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Pete Ricci · 09-14-2009, 02:47 PM

Well this is something I don't do often but I had some grey looking spalted hackberry and it seemed like the perfect wood for this project so I used it. I usually use WRC but must admit that it wasn't all that bad using the harder wood.
Pete

wood-n-things · 09-14-2009, 02:52 PM

I'm glad you had a good experience with a new wood. How about a pic for the rest of us to drool over?

Thanks for adding the pic. It is stunning. Perhaps you have found a new favorite wood. The character of the spalted hackberry is amazing.

dragyn · 09-14-2009, 03:48 PM

Another great piece Pete. It is fun using a different wood than you're use to occasionally, isn't it!

Sandy Oaks · 09-14-2009, 03:56 PM

Hi Pete,

That is beautiful, I love the colors. The grey is perfect. I bought some grey maple from Jeffries and have a Chickadee not quite finished. I should have bought the other board also.

Woodworking Plus · 09-14-2009, 04:02 PM

Great job Pete. The spalted hackberry sure does make the project stand out.

Leonard YANCEY · 09-14-2009, 06:16 PM

Pete
Great Job!! I really like the details of the feathers. Nice work

Bluebird · 09-14-2009, 09:24 PM

Beautiful piece Pete. The gray is perfect!

Janette · 09-15-2009, 12:25 AM

That came out great! I got a couple pieces of hackberry on e-bay awhile ago and I really like using it. It's harder than the blue pine but not too hard to cut and works great when you're looking for something a little different. Western red cedar is ok - but why not use more colors if you can get them. Your heron came out really nice. I've made quite a few of those as they tend to be really good sellers.

Pete Ricci · 09-15-2009, 01:35 AM

Thanks evryone for the comments.Denny they have blue pine at Jefferies! Thats great so I take a look at some when I go down there in a couple of weeks. Janette, Using the different colored woods is OK but I like the challenge of trying to paint the picture with different shades of cedar. Learning to look at the wood and grain direction is what I am continuing to learn with Judy's help. I just feel it makes the picture more realistic. Its not that the different colored woods are bad and there are times to try it for a change or in very distinct circumstances.
Pete

saw dust · 09-15-2009, 02:26 AM

Beautiful work Pete. But then your work is always great. I like the huron pattern, also the hackberry looks great. saw dust

09-14-2009, 02:52 PM	#2
wood-n-things Behave Yourself..I can't. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Right here ---silly Posts: 4,478 Blog Entries: 1	I'm glad you had a good experience with a new wood. How about a pic for the rest of us to drool over? Thanks for adding the pic. It is stunning. Perhaps you have found a new favorite wood. The character of the spalted hackberry is amazing. __________________ The Mike One of them anyway. Don't be so open-minded. Your brains will fall out! Last edited by wood-n-things; 09-14-2009 at 03:51 PM. Reason: Picture is showing up now..<wink>

09-14-2009, 03:48 PM	#3
dragyn Local Goofball! Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,669	Another great piece Pete. It is fun using a different wood than you're use to occasionally, isn't it! __________________ Dragyn (Oh my! Another Mike! ) It's a good thing my head is attached to my ... ... Has anyone seen my head?!?

09-14-2009, 03:56 PM	#4
Sandy Oaks Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,248	Hi Pete, That is beautiful, I love the colors. The grey is perfect. I bought some grey maple from Jeffries and have a Chickadee not quite finished. I should have bought the other board also. __________________ Denny www.sandyoaksonline.com

09-14-2009, 04:02 PM	#5
Woodworking Plus Having fun gettin it done Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 200 Blog Entries: 4	Great job Pete. The spalted hackberry sure does make the project stand out. __________________ Mike "Why buy it if you can build it" www.midlothianwoodworks.com

09-14-2009, 09:24 PM	#7
Bluebird Intarsia member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Laurentians, Quebec Posts: 638	Beautiful piece Pete. The gray is perfect! __________________ Henriette "People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be" - [Abraham Lincoln] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - HCorbeil Wood Mosaics web page

09-14-2009, 06:16 PM	#6
Leonard YANCEY Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Chesapeake Virginia Posts: 29	Pete Great Job!! I really like the details of the feathers. Nice work

09-15-2009, 12:25 AM	#8
Janette Intarsia Moderator Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Eugene, Oregon Posts: 2,110 Blog Entries: 4	That came out great! I got a couple pieces of hackberry on e-bay awhile ago and I really like using it. It's harder than the blue pine but not too hard to cut and works great when you're looking for something a little different. Western red cedar is ok - but why not use more colors if you can get them. Your heron came out really nice. I've made quite a few of those as they tend to be really good sellers. __________________ Janette www.square-designs.com

09-15-2009, 01:35 AM	#9
Pete Ricci Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Akron, Ohio Posts: 192	Thanks evryone for the comments.Denny they have blue pine at Jefferies! Thats great so I take a look at some when I go down there in a couple of weeks. Janette, Using the different colored woods is OK but I like the challenge of trying to paint the picture with different shades of cedar. Learning to look at the wood and grain direction is what I am continuing to learn with Judy's help. I just feel it makes the picture more realistic. Its not that the different colored woods are bad and there are times to try it for a change or in very distinct circumstances. Pete

09-15-2009, 02:26 AM	#10
saw dust Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 626	Beautiful work Pete. But then your work is always great. I like the huron pattern, also the hackberry looks great. saw dust

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