Carved mirror for the wife.

[autobodyman]

My computer bought the farm a while back and I need to reload my Carvewright software, at some point I will have to get advice on how to do that from the forum. In the mean time I did this over the last couple months by hand.

I started this project in June for a birthday present for my wife, however her birthday was in July so I guess it will be an early Christmas present. I carved everything but the Corbels, they were on sale at VanDykes so I bought a couple sets though at the time I had no idea what I would do with them.


I turned the bottom corners in my lathe and didn't like how they looked (centers seemed to plain) so I thought I'd add some LED strip lights and found some pull/on push/off switches turned some "grapes" for the knobs. The left grape turns on the mirror light the right one for the "scene" light.

The grapes and leaves took me around 40 hours to carve and sand, I didn't really keep track of my time much beyond that. If I had to guess I'd say I have around 100 to 150 hours in this project.

The top is a modified carving pattern that I sort of converted to an Intarsia carving thing.

Woods used:
Cherry: Main body, frame, grapes & leaves, "hills" in top Intarsia/carving, pretty much everything except for the list below.

BoxElder burl: Leaves on trees
Curly Maple: trees
Walnut: pine trees, owl, turkeys
Cherry burl: turbulent water in the creek
cedar burl: center bushes
buckeye burl: Rocks
Ash: Deer
Poplar: Turtle in creek
Mahogany: Squirrel
Cottonwood: antlers on deer

I've also carved 1 of three lady bugs from some amboyna burl that I will use as screw hole covers after I drill and screw this to the wall. I ordered the mirror from my glass guy it should be here sometime next week.


I don't know if it's co-sure to link to other forums but if you want to see the progress photos click the link below, you don't have to be a member to see the photos.
carved mirror WIP

And more photos of it completed:
Carved mirror completed

What do you think of it?

Thanks ~Mike

[Mikewiz]

That is beautiful. Amazing you carved that by hand, wish I had half your talent. Your wife will love it for sure.

[gwizpro]

Absolutely amazing. You sir, have talent

[DickB]

Fantastic! Way beyond my skills. How many hours do you have into it?

[papawbummie]

You wouldn't happen to have that deer scene for sale would you? WOW! Bert

[CNC Carver]

Wonderful work!

[aokweld101]

There is at times that we see someone's work and are amazed of the talent ...truly AWESUM

[Smoken D]

Excellent Job Mike! The details are fantastic, she will cherish it.

[JDPratt]

Truely amazing work.

[blantz]

Fantastic - excellent workmanship are the patterns forsale?