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bowl/tray thingy

Project by dennis mitchell posted 550 days ago 827 views 1 time favorited 26 comments Add to Favorites Watch

Sometimes a project just takes off all by itself! That’s what happened today. First I carved out the bowl using some Quakie wood I got to burn. I had never planned for a base, but It has one. The base is a chunk of Cottonwood out of the firewood pile too. I’m not use to these smaller projects so it has been kinda fun. I’m use to having a project in my head for weeks. This project a day has been a challenge. I’ve liked it. Somehow reminded of an artist sketch. Just for the heck of it I set a small piece of Jasper into the base. Hard to see which is just fine.

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com


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GaryK

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posted 550 days ago

I guess Thingy would be as good a name for it as anything. I can’t think of a catagory to put it in.

Looks like it would be a great candy holder.

Nice job!

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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Diane

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posted 550 days ago

Its really attractive. Are you going to keep, give it away or sell it? I see it as a place to put jewelry. It looks more for a man but many women like this look like myself.

It looks like a tree trunk to me with the bowl above. I wish I could make something like this, I would have painted the bowl to look like leaves to complete the tree look.

Diane

-- http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/bb276/DMarcella/

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Mark A. DeCou

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posted 550 days ago

cool Dennis. Hope your show goes well!

-- Mark DeCou - American Contemporary Craft Artisan - www.decoustudio.com

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trifern

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posted 550 days ago

Very cool project that looks like you had fun with.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

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dlcarver

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posted 550 days ago

very good Dennis….love it.
Dave

-- Dave Leitem,Butler,Pa.,http://dlcarver.etsy.com

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Napaman

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posted 550 days ago

the artist continues his journey…so cool…

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

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gbvinc

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posted 550 days ago

Very cool Dennis.

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mrtrim

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posted 549 days ago

exceptional as all your projects are ! very nice dennis

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Scott Bryan

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posted 549 days ago

Dennis,

This is quite unique. I find it very interesting to view. Well done and good luck as well.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

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Russel

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posted 549 days ago

So this is what’s hiding in the firewood? It takes a special eye to see something like this in a pile of firewood. Unique and full of character.

-- Working at Woodworking www.VillageLaneFurniture.com

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teenagewoodworker

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posted 549 days ago

cool project. I’ve done that a couple of times just have a piece of wood and just made something. I’m sure that it will find a place somewhere though, thanks for the post.

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Jarrod Zion Murphree

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posted 549 days ago

Nice job Dennis; I’ve got a pile of hickory ‘fire wood’ for the BBQ smoker. I might have to go out there and root around….

-- Jarrod, Taos, NM http://jzmurphree.wordpress.com/

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cowboy

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posted 549 days ago

Nice job Dennis great imagination to turn out something so interesting and cool from scrap wood that takes real imagination

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Lip

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posted 549 days ago

Nice … now you have to go make a thingy to put in your thingy! lol

-- Lip's Dysfuncational Firewood Farm, South Bend, IN

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Dadoo

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posted 549 days ago

What a wonderful place to keep your beer nuts!

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

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Karson

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posted 549 days ago

A great looking Thingie. It would probably fit in with the what-cha-ma-call-it.

Nice job Dennis.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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scottb

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posted 548 days ago

I see the Jasper! Cool bowl/tray thingie. Love it!

Hey Rob, Whaddaya say, we’ll each make one for Nana and Papa this year (each using our own local woods), but not tell em we planned it and act all surprised to see/hear of each others?

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

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DAN

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posted 548 days ago

Well done project Dennis ! I’ve been thinking about how to add stones to my woodworking experience as well.

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

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Lee A. Jesberger

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posted 547 days ago

Hi Dennis;

This thingy is spectacular!

Great craftsmanship, and vision in seeing what was hiding in the wood.

Beautiful!

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

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RobS

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posted 546 days ago

Nice job Dennis! Very unique and resourceful. Curious what the size of this project is..

Scott, careful about expressing your ideas in print. Papa tends to peruse these projects once in a while… but now that you brought it up I’m certainly willing to give it a try…

-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX

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scottb

3402 posts in 1222 days


posted 546 days ago

Oh, well, forget it then.

Wink wink, nudge nudge.
Say no more.

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

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Dick, & Barb Cain

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posted 541 days ago

Beautiful, & very artistic Dennis.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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jeanmarc

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posted 486 days ago

Very cool project

-- jeanmarc manosque france

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mtnwild

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posted 354 days ago

Missed this one. Very cool. I see a bird bath. Now if the wood would not split, I’d love something like that for the birds. Something like that would look great in the garden.

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

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MsDebbieP

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posted 354 days ago

this is SWEET

how did I miss one of your projects??

I see this is as a wash basin; I can see the water pouring into it and then overflowing… to somewhere :)

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Thos. Angle

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posted 354 days ago

Imissedittoo, OOPS. It sure looks like fun. We all need to do something spontaneous once in a while.

-- Thos. Angle

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