5th piece

[heppnerguy]

another great job Theresa.  The humming bird looks great and I am sure your friend loves it.  Dick - we are never too old to learn new tricks! 

 Are you sure ?  I am really, really old and quite dull minded..

 

Dick

heppnerguy

[smitty0312]

Beautiful work!

[Ron Johnson]

Beautiful intarsia Theresa and very nicely finished.

[newfie]

Looks great thanks for sharing

[Sparkey]

Very nice work.

[country girl]

Very heavenly looking,All in the same day,When you cook you cook! Looks like poor ol dads lost his shop at this rate,lol

 

 

Well he set down some rules, so i try real hard to pick up after myself. Luckily he has his old saw still.

[country girl]

Very nice work Theresa !....Fit and finish are very nice !

Thanks

[country girl]

That came out really nice, you should be very proud of it!

Thanks. I am pretty happy with the finish. It is so much better to finish the piece before mounting it to any background

[country girl]

 I might just learn something about finishing from you, Theresa...Boy I hate to say that to such a newby....Oh, well, I just might be too old to learn anything any more..

 

Dick

heppnerguy

Dad I might have a few tricks to share withyou, but when it comes to being an intarsia expert...you win. You are so much better.

[country girl]

another great job Theresa.  The humming bird looks great and I am sure your friend loves it.  Dick - we are never too old to learn new tricks! 

 

I definitely think that it is better to finish a piece prior to mounting it to the background, but not sure i would want to finish it by individual pieces.

[country girl]

WoW, you did a great job on that piece. I never tried intarsia before but I'm always tempted. Not sure if I could do that type of cutting.

 

I am not a scroller, but my guess is that the cutting is very much the same. It actually does not have to be as exact because the shaping and sanding will account for the mis cuts. My dad said I can not use cuss words if I get off the line, instead I just say "challenge"

[country girl]

Well done on that piece.  The fit, shaping and finish are right on.  What is the size?

 

The bird is pretty small. This comes from a pattern that includes a flower in it. I would guesstimate the longest wing span to be about 8 to ten inches. It is pretty small.

[country girl]

LOVE IT!!!  That is beautiful!  I know so many people in my family that would cherish it.  Very nicely done.  I agree with Denny, what are the dimensions?  Keep up the great work!

 

Jeff

Thanks Jeff. It is a small piece, only about an 8 to 10 inch wing span.

[country girl]

Great job! Must be a genetic thing. dave

 

My dad has a lot more talent then me. I am just a copy catter. He is so good at so many things. I like to think that I give him a run for his money.

[country girl]

Sweet! I love making humming birds , great job on this one. If I may make one suggestion, blacken the eye. Burnish a piece of walnut or I have also used a magic marker with a gloss finish just on the eye. It will really make things pop.

 

 

Thanks I will be sure to do that before I give it to her/

[country girl]

Very nice work Theresa !....Fit and finish are very nice !

 

Thank you. I had to do a little redesigning to get that good of a fit. I always said that a good wodworker is one that can hid their mistakes. LOL

[Smudger]

Beautiful work

[lonewolf]

That's puuurrrty Theresa. And in one day, WOW! That's a beautiful job.