*sigh* The customer is always right!?

[new2woodwrk]

We do our best to talk customers out of coloring our products simply because what they envision and what the wood will take are often 2 different things.

Water items, no problem since we do lots of them. Green pasture, no problem we do lots of them.

However once in awhile we get an "unshakeable" customer and no matter what we say, they are adamant in their color scheme...

This then is one of those customers. The "Matt Pan" shadow with Bronze hooks - all black except for the feather!

It took 2 different stains to get the "purest" black we could...

Thanks in advance for looking..

Edited December 6, 2022 by new2woodwrk

[RabidAlien]

Nicely cut!  Coloring doesn't look all that bad, considering some of the "color schemes" I've seen requested.

[daveww1]

nice job

[barb.j.enders]

Looks good.  Instead of stain, I would have used an acrylic paint.

[Charlie E]

Great job! I see what you're saying but I also think it turned out looking nice. Just a silhouette of Peter with a splash of color. Looks cool to me.  Also kind of symbolic, since Peter met Wendy while looking for his shadow.  

[rdatelle]

Looks good Jes. Not quite sure about the feather. I might of left it all black but that's only opinion.

[Scrappile]

Turned out great to my eyes... I love just a splash of color in just the right place..  Great job.

[Dak0ta52]

I'm liking it as well. Like you said, the customer is always right.

[Scrolling Steve]

Looks good from here...

[new2woodwrk]

9 hours ago, rdatelle said:

Looks good Jes. Not quite sure about the feather. I might of left it all black but that's only opinion.

Customers request - not my idea LOL

[new2woodwrk]

11 hours ago, barb.j.enders said:

Looks good.  Instead of stain, I would have used an acrylic paint.

Yeah, that went through my mind for an instant but I'm not a fan of painting my stuff and would have been stuck with a glob of paint left over LOL

 

[jollyred]

Looks good to me.  The best black "stain" I've found is India ink.

Tom

[Blaughn]

I would have chosen differently but "Nothing quite so curious as folks."  You did a nice job with it!

[wombatie]

I think it looks very cool.  They will love it.

Marg

[Gene Howe]

On 12/6/2022 at 4:51 AM, new2woodwrk said:

We do our best to talk customers out of coloring our products simply because what they envision and what the wood will take are often 2 different things.

Water items, no problem since we do lots of them. Green pasture, no problem we do lots of them.

However once in awhile we get an "unshakeable" customer and no matter what we say, they are adamant in their color scheme...

This then is one of those customers. The "Matt Pan" shadow with Bronze hooks - all black except for the feather!

It took 2 different stains to get the "purest" black we could...

Thanks in advance for looking..

If you want a true, ebony like black, India ink is the ticket. Cheap and, easy. But not found on a street corner. 

[Phantom Scroller]

Great on a white wall neat cut. Roly

[John B]

I think you are right, the customer is always right, in this matter anyhow Looks good.

[Goat]

I use minwax true black stain.  It works great and can be found easily at most stores.

[Rolf]

I like it just as it is! The red accent really makes it.

 

Most of the ornaments I sell are natural BB occasionally one calls for a bit of color. This is an example of one of my most popular ornaments.  I believe it is a BJ Holm design, cut from 1.5mm ply (~1/16")

 

We call it Happy Dog.

Edited January 15, 2023 by Rolf