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I've already thanked him personally but I'm so thrilled about having it, I want to show it off to everyone!
On the "Testing HDU" post, I made some smart ass comment about carving one of his Signature Brushes out of HDU and sending it to me for "testing". Well, yesterday, look what showed up in the mail! It's not HDU, but I guess it'll do.
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OK............What is it made of ??????? "Inquiring minds want to know" Whatever it is it looks great !!!!!!! Shep'
-------------------- Arvil Shep' Shepherd Art by Shep' -------- " Those who dance are thought to be mad by those who cannot hear the music " Posts: 1281 | From: Mt Airy NC | Registered: Mar 2001
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Wow!!! What a surprise! Terry, if I knew you were gonna post it, I would have sent you a good one
Ok, Details:
The brush is about 7" long and is made of "birdseye maple" (birdseye describes the swirling patterns of grain), all hand carved (no sanding) with a glided wrap. Plus a TON of semigloss laquer.
It's mounted with foam tape to set it above the panel.
The panel is 1 3/4"x9". The face is Blood Wood laminated to a piece of "fiddle back" or "tiger" maple (both terms describe the undulating grain pattern). Some times these panels will be made up of as many as 5 different layers. In sign makers terms..... .....light face,red pinstrip outline,pinstripe shadow, reflective outline, pinstrip shadow, pinstripe outline......5 layers, about 3/8" thick.....three woods.....whew!
This is a panel that you have to hold and move to see how each piece of wood reflects the light, and changes while you move it....sorta "holographic" ? Sorta like a glass piece.......
Any way.....the LETTERHEADS MADE ME DO IT!!!
Terry, Thank You for getting this project going.....now that it's crunch time, it's beginning to feel like a real meet with everyone rushing to get their panels finished before they go home!
Joe, Makin Chips and Havin Fun!
-------------------- Joe Cieslowski Connecticut Woodcarvers Gallery P.O.Box 368 East Canaan CT 06024 jcieslowski@snet.net 860-824-0883 Posts: 2345 | From: East Canaan CT 06024 | Registered: Nov 2001
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I got one of these beautiful brushes from Joe a few years back, and I disply it proudly in my office. My only problem is that it still wont pull a straight line!
-------------------- Ken McTague, Concept Signs 57 Bridge St. (route 107) Salem MA 01970 1-978-745-5800 conceptsign@yahoo.com http://www.pinheadlounge.com/CaptainKen
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