Bzern Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 This is my 4th intarsia using the first pattern I have made so far. I made it for my grandfathers birthday, he raises honey bees and woodworks, I thought this wood be fitting. It has 42 intarsia pieces (mostly in the legs), and 2 fretwork wings. I am pleased how it turned out and now I have more confidence in my pattern making, I used Adobe Illustrator for the pattern. sorry if the picture isn't great, used iPhone camera. I used yellow heart and walnut, I am ashamed to admit it, but I didn't have any ebony so I ended up spray painting yellow heart to make the eyes. I used two coats of a wipe on urethane for the intarsia pieces, I was going to try to use a mix of danish oil and beeswax because it is a bee, but I didn't want to risk it, the urethane is tried and true. I applied two coats of thick coat spray lacquer to the wings, and two coats to the body. I used a two part clear epoxy that took about 16 hours to dry for the eyes to give them extra shine. Hope you like it. Thanks, Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tdub4ever Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 Great work Ben, love it! Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdbcarving Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 well done! Looks great. Jim B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbert100 Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 looks realy nice good work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 Seeing is BEElieving! A real work of art.Great pin on for a blouse or shirt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 thats really nice i love it. thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bzern Posted August 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 Thanks for all the kind words, I gave it to my grandfather earlier today, he liked it. Thanks, Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirithorse Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 Very nice pattern and very nice results on the intarsia. God Bless! Spirithorse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camero68 Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 Looking real and great !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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