| Project by KennethBirdine | posted 202 days ago | 269 views | 1 time favorited | 16 comments | ![]() |
I carved this piece out of poplar. It’s 4 1/2” tall and 6 1/2”x6 1/2” wide. I colored it with diluted oil paints and stain.
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16 comments so far
Betsy
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posted 202 days ago
WOW! That’s beautiful.
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Bradford
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posted 202 days ago
What patience and keen vision you must have to carve such a beautiful piece. I envy your talent. Nice box. But can you post pics of the inside also? I know we would like to see the rest also.
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Harold
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posted 202 days ago
A box? This is beautiful work. what a wonderful box.
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scott shangraw
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posted 202 days ago
Great job.Did you stain then add the oil paint details?
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Scott Bryan
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posted 202 days ago
The lid is gorgeous. Poplar is a much underused wood. And often when it is used, the first inclination it to simply paint it. Very nicely done. I will ditto Bradford’s comments about the inside as well..
Thanks for the post. Your carving skills are wonderful.
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cajunpen
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Kenneth I don’t know if you are aware of the law or not – but making boxes this beautiful is illegal. I’m going to have to confiscate it for evidence. Beautiful box.
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tpastore
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posted 201 days ago
Nice job! reminds me of some of the stuff Dixie Biggs does.
GaryK
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posted 201 days ago
Great looking carving!
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rikkor
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posted 201 days ago
That is just stunning. Beautiful detail.
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MsDebbieP
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posted 201 days ago
oh my!!! Amazing. WOW
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Cookie
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posted 201 days ago
Beautiful, how creative. Good job.
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zebrano
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posted 201 days ago
Perfect carving.This box is a real masterpiece!
ND2ELK
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posted 201 days ago
Beautiful carved box. Thank you for posting
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KennethBirdine
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posted 200 days ago
Thank you for all of your comments.
Scott Shangraw,
To answer your question about the coloring process, I applied a couple washes of thinned oil paints and let that dry. Then I applied a reddish brown stain a couple times. After the stain was dry I applied a few coats of Danish oil and a few days later finished it with some deft spray (gloss).
To you guys who wanted to see the inside, I’ll take a picture as soon as possible, although you’re not missing much I didn’t line it or make any cool compartments.
Thanks again,
Kenneth
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Blake
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posted 199 days ago
This is awesome! Love the carving… it’s got so much depth to it. Really nice.
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mtnwild
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posted 9 days ago
Amazing.
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