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Well I got him done. There was something about the original pattern that bugged me, and that was the shoulders or “clothes” as I not so lovingly have been calling it at home!!! I just decided to post this finished because the blog I was making abut him just never seemed to come out right, and all you nice folks at L.J.’s would see how many times I change my mind in the middle of a pattern. LOL!!! The only way I could keep him “naked” was to place him on something like I did. But ya know I did have something happen to me and I was wondering if it has happened to others, and that is a acquaintance of mine saw just the head done and wanted to buy him for his father for fathers day. We came up with a price and I was told to hold it for him and do nothing more to him. Of course I agreed and then the joke was on me. I saw this acquaintance 3 days AFTER fathers day and he said OOPS! I bought my Father something else. Yes I know I should have got a deposit, but the bad thing was trying to get back in the “mode” to finish him the way I wanted too. He is made out of Black Walnut, Cedar,The tips of his feathers is “mystery wood” . Birch plywood and regular plywood for the backer board. (He is Heavy) Lace wood. And Jute wrapped around a Macrame ring. I painted the background black. I HATE using paint on my projects but it worked on this one for me. The Tee- Pees were stack cut using redwood and the yellow is a lemon tree from dear ol’ dad’s backyard. Also from his backyard is this bottom piece. It came from an Apricot tree he also had and I write about often. It is just soooo pretty.The not so round circle comes from the wood I asked you all about in the forums.I believe his face is maple, and the mountain is Walnut.
-- Allison, Northeastern Ca. Remember, Amateurs built the Ark. Professionals built the Titanic!
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21 comments so far
CharlieM1958
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posted 106 days ago
No one would ever know about all those “inner conflicts” that went into making this. It looks fantastic, just like you had planned it exactly this way all along.
I’d be less than happy with that acquaintance if I was you.
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
HokieMojo
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posted 106 days ago
This is so cool, I had to check out some more of your projects. You do some great work.
Russel
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posted 106 days ago
Absolutely beautiful, Allison.
-- When you give someone a chance it may well be their last.
MsDebbieP
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posted 106 days ago
stunning. Love those trees. They really add something special to the entire piece.
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Todd A. Clippinger
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posted 106 days ago
Fantastic Looking Project!
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Dadoo
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posted 106 days ago
Very nice Allison!
-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!
teenagewoodworker
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posted 106 days ago
AMAZING! i saw you talk about this project a while ago and it came out amazing! this one is going to find its way into my favorites! thanks for the post
toyguy
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posted 106 days ago
Nice work Allison. I like yours better than the original design..
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Brad_Nailor
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posted 106 days ago
That is really cool looking! Great job. I dont know much about this..did you cut it by hand or with a scroll saw?
-- Women love me.....trees fear me
jockmike2
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posted 106 days ago
WOW! That is a gorgeous intarsia piece. Museum quality, I hope you’re happy with it, because you really did a super job on it. That really is a beautiful job. You should be very proud. I’d be glad I did’nt sell it. A majestic tribute to our Native American brothers.
-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com
Betsy
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posted 106 days ago
Wow. Intarsia really intrigues me, but I wouldn’t have the patience for it. I’m really impressed with those who can do it. You do it very well. This turned out beautifully.
-- Betsy - GO BUCKS!
ND2ELK
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posted 106 days ago
Very nice piece. You did a beautiful job on this. Thanks for posting.
God Bless
tom
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kine97/Theresa
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posted 105 days ago
Very nice job Allison! I can see that one took some time. Like the layering with the trees & clouds, along with the true intarsia pieces too. Gives the work even more depth! Having better luck with gluing?
-- " I am making a mental list of those who are snickering, and even as I speak, I'm preparing appropriate retribution." -Leo McGarry
Miket
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posted 105 days ago
Vary nice Allison! It looks like a lot of work.
-- It's better to have people think you're stupid rather than open your mouth and remove all doubt.
ChicoWoodnut
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posted 105 days ago
Nice one Allison. I hope the smoke in Chico isn’t coming from his peace pipe LOL.
(The sky is brown again today)
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odie
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posted 105 days ago
Thank you for brightening my day … IT’S BEAUTIFUL!
-- Odie, Confucius say, "He who laughs at one's self is BUTT of joke".
jeanmarc
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posted 103 days ago
Absolutely beautiful
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Napaman
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posted 103 days ago
wow…i love it all…the trees are amazing…nice job! how long does a piece (just work time) take from start to finish???
-- Matt, Napa, CA...177 days to sanity...
jeanmarc
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posted 71 days ago
I want the same one for Christmas thank you. very beautiful works on all your projects
-- jeanmarc manosque france
Dusty56
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posted 1 day ago
WOW , Great job on this project indeed : )
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Grumpy
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posted 10 hours ago
Allison, I missed this one before. Excellent work, great detail.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python