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Matching up this center piece was very exciting for me; it really took me back in time. Back when everything was made by hand. The company that made these wind up music boxes, made half of them with the center piece and half without. The customer was able to get me an existing center piece, so that he could have me make one for his wind up music box.

This carving has a nice blend of scrolls and acanthus leafs, with a center shell top. It took me approximately 34 hours to carve this center piece. And 10 hours to sand, stain, & finish. There is a radius on the back and front, which has to line up exactly in order to fit.
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Starting to carve the shell

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Drawing layout, Ready to start carving

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Completed Carving on the wind up music box

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That is work of master. Congratulations and thanks for sharing.
 

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Wow, that is really gorgeous, Dennis.
 

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C VERY BEAUTIFUL CARVING .GOOD WORK IS SPLENDID
 

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Wow… Dennis, I'm not sure I have the patience for that… lol. That's pretty incredible that it looks exactly the same. Terrific job… very well done!
 

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I am amazed again Dennis - What is the wood you did this in? Would love to combine our knowledge and work on a stone and wood combo with you. Someday we must get together. Makes me want to go out and work on this art piece thats been in my head for awhile now. You are awesome!!!!!!!!!
 

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You are a true master of your trade. Thank you for posting.

God bless
tom
 

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simply stunnig carving-WOW_ nice finished cabinet ! ! ! ! !
 

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Wow, that is beautiful Dennis! You have an amazing talent.

Thanks for posting this.
 

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fantastic work. I owuld love to learn how to carve so well
 

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Must be nice to have some artistic skills. I have to rely on power tools and software since I can't carve a turkey and I can't draw a conclusion. ;) Nice work!
 

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Truly amazing work. Beautiful piece. Thanks for sharing.
 

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Dennis;

This is fabulous carving work!

You did a beautiful job with this project.

Lee
 

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Beautiful!
 

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really impressive level of skill displayed with this piece
 

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Great carving job! Man, I wish I could carve half that good.
 

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Fantastic job! Looks great!
 

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A great looking carving. The customer didn't swap out the original for the copy did they?
 

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I wanted to thank everyone for all the kind words. The carving is out of basswood.
 
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