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I came across The American's Creek quote and I just had to carve it. The biggest challenge was how would I present this quot to show it's true importance. I chose to make the complex mahogany frame to grab your attention and draw you in to see just what there might be inside it's borders. After I carved the quot I wanted to add some kind of decoration and I found that complex frame added a degree a difficulty that I wasn't expecting but after many design ideas I settled on what you see.

The piece is 42" x 29" made of mahogany and basswood. The mahogany frame is stained and the basswood panel was bleached and then chip carved.

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My friend, you sure do some lovely work. I know you spent many many hours working on this.
 

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That's some wonderful work, well done!
 

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Wonderful Carving.
 

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Roger: Another great project. beautiful job.

I think that you design planning came to fruition.
 

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Beautifully executed Roger. You're an inspiration.
 

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oh my goodness!!!!
an extraordinary piece and the frame is … is…... WOW.

beautiful
 

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WOW… That's beautiful!
 

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very beautiful craftsmanship and extraordinary design great job
 

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Again large format, beautiful design and composition and DEEEP, CLEEEN carving make this something for us newer carvers to aspire to. Thanks and good luck. steve
 

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Fantastic! Beautiful, classy, dignified, could go on and on. Love it. Now that's a definition of custom, when it's asked again…...........
 

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Beautiful project. I would say you have outside mitering down pat. (remembering other recent threads)
 

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Roger,

Your work is really outstanding! We can't imagine all the hours involved in such fine detail. The frame is the crowning touch! Thanks for sharing.

L/W
 

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great piece, wonderful quote makes a guy like me want to do the same. Love it, thanks for posting
 

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amazing piece…on note of the subject, it's amazing to see in my young age how far we've strayed from the idea of freedom and liberty…we need to reestablish the American Creed, and revert from the present motto of American Greed
 

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Roger, An awesome piece. What a great reminder to us all here in the U.S.
Thank you for posting and Happy 4th of July.

CtL
 

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Roger, this is a wonderful carving and you are very talented. What is the font that you used and how tall approximately are the caps and the small letters? The letters are beautiful. This is the type of carving that I would like to learn how to do.
 

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Absolutely outstanding. The quote; and the craftsmanship.
 
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