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My son and his soon to be bride along with my grandson bought a house up here where I live about a year and a half ago and as a house warming gift I made them this owl. So when I was there today( It was my grandson’s birthday )I decided to take pictures of it so that I could post it here. It is one of my favorite birds I have made so far. It was made with a lot of different hardwoods. I had lots of odd and ends of some real nice stuff when I first started doing the wood thing and I saved it just for a pattern like this. The main wing is a piece of purple heart which I might add is about the hardest wood I have ever cut. There is Black Walnut, Walnut, Pine, Oak, Red Maple, Maple and a few pieces of mystery wood. I used a piece of burnt wood I found in the after math of a house fire. I used the same thing for my Dragon , the one I call my hubby’s dragon.
When I was growing up my mother always told me that if you had an owl in your home it was good luck, and literally there was one in every room of our house, so I figured it can’t hurt and that’s why I chose this owl to be the project for my son’s first home. I got the pattern from Creative Woodworks and crafts.
-- Allison, Northeastern Ca. Remember, Amateurs built the Ark. Professionals built the Titanic!
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15 comments so far
Andy
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posted 270 days ago
This is a real work of art.Thats quite the wood selection,the contrasts are great.I am sure they will treasure this always.
-- " Stubborn tenacity substitutes for natural ability" ANDY
rikkor
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posted 270 days ago
That is stunning. Very well executed. Great job.
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MsDebbieP
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posted 270 days ago
it is indeed very beautiful! Definitely one to be extremely proud of.
Well done, as always.
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Jiri Parkman
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posted 270 days ago
Good job.
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mot
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posted 270 days ago
Amazing work, Allison!
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CharlieM1958
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posted 270 days ago
Really beautiful one, Allison.
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
GaryK
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posted 270 days ago
Very nice. Great contrasts.
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TreeBones
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posted 270 days ago
Another great one.
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jockmike2
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posted 270 days ago
Allison, what a true beautiful work of art. You have managed to capture the soul of the animal as some of our other artists have, the first that comes to mind is Pat Sherman. mike
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cheller
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posted 269 days ago
Very nice.
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Marge
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posted 269 days ago
Allison,
Very beautiful – I took a look at some of your other projects – I really like the way you use the different woods to “color” your picture. What happens if you try to be am impressionist?
-- Marge, Colorado
splinter41
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posted 268 days ago
I’m so happy to see that someone else does intarsia, very nice work. You are right about the purpleheart,I once did a chopper and had to cut through an 1 1/4” thick of that stuff, it was not fun,but pretty
woodpecker
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posted 235 days ago
WoW! did you draw that or buy the pattern? ether way it is beautiful! I love it!
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Dick, & Barb Cain
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posted 213 days ago
Beautiful Allison!
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Scott Bryan
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posted 212 days ago
Hi Allison,
Another gorgeous work and a wonderful use of scrap wood. I am glad that I did not miss this one.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.