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I asked my boyfriend what he wanted for his birhthday, and I told him to think of something I could make since I didn’t have any money and he told me he wanted a Pheonix. I talked to my Instuctor, Mr. Mark Dunn, to get permission. Then after 3 weeks or so of hard work, a beautiful 2×3 foot Pheonix intarsia was born. Bryan Loved it and has it hanging up in his room right now. It it made out of MDF and Oak Plywood. i later wnt in and put a red boarder around it. -Melissa Doty, age 17, Gutherie Job Corps Center
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GaryK
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#1 posted 1921 days ago
Great looking Phoenix! I really like the colors.
-- Gary - Never pass up the opportunity to make a mistake look like you planned it that way - Tyler, TX
Tomcat1066
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#2 posted 1921 days ago
WOW! Very nice!
-- "Give me your poor tools, your tired steel, your huddled masses of rust." Yep, I ripped off the Statue of Liberty. That's how I roll!
Thor
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#3 posted 1921 days ago
That is just wonderful. I know it was well received.
Great future you have in woodworking!
Christina
Grumpy
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#4 posted 1921 days ago
Beautiful job Melissa. Welcome to Lumberjocks.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python
Bradford
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#5 posted 1921 days ago
Absolutely beautiful piece. I am awe struck by the detail. You definitely have a good future ahead of you.
-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford. Wood-a-holics unanimous president
Blake
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#6 posted 1921 days ago
Way cool.
-- Happy woodworking! http://www.blakeweber.us
Scott Bryan
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#7 posted 1921 days ago
That is one nice project. I am sure your boyfriend was overjoyed with the gift. Something like this is a gift from the heart and is far more meaningful than a gift that is bought and wrapped in the prettiest paper. With regards to monetary value this one is priceless.
Thanks for sharing.
-- Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful- Joshua Marine
Dan'um Style
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#8 posted 1921 days ago
I like it !
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Scott
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#9 posted 1921 days ago
You did a great job. He is a lucky boy
-- Scott, Kentucky ----- "Let us so live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry" Mark Twain
woodpecker
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#10 posted 1921 days ago
Thank you all very much for your support! Yes, you all should have seen his face! his eyes got all big and stuff!. i don’t know if you can see it in the picture, but i shaped each piece on a sander before i put them together so it looks and feels like real fire! (74 pieces in all) This website is so cool! i am glad my istructor told us about it!
(THX MR. DUNN!!!)
-woodpecker
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woodup
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#11 posted 1921 days ago
Nice detail and color choices. There is a burn survivor support group called the Phoenix Society. You captured the flames in the birds image very nicely! Michael
-- Michael, Fort Worth, TX. "I wood if I could!"
MsDebbieP
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#12 posted 1921 days ago
Extraordinary.
absolutely stunning.
-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
rpmurphy509
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#13 posted 1921 days ago
WOW (again).
Really fantastic work!
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rikkor
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#14 posted 1921 days ago
Very good work young lady. It is beautiful.
CharlieM1958
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#15 posted 1921 days ago
Wow! Really beautiful work, Melissa.
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
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