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A budding romance

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maple bubinga heart angle grinder tung oil

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Every year I donate a piece to a heart auction. This year, instead of a box or lamp, I created this bud vase. It is made of maple. It is 18×6 x 9 inches. The base is bubinga. This was carved with an angle grinder. Then refined with scrapers and finally sanded to 2000 grit and finished with tung oil. I have never done a piece like this and would appreciate any feedback on it.

-- Ellen -- www.goodadvertising.com/woodwork


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superbabe621

8 posts in 816 days


posted 815 days ago

Very creative and intricate!

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dennis mitchell

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posted 564 days ago

Nice Work Ellen.

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

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Karson

12617 posts in 842 days


posted 564 days ago

Very nice Ellen. Looks like another one of those projects that has been around for a while but with few comments.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

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scottb

2855 posts in 769 days


posted 564 days ago

Beautiful. Simply beautiful. Very classy.

was it inspired by a font, or ornament set – perhaps subconsciously?

Love the lines and dimension.

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Vincent Van Gogh

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schroeder

462 posts in 567 days


posted 564 days ago

Wow, that’s incredible! My very first thought was “..How do you do that!...” I always admire people with such artistic talent and vision. _VERY _nicely done!

Schroeder

-- The Gnarly Wood Shoppe

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Don

2586 posts in 619 days


posted 564 days ago

Ellen – thanks – this is a lovely piece.

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.canterburybaptist.org/

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Dick Cain

4807 posts in 741 days


posted 564 days ago

Beautiful Ellen, It’s about time we gave you some recognition.

-- Dick Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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MsDebbieP

11547 posts in 602 days


posted 564 days ago

I was thinking that too: how do you do that??? And then you answered it – grinder, scraper, sandpaper… now, doesn’t that SOUND simple!
beautiful design and beautifully created.
my hat is off to you!

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Mike

25 posts in 398 days


posted 366 days ago

I know this was posted a long time ago, but I am seeing it for the first time. All I can saw is WOW!!! That is beautiful.

-- Mike, Charlotte, NC

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Bob #2

1799 posts in 463 days


posted 366 days ago

Some folks really have a gift!

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

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Bob_B

24 posts in 488 days


posted 305 days ago

Very impressive! You are quite an artist. You should be very proud of this.

-- Bob B - Warwick, Rhode Island

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Douglas Bordner

2445 posts in 505 days


posted 304 days ago

Astoundingly beautiful.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

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Ellen

64 posts in 887 days


posted 304 days ago

Thanks so much for the feedback! I am trying my hand at limestone and wood. As soon as this one is complete, of course, I will ask for feedback.

-- Ellen -- www.goodadvertising.com/woodwork

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Thos. Angle

3243 posts in 404 days


posted 304 days ago

It really is quite a work of art.

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

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