Cardinal Pair

[trailfndr]

A JGR Design.  Made this one with Aromatic Red Cedar, Blue Pine, Chechen, Oak, Osage Orange, Padauk, Peruvian Walnut, Poplar, and Saple.  Its 21 inches tall and 15 inches wide.

I hope the customer will be happy as I am with the results

[Frank Pellow]

WOW!

 

I am sure that the customer will be delighted.

 

As a side note, this is a real inspiration to me to get around to attempting intarsia next year. 

[Frank Pellow]

What is type of wood did you use for the green?

[Bpardue]

very nice

[don watson]

Beautiful piece.

[Scrolling Steve]

Wonderful work, Lee !....Fit , finish, color are spot on!

[daveww1]

that's beautiful

[MTCowpoke22]

Great Job! I love the detail on the branches and claws.

[amazingkevin]

A JGR Design.  Made this one with Aromatic Red Cedar, Blue Pine, Chechen, Oak, Osage Orange, Padauk, Peruvian Walnut, Poplar, and Saple.  Its 21 inches tall and 15 inches wide.

I hope the customer will be happy as I am with the results

ship shape and indubitably done .my word ,you spare nothing to finish of such a piece as this .Hot  gets hotter!

[Gonzo]

Wow! Very beautiful! Thank you for showing us.

[wombatie]

Beautiful.  If they don't like it they don't recognize craftsmanship and beauty.

 

Marg

[EarltheScroller]

Absolutely perfect. Cardinals are my favorite bird and you did them justice.

[trailfndr]

Frank Pellow,  The Green is Poplar.  I search thru piles of wood looking for the green colors

Edited December 7, 2016 by trailfndr

[Frank Pellow]

Thanks for letting me know that it is poplar Lee.

 

Poplar is one of the few deciduous trees that is native to the part of the Boreal Forrest (Hearst, Ontario) that I grew up in.  I have seen (and cut) lots of poplar for firewood, but I don't think I have ever seen any that green.

 

Not that I am implying that you have done so here Lee, but is it regarded as being OK to utilize dye or stain in intarsia pieces?

[NC Scroller]

Some purest may argue that dyes are not allowed but there are colors that just can't be found in woods. My personal take is yes you can use dye if you can't find the color you need.

[Fish]

Very nice work!

[Rolf]

The green in poplar at least from my experience will go brown in time. I now use Lignum Vitae (iron wood for my greenery.

I do Intarsia first to appeal to me and if that means I need to add color so be it. Think about the stained glass artists, they add color and fire the pieces all of the time. Sometimes we have no choice.

Many years ago I did this donation. It had to be blue. Samon stain.

[Rolf]

You did a great job on this It is nice to see the pair of Cardinals the Missus doesn't always get far representation. Lots of nice details. Not familiar with Chechen, will have to look that up.

 

The green in poplar at least from my experience will go brown in time. I now use Lignum Vitae (iron wood for my greenery.

I do Intarsia first to appeal to me and if that means I need to add color so be it. Think about the stained glass artists, they add color and fire the pieces all of the time. Sometimes we have no choice.

Edited December 7, 2016 by Rolf

[DWSUDEKUM]

Excellently done.  Looks fantastic.  I am sure the customer is going to love that.  Thanks for sharing this with us.

 

DW

[meflick]

Awesome work as always.  Thanks for showing your work.

[trailfndr]

While I don't usually use stains or colors,  I have when nothing else will work, such as exotic birds.  The vibrant colors can't be found in natural woods.  When that happens,  I tend to use a Food coloring wash. (water and food coloring mixed to get the color I want) 

 

While nearly all woods will brown over time,  The best thing I can do is  A) apply several coats of finish to seal it,  and B) inform the customer avaoid direct sunlight to slow the process.  I tried to find Lignum Vitae its very difficult to find in my area, so I keep working with Poplar.

 

As for the right and/or wrong of stains and color,  YOU are the artist.  YOU make the decisions as to what you want from the finished piece, and YOU decide if you desire more or different colors.  I have spoken to many so called purists that refuse to use stains, by saying it doesn't belong in Intarsia, However I find many of them to be very hypocritical as they are more than willing to use a whitener to keep wood white, and I personally don't see the difference in adding pigment regardless of the color.

[GPscroller]

Very nicely done.  Am sure the customer will be very happy.  Thanks for the pic.

 

Jeff