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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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14 comments so far
superbabe621
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posted 815 days ago
Very creative and intricate!
dennis mitchell
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posted 564 days ago
Nice Work Ellen.
-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com
Karson
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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
scottb
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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
schroeder
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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
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Don
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posted 564 days ago
Ellen – thanks – this is a lovely piece.
-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.canterburybaptist.org/
Dick Cain
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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
MsDebbieP
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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)
Mike
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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
Bob #2
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posted 366 days ago
Some folks really have a gift!
Bob
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Bob_B
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posted 305 days ago
Very impressive! You are quite an artist. You should be very proud of this.
-- Bob B - Warwick, Rhode Island
Douglas Bordner
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posted 304 days ago
Astoundingly beautiful.
-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.
Ellen
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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
Thos. Angle
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posted 304 days ago
It really is quite a work of art.
-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon