Hello everyone... I really have not been posting any work, just cherry picking some threads here and there. The main reason is that I've been really busy at work and in my rare free time I've been carving a nativity for a very good friend. This is kind of an art concept/symbolism piece, and I know the photos are not good... but what the heck, hope you like it. I used domestics (walnut, maple) not so domestics (Olive "from israel" ) and exotics (kingwood, cocobolo, bocote, black palm, rambutan). The nativity is made up of three separate scenes, with each on it's own absolutely stunning base of maple burl slabs with the bark scrubbed off. Mostly finished with platinum shellac and ren wax. I promise better pictures soon, you really can't even get a good look at things here...just couldn't wait (finally finished it today!).
BTW in case you've never used it...rambutan is hard stuff ccasion1
there are some individual shots to show some up-close detail so you get the feel, and the entire set.
BTW in case you've never used it...rambutan is hard stuff ccasion1
there are some individual shots to show some up-close detail so you get the feel, and the entire set.