carving and goldleafing

Holly molly,,,,If I start now I might be done before I die! Excellent job!

-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)

You built the entire thing? Carving and all? Looks fantastic. Where are you from?

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

I am from Philippines and I have my craftsmen who work for me. And I do furniture and interior design, most of my client and project are from middle east.

-- Bong

Anong part ng Philippines ka naroon?

That was from my wife since I don’t speak tagalog.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Only one word to describe this work- utterly gorgeous (maybe two). I could not imagine trying to apply gold leaf to this massive of a project.

Thanks for sharing.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

Gary, taga Pampanga ako 72 km ang layo sa Manila, ang lugar namin ay tinawag sa the athens of the philippines, where you will find from 7 years old started working in carving. and from history, one of the famous carver who did caved the 4-pillars in the cathedra of vatican.

-- Bong

Thank you Scotch, for nice appreciation of my projects. But all these cometh form the father who giveth wisdom, knowledge and talent.

-- Bong

Good wisdom bong.

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

Amazing

-- I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso

Very good appreciation of your talent. From God all things come. Your work is superb. mike

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

I second that, AMAZING

-- Mike, Bruce Mississippi = Jack of many trades master of none

Totally Awesome!!!! That’s all I can say…..

-- Sawhorse - Sulphur Springs, TX - www.sawhorseworkshop.com

True Craftsmanship!
God bless

-- Gene, a Christian in Virginia

I’d love to see Bong carve and gild a knight for a chess set!

-- Mike, Airdrie Alberta

amazing
amazing
amazing

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

DITO, DITO, DITO. WOW!!!

-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford.

Incredible, The Father has gifted you!

Looks like a throne to me! Who is the ruler who will be using it? Are you at liberty to say?

-- Paul, Texas

This is one of the most beautiful things I have seen.

Amazing job!

Also, I was curious to what type of gold leaf you used?

Thanks for sharing!

-- http://lumberjocks.com/jocks/mindseye/blog/5923

Add my humble voice to those who stand in awe of your work, Bong!

-- There's no tool like an old tool...