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[trailfndr]

Pattern by JGR  Poinsettia door topper, made with Paduak, Poplar, Birch,  Frame is Poplar that I stained Walnut.  60 pieces  29 x 8.5 inches

Edited August 17, 2015 by trailfndr

[Scrappile]

Lee, you are killing me.  I see your beautiful work, I want to get into intarsia, I can't afford to by the woods.....   least not right now.  That is a very beautiful piece of craftsmanship and art!

[trailfndr]

Scrappile,  You don't need a lot of woods to give it a go.  In all reality and seriousness, I started out using one kind of wood and stained the first half dozen pieces I made.  I slowly added woods over time, and by using fewer woods, I saved money and costly scrap, while learning more and more about what I was doing.  Don't hesitate....Poplar can be found at lowes , and I have seen it almost white, brown, green, and even purple streaks in it.  Its an easy wood to work with, and is readily available and not very expensive.

[Smudger]

That is really beautiful, wow! The craftsmanship is outstanding,

[Scrolling Steve]

Lee, that is awesome!....You do really nice work!

[amazingkevin]

BAM, And there it is! Oh how many hundreds of poinsettia's 8"10" 24" on store windows i've painted for holidays with tempura paints(finger paint)These are the best i've ever seen! I am going to photo copy this to fit my door as a topper just to admire quality plus ,work. Thank you for making my day 29" 8"

Edited August 18, 2015 by amazingkevin

[amazingkevin]

Oh i love it three pieces of copy paper and two way tape! I'm coming up in the world!

 

Pattern by JGR  Poinsettia door topper, made with Paduak, Poplar, Birch,  Frame is Poplar that I stained Walnut.  60 pieces  29 x 8.5 inches

[oneleggimp]

Pattern by JGR  Poinsettia door topper, made with Paduak, Poplar, Birch,  Frame is Poplar that I stained Walnut.  60 pieces  29 x 8.5 inches

That is absolutely Gorgeous!

Edited August 18, 2015 by oneleggimp

[wombatie]

Another one of my favorites.  I love it Lee, but then again I love everything that you make.

 

Marg

[aubec]

That is beautiful

[Bpardue]

turned out very very nice

[kywoodmaster]

Scrappile,  You don't need a lot of woods to give it a go.  In all reality and seriousness, I started out using one kind of wood and stained the first half dozen pieces I made.  I slowly added woods over time, and by using fewer woods, I saved money and costly scrap, while learning more and more about what I was doing.  Don't hesitate....Poplar can be found at lowes , and I have seen it almost white, brown, green, and even purple streaks in it.  Its an easy wood to work with, and is readily available and not very expensive.

 

I am glad someone else sees the versitility of Poplar. I love it and it is reasonable cheap to buy. Love the door topper looks great.

[trailfndr]

Poplar is one wood that I search the woodpile for.  I go to Lowes and spend a lot of time looking at the poplar, searching board by board for those special pieces that make a sky look like a sky with streaks of color, searching for the green to make leaves and such, and all the amazing grain patterns you can find, if only you take the time to look.  I have made pieces of Intarsia, that appear to have 8-12 different woods, but in actuality, have only 3 or 4 as poplar was used extensively.  Below is a good example,  the lighthouse is made with a grand total of 5 different woods.  Over 50% of this piece is Poplar.