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[Charlie]

17"D x 12" H - Cherry, Maple, Zebrawood - 649 Pcs.

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Thanks for looking. All comments welcome.​

 

[McRabbet]

My goodness Charlie! That is absolutely stunning! I am doubly impressed with you placing the maple between the cherry without losing grain continuity. Fabulous work.

 

[Steve_Honeycutt]

Charlie,

This is outstanding!:icon_thum How did you get the maple strips in the cherry? It looks like the cherry sides were all cut from one board.

Steve H.

 

[Charlie]

Rob and Steve,

Thank you for the compliments. I finally came up with my own design/shape/creation.

The 12 vertical segments and 12 horizontal segments are from the same board. I made a circle cutting jig for the bandsaw and made cuts with a 3/16" blade, which leaves a .040" kerf. I then cut/sanded strips of maple .040" thick. I made jigs to keep the cut segments and maple filler strips in alignment while gluing. The segments are made oversize and then dimensioned after glueup.

 

[bobby g]

Very, very nice Charlie!

bobby g

 

[W Burton]

Geeeeeeeez, that is amazing. Absolutely beautiful. Keeping the grain pattern together makes the piece work perfectly. You really did an excellent job both designing and crafting it. I was surprised that it didn't have even more pieces than that, it looks so complex.

Bill B

 

[JCraig]

Charlie, That is absolutely beautiful.

 

[LeftyTom]

Spiffy as always, Charlie. :icon_thum

 

[meredj]

Just WAY beyond my comprehension, to even try to figure out how you do something like that. Sorta like "here are your 400, 401k choices, please pick 3", it makes my head hurt !

 

[Russ Denz]

Charlie,
The most significant compliment I believe there is for a woodturner is to become an artist. You, sir, are a true artist in my opinion. Wonderful creation!

 

[Charlie]

Thanks for all the compliments:gar-Bi

 

[DWSmith]

Trust me, the photos don't do the work justice. Stunning is to mild a word to use. I saw this one in person this past week and it is amazing!

 

[scsmith42]

Holy Cow!!!!

Charlie - that is WAY COOL! You just keep raising the bar!

 

[uncledavid]

Charlie, one word came to my mind when I saw these.....WOW.....

 

[Joe Scharle]

Looks like you've graduated from genius to Master Genius !
Seriously, that one just screams Planning - Effort - Execution.
Congratulations!

 

[NSPS7939]

Charlie, I am stunned. You really are a master.

 

[Bugle]

Holy cow, Charlie! Keeping track of the pieces so you can line up the grain has got to be nerve wracking. I gotta get back over to your shop just so I can be humbled and amazed again. (as soon as I finish the porch floor :BangHead

 

[Charlie]

Again, Thanks to everyone for the great comments.
Preston, give me a call anytime.
To everyone else, my shop is always open and I really enjoy visitors. Joe Scharle stopped by today for a few hours and we had a great time.

 

[ReynoldsJay]

Very impressive! I have much to learn, and feel like I'm in the right place to learn from many on here. Thanks for sharing your creativity! Not only is it amazing, it is also inspiring!

 

[rbizieff]

Wow Charlie! Your artwork continues to get more and more intricate each time! I'm continually amazed at the detail you throw into these, and the beauty that comes of it!