The cross

[kardar2]

Just got done 1 of 2. The sister N law and wife both want one.

Edited November 3, 2015 by kardar2

[Falcon]

That is a great pattern and great cutting. I think a lighter background might bring it out.

[ONELUNG]

great cutting     Think lighter would really bring out the cross from background

[merlin]

Very nice indeed...............ah yes as stated a lighter background wood be better..................Next time...................

[lawson56]

An Awesome job :thumbs: .Just Beautiful cutting.I do have to agree with whats been said above.Golden Oak maybe?

[DWSUDEKUM]

Nicely done and like the others I think a lighter background would set it off really well.  Thanks for sharing this with us.

 

 

DW

[vykus]

I hate to disagree with ya'll but my impression of the piece is that it is one piece, no backer piece. I like it the way it is, gives a gothic feel. 

[oldhudson]

I like the dark oak. Feels old worldish, it's been hanging in the dinning room for two generations. Great choice of stock and color.

[Gordster]

Very impressive, I believe the picture does not show its real beauty...I like it as it is.

[penquin]

Great cutting. Looks super, would love to see some contrast between the backer and the cut part but it is still one good looking work.

jim

penquin

[kardar2]

Well to tell the truth I actually don't like this cross so dark it is 1 inch thick and cast a lot of Shadows I hung this up on the wall the dark hides a lot of of the detail. I going to take a picture with other one not stained. Thank you all for the nice comments

[orangeman]

Maybe cherry would work better?

 

p.s. we went through Gilroy once. Love garlic!

[Sparkey]

August Cross. Very nice job cutting. I made some out of purple heart and some out of cedar. I liked the cedar crosses the best.

 

Edit: my wood was 3/8 inch thick.

Edited November 4, 2015 by Sparkey

[wombatie]

Beautiful looking cross, unfortunately a lot of the design is lost in the dark wood, what a shame.

 

Marg

[amazingkevin]

  On 11/3/2015 at 6:41 PM, kardar2 said:

Just got done 1 of 2. The sister N law and wife both want one.

Well the darkness of it gives a very old look to it ,A real treasure from the past!Nice work Karl ! You've really got something there,Add a story to go with it,from midevil times in a castle  far away! :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs:

[frankorona]

Great work, looks very well done.      

[penquin]

Believe Kevin got the best answer.  The darkness of it gives it a sort of old world look, like it was make a long time ago and has aged somewhere and developed this wonderful dark color.  Like it again.

jim

penquin

[newfie]

Looks good thanks for sharing

[kywoodmaster]

Very nice work. I am like Kevin I think it gives an old world look to it.

[bobscroll]

I like your cross! Great job on scrolling!

Bob           

[heppnerguy]

i guess you got the message about using contrasting colors for piece and background.. it is a very nice pattern and you executed it well. I would have used a thinner wood and a contrasting background but I am not sure I could have cut it as well as you did ..

 

Dick

heppnerguy