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Flower mirror for my niece

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Flower mirror for my niece

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Flower mirror for my niece

Craig Daymon

Aside for a few minor things, the flower mirror for my niece is complete. (Still need to finish the honey bee and glue in the mirror.) Sadly, I used too much epoxy, so the blossom doesn't turn as intended. Possibility I could have freed it, but it was too risky. The one image that shows it glued in was not the point that froze it up, it was gluing on the cap at the back that connects the bloom to the stem. Woods used, Camphor Burl, Masur Birch, Mahogany, Curly Maple and Kingwood.






There a dedication on the bottom. Base is about 7" in diameter. Overall piece is about 9" high.

Belated thanks go to Neil Scobie for his article on multi-axis donuts that allowed for the stem.

Re: Flower mirror for my niece

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Really beautiful


Re: Flower mirror for my niece

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Ellis Walentine

Wonderful!

Ellis Walentine

How about how that curly maple looks with the green dye on it?

This piece is whimsical, creative, thoughtful and accomplished -- oh, and did I mention tasty? She'll love it.

Thanks for the update.

Ellis

Re: Flower mirror for my niece

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Lucky niece !!!


Re: Flower mirror for my niece

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Re: Wonderful!

Craig Daymon

Thanks. I'm pretty happy with it, I hope she is too. (She's at that age where it can be tough to gauge the reaction.)

I only wish it turned. Not that that extra feature would have been used more than a couple time, but there was a lot of time lost trying to get that bearing safely mounted in there. Still have 2 more such bearings, so maybe there's a chance I can avoid the same issue on the next project. (Yep, I REALLY wanted it to turn.)

I have another idea that uses half of a Scobie eccentric doughnut, using a lot more Curly Maple and more dye. A deserted island. The base of which is a flat piece of Curly Maple dyed blue. A dome turned from a wood without any noticeable grain, end grain turned. (Maybe Palm?) Maybe dyed to adjust color. Palm tree on the island, the trunk of which from Curly Maple dyed brown. The curls will make for the divisions in a palm trunk. The palm leaves from Curly Maple as well, dyed green. Each leaf from a separate stick of Curly Maple such that the curls go from the palm stem mount point to the tip of the leaf. A couple small coconuts, possibly a beach chair and umbrella.

Biggest issue with that project is that it is a smaller project based on the thickness of Curly Maple stock I have. Will greatly make for turning the eccentric doughnut much more difficult.