days ago

You’re creation has inspired me to make one for my son and a local sushi owner as well great xmas gift, thanks…I’m really starting to like this site…Blkcherry

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shaun

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posted 719 days ago

Wow, Schwingding, that is gorgeous.

-- I've cut that board three times and it's still too short!

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Chip

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posted 718 days ago

Schwing, my head is starting to hurt from looking at all of this great work. Could you possibly throw in a clunker once in a while so we can get a breather? ;-)

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

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scottb

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posted 718 days ago

That is fantastic – and it’s also fantastic that you have found a Sushi place to call your own. Mmmmm.

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

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Grumpy

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posted 716 days ago

Wow. Beautiful job.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

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gizmodyne

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posted 690 days ago

Beautiful. All of your work is amazing.

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

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Karson

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posted 690 days ago

Great job on the project and a beautiful presentation 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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Jeff

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posted 690 days ago

I’m glad Karson and Jon visited this project or I would have missed it. I must say, this is one of coolest projects I have viewed. I love sushi and I would love to use this. How did you finish it in case the owners wanted to use it rather than display it?

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

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rikkor

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posted 690 days ago

That is fantastic. I can see why you are getting referrals.

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macpiper

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posted 687 days ago

that is AWESOME!!

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Dusty56

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posted 417 days ago

Great job indeed !! Is this the only picture that you have of it ? Do you have the dimensions ? thanks for posting this beauty !!! Both of my sons are really into the Sushi thing and I’d love to make them something useful for a gift : )

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

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