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lawrence
12-01-2011, 10:30 PM
Well all... I've been using shop scraps to make some more of the ornaments. I tried my hand at painting them and must say that painting is a technique that I will have to keep practicing on before I'm anywhere near Sharon's level of expertise!

At any rate, here they are-- no useful boards were harmed in the making of these ornaments-- the largest scrap used was 6 x 13 or so. I used white oak, red oak, mahogany, mesquite, and maple... not that any of that matters as I ended up painting most of them :)

Carve time for each one was around 25 mins.... so needless to say I made a few for the neighbors too as they put up with my carvewright screaming away for the 8 hours or so it took to carve these.
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u313/ldr_klr/P10909781024x768.jpg
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u313/ldr_klr/P10909791024x768.jpg
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u313/ldr_klr/P10909801024x768.jpg
Lawrence
SharonB
12-01-2011, 11:34 PM
I agree the ornaments are a great way to get rid of scrap wood and pacify neighbors at the same time.... I just wish I was one of your neighbors so I'd have one to hang on my Christmas tree. And I think the hummingbird keychain is a novel idea. Just might have to try one or two myself when I catch up on current projects.
Digitalwoodshop
12-01-2011, 11:52 PM
Nice Work !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AL
easybuilt
12-02-2011, 12:47 AM
Nice job Lawrence and a great way to try out a variety of different wood. Thanks for sharing and your painting looks great!
rcdages
12-02-2011, 07:51 AM
Lawrence,

Very nice very nice.

You have a jump on me for Christmas.

What size is the Hummingbird Key Chain?

Thank you for showing us your project.
LittleRedWoodshop
12-09-2011, 02:34 PM
I told you that I would paint this and post it ... very nice carve. This being the first Christmas at the in-laws (they didn't even have a tree) this is their Christmas gift.

http://i44.servimg.com/u/f44/14/04/28/42/gedc2111.jpg

I will try to get better pics later ...
rcdages
12-09-2011, 03:57 PM
Very nice job on the paint job.
lawrence
12-09-2011, 04:11 PM
Wow!! Excellent job. I love the way you highlighted the details and I'll bet it looks even better in person

Lawrence