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“Kaleidoscope” Juniper carved vessel-This came from an alligator juniper log. I wanted to create a vase type vessel. I use a chain saw to do most of the carving then go to a series of grinders and sanders. It is quite a lengthy process but well worth it.The last picture gives you a reference to take in the size of the peice.
- The following is straight from my web site:**
Juniper Burls are extremely hard to find and their shapes and sizes vary greatly. We like to use old growth Juniper due to it’s old growth beauty. The age of the trees range any where from 500 to over 1000 years old. This “Forest Restoration” wood are harvested from forest clean up and private land clean up to help prevent forest fires. Each bowl or vase we create is truly a one of a kind center piece. We hand carve and shape each piece using chainsaws and grinders. Then turquoise is added to the natural cracks and then the piece is sanded, with different sanding tools, to a fine grit and hand rubbed oil is applied to reach just the right sheen. Some of the piece we create have intricate wave patterns or folds carved into the piece. This technique takes some finess and control. Each creation is a one of a kind collectors piece
See other carved vessels:
“Tidal Wave” http://lumberjocks.com/projects/7374
“Divided” http://lumberjocks.com/projects/7375
Carved Bowls http://lumberjocks.com/projects/3460
-- Scott NM,http://www.shangrilawoodworks.com
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11 comments so far
trifern
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posted 155 days ago
Scott, you are truely a master artist.
-- Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit.
miles125
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posted 155 days ago
Oh wow! I love it.
-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""
CharlieM1958
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posted 155 days ago
That is a fabulous work af art!!!
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
Todd A. Clippinger
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posted 155 days ago
Scott, what can I really say? Just love this series of pieces.
-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com
dennis mitchell
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posted 155 days ago
Just so happens I have sent my wife to the turquoise store. I can only hope to come close to your work.
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teenagewoodworker
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posted 155 days ago
once again, this is amazing! you are such a wonderful craftsman and artist and i love to see every single piece that you post! thanks for the post!
Scott Bryan
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posted 155 days ago
Scott,
This is truly a one of a kind piece. I can well imagine that it is a lengthy process in creating a work of art such as this. Very well done.
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.
Woodshopfreak
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posted 155 days ago
Wow, is the only word to explain it. I can’t even see how you could create a piece like this from a tree.
-- Tyler, Illinois
moshel
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posted 155 days ago
I agree – WOW! can you give us an idea about how long it takes to make a piece like this? it would have taken me a lifetime or two.
-- The woods are lovely, dark and deep, but I have promises to keep...
scott shangraw
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posted 154 days ago
Thanks to everyone for the kind words!!!These vessells are something that I have fallen into more or less I started with small carved bowls and just started doing larger and more wavy peices.Time wise about 40-50 hours but that is with my wife helping with sanding and inlaying the turquoise so reality is probaly double that.The hard part is finding the peice of wood ,I probably should add that to the hours spent
-- Scott NM,http://www.shangrilawoodworks.com
Les Hastings
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posted 151 days ago
Excellent again Scott!
-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)