Started these back in 2007 and finally completed them for my son. Finished with clear satin poly finish.
Black Walnut Book Ends
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They're beautiful, Ed. Nice carving; nice finish.
Hi Pete, I haven't found my 15" Mahogany yet. Thought I had 4 boards that were around 23" wide but that fell thru the other day. Still looking.
2 years? Is that all. I've got you beat on several now.
But back on topic - very nice bookends. That must have been a very nice chunk of Walnut that they came from.
Did you rough them out on a bandsaw and finish by hand carving? Interested in the process.
Thanks for sharing.
But back on topic - very nice bookends. That must have been a very nice chunk of Walnut that they came from.
Did you rough them out on a bandsaw and finish by hand carving? Interested in the process.
Thanks for sharing.
Hi Ken, I used 3/4" 40 year old Black Walnut boards. I glued 5 boards together for the main part of the bookends. Used a band saw to shape the curve part then carved the curve beads and scallops. Band sawed the 2 boards for the other parts then carved them and then glued them to the 5 boards. The bottom and side boards where cut and used a router to shape the edge. The hardest part was carving the the end grain scallops of the 5 boards glued together. The Black Walnut was hard as a rock to carve. Ed
Yep, been working on a Walnut carving for a long time now. Just simple relief, but the wood is very challenging.
But it sure does look good once complete.
Great looking work there.
Impressive :thumbs_up
I did not weight them but they are really heavy. I just weight them both and they are 14 lbs total.
Need to have a class on making those book ends. A pair of those would look good at my house.
Thanks George, the design is not mine, got it out of one of the carving magazines about 6 years ago.
QUOTE=MagGeorge;459227]Those are classy and elegant looking bookends. Great design and great carving. Like the beautiful finish. Great job![/QUOTE]
QUOTE=MagGeorge;459227]Those are classy and elegant looking bookends. Great design and great carving. Like the beautiful finish. Great job![/QUOTE]
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