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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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17 comments so far
GaryK
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posted 186 days ago
Great looking Phoenix! I really like the colors.
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
Tomcat1066
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posted 186 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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posted 186 days ago
That is just wonderful. I know it was well received.
Great future you have in woodworking!
Christina
Grumpy
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posted 186 days ago
Beautiful job Melissa. Welcome to Lumberjocks.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python
Bradford
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posted 185 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.
Blake
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posted 185 days ago
Way cool.
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Scott Bryan
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posted 185 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.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
DAN
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posted 185 days ago
I like it !
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Scott
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posted 185 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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posted 185 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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posted 185 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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posted 185 days ago
Extraordinary.
absolutely stunning.
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rpmurphy509
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posted 185 days ago
WOW (again).
Really fantastic work!
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rikkor
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posted 185 days ago
Very good work young lady. It is beautiful.
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CharlieM1958
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posted 185 days ago
Wow! Really beautiful work, Melissa.
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
Harold
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posted 175 days ago
I have looked at this piece several times now, it truly is wonderful Melissa.
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PanamaJack
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posted 170 days ago
Wow! time well spent indeed!
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