Popular Post Dave Monk Posted June 13, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted June 13, 2021 I used a cardinal pattern by Kathy Wise and added the Dogwood. Used bloodwood, red oak, cedar, walnut, aspen, yellow heart, canary and poplar. My client loved it. Be_O_Be, oldhudson, Karl S and 18 others 20 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preprius Posted June 13, 2021 Report Share Posted June 13, 2021 This is beautiful. Excellent bird breast. The grain on the breast just make you feel the roundness of a real bird. Dave Monk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirithorse Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 Another museum quality piece! Thanks for sharing and God Bless! Spirithorse Dave Monk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 WOW! That is absolutely dynamic! Dave Monk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Monk Posted June 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 25 minutes ago, Rockytime said: WOW! That is absolutely dynamic! Thanks so much. I didn't notice until after I was done that the inside of the top and bottom were the same except I turned them opposite directions. I wished I would have thought about it before it was done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 That is a fabulous box. Perfect in fact. Marg danny and Dave Monk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomanydogs Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 My gosh Dave, you have made some amazing pieces, this box is outstanding. Well done. Dave Monk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 WOW!! Awesome job!! Dave Monk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 fantastic box, love the bird Dave Monk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie E Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 Wow! That's a top shelf heirloom piece Dave. Even the eye is amazing. I zoomed up on it and it looks like you stole a Cardinal's eye. Fantastic! Dave Monk and danny 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meflick Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 Of course your client loved it, it is a stunning piece. Dave Monk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Monk Posted June 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 4 hours ago, Charlie E said: Wow! That's a top shelf heirloom piece Dave. Even the eye is amazing. I zoomed up on it and it looks like you stole a Cardinal's eye. Fantastic! Thanks for the compliment. I used a dowel turned up the speed on my sanding mop and burned the end,. Charlie E 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie E Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 15 minutes ago, Dave Monk said: Thanks for the compliment. I used a dowel turned up the speed on my sanding mop and burned the end,. I'll try to file that away for the future. Couldn't have turned out any better! Dave Monk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Monk Posted June 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2021 6 hours ago, Charlie E said: I'll try to file that away for the future. Couldn't have turned out any better! We can always see things that we can do better. Thanks so much. Charlie E 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjweb Posted June 15, 2021 Report Share Posted June 15, 2021 Dave, that’s beautiful, your craftsmanship talent is excellent, will this be for his ashes or just his personal stuff, RJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSull Posted June 15, 2021 Report Share Posted June 15, 2021 Amazing work and I love the wood colors! Maybe someday if I can get my intarsia skills that good I would love to do that cardinal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Monk Posted June 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2021 1 hour ago, rjweb said: Dave, that’s beautiful, your craftsmanship talent is excellent, will this be for his ashes or just his personal stuff, RJ I think it's for personal stuff. Thanks for the compliment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Monk Posted June 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2021 56 minutes ago, CSull said: Amazing work and I love the wood colors! Maybe someday if I can get my intarsia skills that good I would love to do that cardinal. Thanks for the compliment. All it takes is practice, practice and more practice. It helps me a lot to look at other peoples work who are much better than I so I can compare it to mine and see where I need to improve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben2008 Posted June 16, 2021 Report Share Posted June 16, 2021 Spectacular! Dave Monk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted June 17, 2021 Report Share Posted June 17, 2021 On 6/13/2021 at 3:30 PM, Dave Monk said: I used a cardinal pattern by Kathy Wise and added the Dogwood. Used bloodwood, red oak, cedar, walnut, aspen, yellow heart, canary and poplar. My client loved it. Oh my God. What a terrific memorial box. When I saw you had posted another of your first class projects, I got really excited and once more I was not let down. This is one of the most beautiful and meaningful boxes I have ever have the pleasure to see. The last photo sort of made my heart stop for a moment, as I read the inlay inscription. You are indeed a wood artist. Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Monk Posted June 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2021 10 hours ago, heppnerguy said: Oh my God. What a terrific memorial box. When I saw you had posted another of your first class projects, I got really excited and once more I was not let down. This is one of the most beautiful and meaningful boxes I have ever have the pleasure to see. The last photo sort of made my heart stop for a moment, as I read the inlay inscription. You are indeed a wood artist. Dick heppnerguy Thanks for the compliments Dick. I love it when I can make something for someone that has a lasting memory to them. heppnerguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted June 17, 2021 Report Share Posted June 17, 2021 On 6/15/2021 at 9:58 AM, Dave Monk said: Thanks for the compliment. All it takes is practice, practice and more practice. It helps me a lot to look at other peoples work who are much better than I so I can compare it to mine and see where I need to improve. i try to do the same thing as you and it does help. Some people just have better skill levels and abilities then others. I do find that I have been doing better then before as all I wanted to do was cut a pattern and then I would get in a hurry to finish it as I got close to the end. I recently have slowed way down and I am trying to do a better job cutting as well as putting more effort on my finishing too. I still do not take the time needed to perfect any particular skills but only tackle the project at hand. I have wanted to make patterns, especially wood portrait patterns for years. I have made some and I was pretty happy with the ones I did but I still have not taken time to really understand them well. Each time I do try one, it is, starting over from the beginning instead of learning to do the steps automatically. Just me I guess. In this way, I am my own worse enemy. One can not develop a skill by wishing to do so. Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Monk Posted June 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2021 2 hours ago, heppnerguy said: i try to do the same thing as you and it does help. Some people just have better skill levels and abilities then others. I do find that I have been doing better then before as all I wanted to do was cut a pattern and then I would get in a hurry to finish it as I got close to the end. I recently have slowed way down and I am trying to do a better job cutting as well as putting more effort on my finishing too. I still do not take the time needed to perfect any particular skills but only tackle the project at hand. I have wanted to make patterns, especially wood portrait patterns for years. I have made some and I was pretty happy with the ones I did but I still have not taken time to really understand them well. Each time I do try one, it is, starting over from the beginning instead of learning to do the steps automatically. Just me I guess. In this way, I am my own worse enemy. One can not develop a skill by wishing to do so. Dick heppnerguy I've seen some of the patterns you've made in the past and they are really good. You are right. Last week I was trying to do something in Inkscape that I used to do quite often but no way could I remember. As the saying goes.........if you done use it you loose it. Maybe age has something to do with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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