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ScrollIt · 04-24-2007, 06:24 AM

Hey All,

I mounted my Buffalo on a oval plaque and it looked really plain so I made some segmented feathers to add at the bottom....

Heres my question....is it too much? Does it take away from the piece or add to it?

Happy Scrollin'

snkysnake · 04-24-2007, 07:20 AM

I think it looks great ! Traditionaly there has always been a connection between Native Americans and Bison, so the feathers tie in nicely !... Larry

Buzz · 04-24-2007, 07:38 AM

I think it really adds to an already fine piece of work!

workin for wood · 04-24-2007, 07:43 AM

Looks good to me too. Do remember...with a judgmental question like this you only need 50% to agree and you're in business.

Gill · 04-24-2007, 10:55 AM

I like it too. That's a grand job all round.

Gill

PuzzledMoose · 04-24-2007, 11:17 AM

The mounting in the oval and the feathers work for me too .. it may be the colour rendition of the photo but perhaps the plaque could have been a little lighter to give a touch more contrast ...

Janette · 04-24-2007, 03:47 PM

I was just thinking that too Ian. I love the feathers. If you had a little more contrast between the buffalo and the background, it would show off the buffalo more....but if you took a pic. with no flash, it could just be the photo. Perhaps a ligher wood such as maple or oak would highlight it a little better.

Overall, I think that's a real winner!

DukeNukem · 04-24-2007, 03:53 PM

I like it I think it looks great, But I have to agree the feathers would make the Buffalo stand out more if they were lighter.Still looks great though.Jerry

workin for wood · 04-24-2007, 09:42 PM

Now it hit me...seems the plaque is missing a cove. or some sort of decorative edge from a router. I think a cove would be best on this piece, but perhaps a roman ogee. It still looks great, but that's something to consider in the future.

ScrollIt · 04-24-2007, 11:21 PM

Thanks everyone.....

Ian & Janette are right....I took the pictures last night without a flash....here is a much better picture with natural light and you can see the contrast much better.

Jeff, it does have a slight bevel but you couldn't see it in the previous pictures. I don't own a router as of yet....on my list....so this is just a plaque I picked up at Michaels. I stained the bevel darker then the main part to add some contrast.

Thanks for everyone's comments and praise!!

- Jeff

04-24-2007, 07:20 AM	#2
snkysnake Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South of Nashville ! Posts: 81	I think it looks great ! Traditionaly there has always been a connection between Native Americans and Bison, so the feathers tie in nicely !... Larry __________________ Larry Dewalt 788 Owner "I love wood , with or without Mandolin strings"

04-24-2007, 07:38 AM	#3
Buzz Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Racine, WI Posts: 311	Feathers I think it really adds to an already fine piece of work! __________________ Buzz We Danes are very even tempered. We're always mad about something!

04-24-2007, 07:43 AM	#4
workin for wood Master Scroller Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Eaton Rapids Michigan Posts: 2,474	Looks good to me too. Do remember...with a judgmental question like this you only need 50% to agree and you're in business. __________________ Jeff Powell

04-24-2007, 10:55 AM	#5
Gill Fallen Angel Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,612	I like it too. That's a grand job all round. Gill __________________ There is no opinion, however absurd, which men will not readily embrace as soon as they can be brought to the conviction that it is readily adopted. (Schopenhauer, Die Kunst Recht zu Behalten)

04-24-2007, 11:17 AM	#6
PuzzledMoose Newly Customized Moose Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Truro, Nova Scotia Posts: 2,674	The mounting in the oval and the feathers work for me too .. it may be the colour rendition of the photo but perhaps the plaque could have been a little lighter to give a touch more contrast ... __________________ Ian Scrolling with a Dewalt 788

04-24-2007, 03:47 PM	#7
Janette Intarsia Moderator Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Eugene, Oregon Posts: 2,078 Blog Entries: 3	I was just thinking that too Ian. I love the feathers. If you had a little more contrast between the buffalo and the background, it would show off the buffalo more....but if you took a pic. with no flash, it could just be the photo. Perhaps a ligher wood such as maple or oak would highlight it a little better. Overall, I think that's a real winner! __________________ Janette www.square-designs.com

04-24-2007, 03:53 PM	#8
DukeNukem Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,189	I like it I think it looks great, But I have to agree the feathers would make the Buffalo stand out more if they were lighter.Still looks great though.Jerry __________________ Don't worry be scrolling

04-24-2007, 09:42 PM	#9
workin for wood Master Scroller Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Eaton Rapids Michigan Posts: 2,474	Now it hit me...seems the plaque is missing a cove. or some sort of decorative edge from a router. I think a cove would be best on this piece, but perhaps a roman ogee. It still looks great, but that's something to consider in the future. __________________ Jeff Powell

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