Look for the good.

[Charlie E]

Samwise Gamgee and Frodo Baggins. One of my favorite pieces so far.  I love the Lord Of The Rings movies and I think this quote pretty well sums up the moral of the movies. Not a bad quote to live by. The symbol under the quote is a symbol J R R Tolkien made up. It is made up of his 4 initials. The cutting is 9" X 11"-1/2" red oak with some mystery pallet wood I glued together and planed for the backer. I nearly wrecked it a few times including a piece that broke off, that I was able to glue back. And worst of all, I put it in my chair while I was working on the backer, and sat on it.  Can't believe it survived. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6C8SX0mWP0

 

Edited January 21, 2022 by Charlie E

[Foxfold]

Stunning !!

[Joe W.]

The cutouts around the heads is visually engaging and accentuates the faces in a way I don't think I've ever seen before.

Quite striking and beautifully done.  I'll try to remember this one if I ever get deep into designing patterns.

[Roberta Moreton]

I have not read the books or seen the movie(s)?  THAT is striking!

[Charlie E]

3 hours ago, Joe W. said:

The cutouts around the heads is visually engaging and accentuates the faces in a way I don't think I've ever seen before.

Quite striking and beautifully done.  I'll try to remember this one if I ever get deep into designing patterns.

Thanks Joe. I used a free program I found called Cute Cutter. You can Google it. I think it's primarily for making patterns for the Cricut vinyl cutting machines. It's fun to play with anyway. I was able to play around with it and get something close and then clean it up a little in Paint 3D. It was still a bit of a rough draft when I glued it on the wood. This is what I used as a pattern. 

[Dak0ta52]

Nice job Charlie. Love the red oak.

[wombatie]

Awesome cutting and quote.  You really out did yourself Charlie.

Marg

[Gonzo]

That is really cool. Haven’t seen the movies, but have read the books 

[daveww1]

fantastic job