Popular Post rafairchild2 Posted November 9, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 9, 2023 (edited) Today I sold my Canary Wood Christmas tree nativity (image attached) for $100.00 to a Spanish Officer at NATO. This was one of my pieces I was most proud of. I had over 12 hours of drilling and cutting in this piece. The fine details and lines surprised me. "Damn.. I did it without breaking!" I currently have a few more smaller tealight nativities ready to cut this weekend. But the other images attached show my current big project. It is 3 layers, and I will use colored 'fairly" lights to illuminate it from behind. I still need to decide how far apart I am going to space the layers, but that's the easy part. I have completed layer one, and yesterday I finished cutting the perimeter of layer two. Although not as intricate as the tree, it is a challenging piece. I am taking a four-day weekend starting tomorrow, so I will have a lot of shop time. I am thinking of changing the cross on the 2nd church to a Star of David. I think that will balance this winter scene as it is reminiscent of the small town I grew up in. I am using FD Ultra Reverse #1 and #3 blades. 1/4 Cherry for first two layers. Last layer 1/4 Mahogany. Edited November 9, 2023 by rafairchild2 JessL, MarieC, Charlie E and 15 others 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted November 9, 2023 Report Share Posted November 9, 2023 The tree was beautiful and out of canary wood, even more so. The schwibbogen is going to be very attractive. I love them, have several that I have made. They alway attract a lot of attention. danny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dak0ta52 Posted November 9, 2023 Report Share Posted November 9, 2023 Outstanding work. I feel you could have gotten more for the tree but I understand how it is. I often as my wife what I should charge for a certain piece. In most every case I under price according to her. Even at her pricing a good friend told me I still should charge more. Considering the number of hours I put into some of my pieces, I guess he's right. danny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe W. Posted November 9, 2023 Report Share Posted November 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Dak0ta52 said: Outstanding work What he said. May your brain never wander when you are cutting something like that. danny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry walters Posted November 10, 2023 Report Share Posted November 10, 2023 Boy, that looks great. Anxiouly waiting for the next project to be completed and posted. Jerry danny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barb.j.enders Posted November 10, 2023 Report Share Posted November 10, 2023 Looks like it will be a great piece. You totally undercharged on the first piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafairchild2 Posted November 10, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2023 10 minutes ago, barb.j.enders said: Looks like it will be a great piece. You totally undercharged on the first piece. I am actually glad people are telling me I undercharged. I feared I might have been overcharging. I work with this Spanish Officer at NATO, he is here in the US for another year. When he saw an image of my work and saw the finished tree, he was so excited and this was BEFORE I was thinking of selling it. So in a way, part sale, part gift is the way I look at it. Now he has something to bring back to Spain and will have an heirloom piece his family can enjoy each year. He has 6 kids. Call it International Relations! danny, barb.j.enders and JessL 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie E Posted November 10, 2023 Report Share Posted November 10, 2023 Beautiful work! danny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafairchild2 Posted November 10, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2023 Making progress... Layer one is done. Layer two I still have more inside cuts. Layer three, still working on the perimeter before doing inside cuts. I found it easier to cut the outside first, then do inside ones. No spirals for me. danny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted November 10, 2023 Report Share Posted November 10, 2023 (edited) Okay, when I am wrong, I own up to it this is not a schwibbogen. Schwibbogens have an arch. Doesn't look like this one does. does not matter it is still going to be very neat! But I have fun re-learning how to spill the word it is fun to say. This picture is a schwibbogen. Edited November 10, 2023 by Scrappile barb.j.enders, MarieC and danny 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barb.j.enders Posted November 11, 2023 Report Share Posted November 11, 2023 14 hours ago, Scrappile said: Okay, when I am wrong, I own up to it this is not a schwibbogen. Schwibbogens have an arch. Doesn't look like this one does. does not matter it is still going to be very neat! But I have fun re-learning how to spill the word it is fun to say. This picture is a schwibbogen. You got the big word spelled right, but something else is wrong. If this is your cutting of the Schwibbogen, great cutting!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafairchild2 Posted November 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2023 (edited) "Schwibbogen" is the German word for candle arch. Attached is a 1939 Saxony design I just finished cutting out. Edited November 11, 2023 by rafairchild2 MarieC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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