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So this was made by my Uncle David. He is a Vietnam vet. I credit him with getting me started with woodworking, after being in a dark place mentally. He is walking the slow mile now and unable to continue his work and his most beloved hobby. I can honestly say He is one of the people in my life that I don't know where I would be now without his influence. You never know when you share your craft with a person how it helps them and where it will take them in life. Teaching to me is one of the most important things a human can do for another. This piece is the size both height and length of a medium sized sofa. I can not say how long it took him to make.
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I had the best birthday I ever had. For the first time I corralled my lovely little granddaughters into the shop to make a couple of hot plate fish shape trivets for their mother. She'd been feeling poorly and I told the little girls that there's nuthin in the world that makes a mommy feel better about things than gifts from their babies that were made by their babys hands with love care and diligence. So we selected from shapes of fish I snarfed off the WWW and got some apple and maple logs (yes that's right we started with logs - short ones, but logs just the same) and resawed and jointed and planed and ripped strips and crosscut pieces of the contrasting color wood. Then we glued up the pieces and left them over night and the next day - - - Yah it was a two day job. The next day we changed the band saw blade together and I showed em how to transfer laser printouts to wood using acetone then with the fish images properly transferred I held them close with my hands on theirs and guided them while they took their work pieces and sawed the fish shapes out on the band saw. Then it was off to the bench for an hour or so of sanding and stroking with files and wood shaped and strips to get the edge contours just right. And they signed them with a wood burn in a discrete place. That night we all had a birthday / new years eve party. It was the best birthday ever. And of course mommy was most pleased.
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Many years ago, I saw a very unique piece of Cedar that actually looked like a fish. I kept trying to come up with a project that I could use it with. A bandsaw box came to mind and here it is
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From the album: CWD Wall Crosses
This was the second 3D model I crated and I incorporated the ichthus or fish symbol into the cross, This design also started as a necklace pendant for my jewelry and was enlarged and modified for the wall cross. This one cut from oak. -
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From the album: from honesttjohn's Lab
This was a 1" thick 16 x 12 pine panel when I started. Had some pretty good detail. Good job by the guy that made the file (wasn't me). -
From the album: from honesttjohn's Lab
Special order cottage sign - 24" round 5/4 pine panel