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  1. 10-31-2015, 7:17 PM #1
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    River Birch wall hanging

    This was roughed out as a platter blank but I made it into a wall hanging during final turning. Used Belen's "Sol-Lux" dyes to dye the top red and the bottom blue, after sanding that back a little, sprayed the whole thing with yellow. Finished with lacquer, just over 15 inches in diameter. A knot above the crotch figure inspired the theme and became the "moon".
    This is a small part of the first river birch that I have worked with, it is well behaved wood with really nice crotch figure and rather bland straight sections.
    Comments and critiques welcome.
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  3. 10-31-2015, 10:06 PM #2
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    Very original to say the least. You are truly getting artsy. Quite a piece and should display well.
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  4. 10-31-2015, 10:30 PM #3
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    Very nice use of dyes and figure.
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  5. 11-01-2015, 9:57 AM #4
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    The lighter dyes do show off the feather, and a good job of capturing it. Nice piece.
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  6. 11-03-2015, 5:35 PM #5
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    Nice piece. The dyes really stand out and the "moon" and feather are very nice.
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  7. 11-03-2015, 6:30 PM #6
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    Nice idea well done. With no explanation I think most people will "get it". Without the explanation I would have thought the moon was mother of pearl. But is was knot
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