First carve of a mantle

[blhutchens]

This was the first time I had carved this mantle.
It was donated to a fund raiser for a motorcyclist who
was injured a few months back.
I was surprised it went at auction for $500.

[sunmiztres]

Wow that is so beautiful. Turned out great. Well worth the $500. You should be proud of yourself.

[SharonB]

An exceptional piece. I can see why it was so well received...great design and finish.

[blhutchens]

An exceptional piece. I can see why it was so well received...great design and finish.

Thank You!
I have been selling one a month of different designs.
I was glad it brought so much (over $300 more than I usually get).

[xchief807]

Really nice came out great

[Smoken D]

Great job, really came out nice. I tried to sell that one on an 8"x48" for $100 at a very large craft show with no luck. It depends so much on location. I was in a Wal-Mart type crowd.

[rcdages]

Outstanding !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[oscarl48]

Brent,

The auction winner got an amazing art piece. Gorgeous work.

Oscar

[Chip]

Great piece! The detail is outstanding!

Chip

[fwharris]

Brent,

Great job sir! Well worth that price and a great contribution for the cause.

[Sliverfoot]

Beautiful work!

[dbemus]

One of the most outstanding pieces of work I have seen on the Forum! Congratulations on your thoughtful generosity!

[Digitalwoodshop]

Very nice work and design !!!!

AL

[kcc2012]

That looks great. Good job.

[RogerB]

Great looking Mantle. Like the pattern. Wow

[blhutchens]

Once again, thank you for all your complements.
I have been selling these (7.5x70") for $150 usually one a month.
I know that is too cheap , but they are selling and people are wanting custom orders too.
I prefer to buy the patterns separately, it gives me more control on depth,width and height of the different elements.
It also lets me copy and paste the background pattern to achieve the desired length/height ratio without distortion.