Popular Post MarieC Posted March 22 Popular Post Report Posted March 22 (edited) I saw a picture of a tree of life cut out on here that I liked by @Fish a month ago or so....So I cut this out of a piece of Walnut I found in my scrap pile. I really loved the grain. I made it for a church friend of mine so the two flowers that I carved and painted are suppose to represent our friendship. I am giving it to her this next week for her birthday. Edited March 23 by MarieC ChelCass, Wilson142, Joe W. and 24 others 23 4 Quote
jerry walters Posted March 23 Report Posted March 23 Very nice Marie. You did a beautiful job with the tree of life. A very nice touch adding the flowers you carved showing your friendship. This will most certainly be a cherished memory for your friend. I know when we make special gifts for friends the gift becomes extra special. Jerry Scrappile and MarieC 1 1 Quote
Jim McDonald Posted March 23 Report Posted March 23 Beautiful work on a wonderful piece of stock. Almost looks metallic. MarieC 1 Quote
Woodsedge Posted March 23 Report Posted March 23 Very nice Marie. We should all be so lucky to have nice walnut in our scrap pile. What are the dimensions of this piece? Mike MarieC 1 Quote
wombatie Posted March 23 Report Posted March 23 Really beautiful and the Forget Me Not flowers add just that extra something. Your friend will love it I'm sure. Well done. Marg MarieC 1 Quote
MarieC Posted March 23 Author Report Posted March 23 12 hours ago, Woodsedge said: Very nice Marie. We should all be so lucky to have nice walnut in our scrap pile. What are the dimensions of this piece? Mike Thank you so much.....I was lucky on the piece of walnut... the diameter is 8 inches. The thickness of the cutting is roughly 1/2" and the backer board is about 1/4". thanks again Quote
MarieC Posted March 23 Author Report Posted March 23 (edited) 13 hours ago, jerry walters said: Very nice Marie. You did a beautiful job with the tree of life. A very nice touch adding the flowers you carved showing your friendship. This will most certainly be a cherished memory for your friend. I know when we make special gifts for friends the gift becomes extra special. Jerry Thanks Jerry, I agree with you about home made gifts....She is a special friend. Edited March 23 by MarieC Quote
MarieC Posted March 23 Author Report Posted March 23 13 hours ago, Jim McDonald said: Beautiful work on a wonderful piece of stock. Almost looks metallic. Thank you Jim, It looks more glossy than it does in real life. I used Deft Satin lacquer spray with the deft sealer underneath. Quote
MarieC Posted March 23 Author Report Posted March 23 12 hours ago, Scrappile said: Super. That is very special. Thanks Paul, I modified the cutting from Fish's pattern because I just didn't want to cut out all those leaves (kind of a procrastinator on this one). I am having trouble with my Excalibur EX-21. It actually took me twice as long to cut this out than it did to carve it. The tension isn't holding on the saw and it isn't because of my Pegas clamps, because I changed out the knobs, etc. on it. I contacted @kmmcrafts and he tried to help but it was getting too complicated for me. So I went ahead and purchased a King 21. (this is the previous model made in Taiwan). Anyway, thank you again. kmmcrafts 1 Quote
MarieC Posted March 23 Author Report Posted March 23 12 hours ago, wombatie said: Really beautiful and the Forget Me Not flowers add just that extra something. Your friend will love it I'm sure. Well done. Marg Marg, thank you for your kind words...And good guess on the flowers Quote
Richard Hotchkiss Posted March 23 Report Posted March 23 Marie, very beautiful work, you did a great job and your friend will love it. MarieC 1 Quote
Dak0ta52 Posted March 23 Report Posted March 23 Marie, you know how to take a basic pattern and make it nice... but then you add your special techniques to make it outstanding. Beautiful piece! Quote
kmmcrafts Posted March 24 Report Posted March 24 Beautiful work you have done as always.. Congrats on the new saw!! I don't think you can go wrong with the older style King 21" but I don't think the newer models are any different than the Harbor Freight saw other than maybe the color. Shame that they keep tricking people buy using the brand names that was once considered a good solid saw and making them cheaply and selling them at half the price they used to be. MarieC 1 Quote
MarieC Posted March 25 Author Report Posted March 25 3 hours ago, Fish said: Beautiful work!! Dan, thank you so much for creating this pattern. I was in a bit of a hurry so I had to cut a few branches and leaves off your original pattern but I absolutely loved it. Your cutting was so much better than mine but I do like how it carved out. Thanks again. Quote
Charlie E Posted March 27 Report Posted March 27 Beautiful job and unique as always. Love the Dogwood flowers. MarieC 1 Quote
Hudson River Rick Posted March 28 Report Posted March 28 @MarieC Beautiful job on an outstanding pattern. I have tried to find the pattern, but have had no luck. Does anyone know if Dan(fish) has made the pattern available. Marie, THANKS FOR SHARING. Rick MarieC 1 Quote
MarieC Posted March 30 Author Report Posted March 30 On 3/28/2026 at 8:49 AM, Hudson River Rick said: @MarieC Beautiful job on an outstanding pattern. I have tried to find the pattern, but have had no luck. Does anyone know if Dan(fish) has made the pattern available. Marie, THANKS FOR SHARING. Rick Rick, I don't know if he had. I did see he commented on mine. I actually modified his (I just did it by hand) from his picture he posted. I didn't want to cut/carve so many leaves because I am such a procrastinator that I had to do some pruning on the pattern to get it done on time His cutting is really nice though. Quote
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