Thinking Outside the Box
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>Tall box 8.5"hx3"w turned of unknown wood, pyrographically branded, silver-leafed.
Knowledge You Can Build On — Est. 1998
Thinking Outside the Box
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>Tall box 8.5"hx3"w turned of unknown wood, pyrographically branded, silver-leafed.
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>thank you for viewing :>)
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DWFII
>e,
Beautiful! Sure would be interesting to see what it looked like in between--when you were branding and when you started applying the leaf.
DW
In the High Desert of Central Oregon
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Keith Tompkins
>Now that's a long, cool glass of water!(I heard that in a movie somewhere!) very nice effect.
Very cool!!
Molly Winton
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Ken from SW WI
>-e-, your silver surface treating method is the cat's pajamas. Did Charlie help you on this one?
Been admiring your work for some time now, always glad to see something new.
Wanna try eccentric turning?
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David Hammond, in Powder Springs GA
>Way cool -e- Very nice box; the contrast is great, from the inside to the outside.
David
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John Lucas
>e looks like fun. I like the verticle lines. The wood looks like Cherry but it's hard to tell from the photo.
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Mike Schwing from Md.
>I love this technique and you're getting very good with it. Certainly unique and I bet it sells well!
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>now, there's an idea, keith!
tthanks!!!
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thanks david
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charlie's contribution was ...
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>his hair -- just getting the silver leaf out seems to start attracting those red strands :>)
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>thanks john~!
don't think the wood is cherry -- it was a 'volunteer' tree removed from the playing field across the street, although it does have nice tight grain like cherry.
thanks mike!
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Jennifer@Indy.USA
>Hi E-
Boy this sure is your signature. I've never been a big fan of gold or silver leaf, but you have a technique that really makes it look fantastic. I love it!
Jennifer