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Nicely done. Thanks for sharing this with us Blake. DW

Very nicely done Steve she is going to love that. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW

Very nicely done Steve. I have made this clock several times and it was always fun to do. Thanks for sharing these with us. DW

Very nicely done. And congratulations to your youngest. Thanks for sharing these with us. DW

Those all came out great Denny. Thanks for sharing them with us. DW

I really like the addition of the color. That came out great. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW

Very nicely done Dave. That will look great on someone's wall. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW

Very nice. I like it. I looks like one of the themes from Festival de los muertos. DW

Very nicely cut pattern.. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW

Very nicely done Jerry. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW

Hehe it looks like Donald Trump and is being displayed all over Mainland China. DW

Nicely done Jerry. That symbol means the 4 elements AIR, WATER, FIRE, EARTH and that they are all part of the whole. The symbol as cut very closely resembles the Celtic version of that. Celtic Shield Knot, Germanic, Protection, Amulet, The shield knot is an universal ancient symbol and has been used by a variety of cultures for protection. The Celts put this design on warriors shields and on clothing, to ward off evil & sickness. DW

Don you did a great job on it. Iggy did a great job on modifying the pattern. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW

Nicely done Ed. I used to have one of those. Great job on that. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW

Excellent! Love the way that turned out. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW

Very nicely done Dan. Those will come in handy. Thanks for sharing these with us. DW

Very nicely done. Those came out great. Thanks for sharing them with us. DW

Very nicely done Jerry. I like the colors of the woods used. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW

Very nicely done. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW

Great job on those Marg. Love the sassafras graining. Thanks for sharing these with us. DW

Those are neat Marg. Love the moose. Thanks for sharing these with us. DW

NIcely cut there Marg. Those came out great. Thanks for sharing them with us. DW

Food coloring is water based generally. While people friendly it takes a bit to get used to using. SO if you take a small amount of water say 1/4 cup to start and start adding the coloring to it and when you think your color is what you want try it on a test piece, you generally will find that it will be very light on the first try. Keep adding and testing until you are satisfied on the color. Word of warning however food coloring while being water based it will raise the grain. There is a technique that will help minimize the grain lifting and that is to dampen the piece to raise the grain then sand it smooth. This will make it so that the grain that would be standing will not be so proud. To make the food coloring + water stain dry faster you can add a small amount of Denatured Alcohol. A word of caution though a little goes a long way and if you add too much it will be difficult to get an even coloring. Other considerations for staining your work, watered down acrylic paint or clothing dyes, there are even some commercially available stains out there that are sold as a powder and you make it yourself. I suggest that you try the food coloring process on a test piece and see if you like it before you attempt to do it on you work. DW

Very nicely done. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW

You will need to test for color fastness but I have used lacquer and believe it or not I have used a good grade of floor finish to give the picture protection then sandwich cut it for further protection. DW