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Project by Dennis Zongker posted 97 days ago 1779 views 11 times favorited 50 comments Add to Favorites Watch

This is the first of two Persian king carvings for a custom column that I am making for in a customers home. The carving is 18-in. x 24-in. and the stain will match the gray slat color on the artwork. To seal the wood I brushed on a conditioner on both sides of the 2-in.-thick basswood.

This Persian king is seated on a cushioned throne holding a staff and flower, two traditional symbols of royal power in Persia dated around 2500 years ago. This is just one side of a carved column for a customers home. The opposing two sides of the column is hand-carved to match artwork provided by the customer of two different Persian Kings while the other two sides will have routed flutes down the sides with a base and top crown molding.

The next King carving will be of a king battling a monster.

-- Dennis Zongker




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CharlieM1958

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#1 posted 97 days ago

Fantastic work as always, Dennis!

I’d love to see what this house is going to look like when it’s finished.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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dust4tears

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#2 posted 97 days ago

wow

-- Ride hard or go home~

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Patti Zongker

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#3 posted 97 days ago

It was very enjoyable watching you carve this panel~~You did a wonderful job Dennis :)~~

-- Follow your passion, and success will follow you.

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Ken90712

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#4 posted 97 days ago

As always Dennis, great work. Your amazing talent goes without saying. The details on this are great. I really like the cracks it gives it an extra added touch. Always a pleasure to look at what you’re working on.

-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"

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Karson

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#5 posted 97 days ago

Dennis A great job.

-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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Charles Maxwell

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#6 posted 97 days ago

Bravo! Fantastic work Dennis. More please!

-- Max the "night janitor" at www.hardwoodclocks.com

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Sheila Landry (scrollgirl)

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#7 posted 97 days ago

You are quite an amazing artist! It simply takes my breath away! Incredible!

Sheila

-- Contributing Editor, Creative Woodworks and Crafts, Sheila Landry Designs http://www.sheilalandrydesigns.com "Knowledge is Power"

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cosmicturner

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#8 posted 97 days ago

Great looking job Dennis is the last picture the stone original? Looking forward to seeing more pics of the other side…very cool!

-- Cosmicturner

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DocSavage45

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#9 posted 97 days ago

Damn! You’re good!

-- Cau Haus Designs, Thomas J. Tieffenbacher

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a1Jim

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#10 posted 97 days ago

Wowzville that’s cool. Great job.

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

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savannah505

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#11 posted 97 days ago

Truly amazing work Dennis, I love your projects, they are the best.

-- Dan Wiggins

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MarkTheFiddler

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#12 posted 97 days ago

Spectacular! True artistry and skill.

-- Learning is like a door. Open it and there are hundreds more on the other side. Thanks for all the lessons!

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Grumpy

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#13 posted 97 days ago

Brilliant work Dennis.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

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Brandon

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#14 posted 97 days ago

Wow! You even have the cuneiform down! Your work is simply amazing. I’d love to see some Assyrian lion hunts, too. :-)

-- "hold fast to that which is good"

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oakwood

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#15 posted 97 days ago

Very nicely done. Beautiful carving.

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