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Here is the unique chair that I carved the ball and claw feet for. It is very different, and custom fit to a very petite lady. It involved carving, ebonizing, gilding, upholstery and whole slew of other intricate procedures.
You can see the blog writeup and tutorial by clicking here
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jockmike2
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posted 143 days ago
Elaborate and beautiful. What more can be said good job. mike
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trifern
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posted 143 days ago
Absolutely stunning. Your carvings bring back fond childhood memories. I did yard work for a nice elderly lady that had several pieces of furniture with ball and claw feet. My favorite chair of hers had carved dog heads for the arms. If I could transfer the image in my head to your artist skills, we would have a wonderful thing. Sorry, I digress. Great craftsmanship. Thank you for sharing.
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GaryK
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posted 143 days ago
That is a great looking chair. I can’t say that I like the upholstery but the woodworking aspect is fantactic!
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Scott Bryan
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posted 142 days ago
John,
As I said in the blog good job on the woodworking end of the project. The carvings add a lot of detail to the piece.
Well done.
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TedM
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posted 142 days ago
Beautiful carvings!
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CharlieM1958
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posted 142 days ago
Wow! I must say the upholstery is a bit over-the-top for my tastes, but the woodworking is superb!
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dennis mitchell
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posted 142 days ago
Amazing
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jcees
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posted 140 days ago
I think I saw one of these at the er… uhh… the ummm… you know, house of… Not that I’ve actually… nev’ mind.
Beautiful woodwork though, way cool ball-n-claws.
always,
J.C.
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darryl
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posted 140 days ago
love the ball and claw feet, those look amazing!
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