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This unique pair of Ball and Claw feet were carved for a commissioned wing back chair for a very petite lady. They were carved in walnut and later ebonized.
You can see the carving tutorial at my blog by clicking here
-- John, Chisel and Bit Custom Crafted Furniture, www.chiselandbit.com
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18 comments so far
gene
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posted 4 days ago
Simply “Beautiful”
God bless
-- Gene, Virginia
Woodhacker
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posted 4 days ago
Great job John!. ... and an excellent blog too!
Thanks for sharing this.
-- Martin, Kansas
trifern
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posted 4 days ago
Absolutely gorgeous. Astonishing attention to detail.
-- Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit.
gator9t9
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posted 4 days ago
looks great ..Beautiful OMG one thing tho …..so what kinda creature is on the other end of those feet? They are not Raptors are they ?
-- Mike in Bonney Lake "I love the smell of freshly cut sawdust in the morn ..."
Scott Bryan
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posted 4 days ago
John,
This are beautiful.
Thanks for sharing this post.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
Les Hastings
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posted 4 days ago
Great carving job John!
-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)
snowdog
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posted 4 days ago
thems be dragon feet :) in my mind. Wow I love the color. Well done.
-- "so much to learn and so little time"..
Dick Cain
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posted 4 days ago
Beautifully done.
-- Dick Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1
darryl
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posted 4 days ago
fantastic work John!
I can’t wait to come back when I have more time to look at the blog.
-- ~ www.darrylmasterson.com ~ www.woodworkingdungeon.blogspot.com ~
mjlauro
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posted 4 days ago
Wow, great work.
jjohn
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posted 4 days ago
I don’t know if I could do something like that or not. Not done much carving. You must do a lot to do such a great job on them. Thanks for showing.
-- JJohn
Critterman
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posted 4 days ago
Exceptional job, probably the best I’ve ever seen. Well done.
-- Jim Hallada, Newport News, VA
roman
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posted 4 days ago
sweet
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Randy Sharp
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posted 4 days ago
Beautiful job John. Amazing talent.
-- Randy, Tupelo, MS
Texasgaloot
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posted 4 days ago
Ooooo… Ahhhhh….
I’m feeling VERY humble right now…
-- There's no tool like an old tool...
jockmike2
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posted 3 days ago
Just amazing, that takes a lot of patience and skill, beautiful. mike
-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com
Bob A in NJ
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posted 3 days ago
I like making practice handcut dovetails in scraps of pine, cherry, whatever I have lying around. It helps keep me in the shop and skills sharpened. I’ve done a couple of these ball and claws in scrap picecs of glued up 2×4’s just to try it out. Mine are NO WHERE near as nice but I’m just offering this up as a suggestion to other LJ’s to practice the technique.
If mine ever get 75% as nice as these I’ll be happy! Great job.
-- Bob A in NJ
stanley_clifton
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posted 2 days ago
Very nice and quite scary at more than one level.
-- Stanley generally struggling