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Pete Ricci · 11-01-2009, 10:46 AM

Here are a few things I have been working on lately. I made 9 total. Five girls and four boys of course one of each goes to the office collection, LOL. Brennan was done with spalted maple which I had lying around and decided to try it. All the faces are done with basswood because of the fine grain it looks more like real skin. The hair on one of the girls was done with walnut thanks to the great tip I got from Ned using the packing tape.

jim_mex · 11-01-2009, 12:13 PM

Morning Pete - these studies are just beautiful and the detail you put into them is outstanding. Thanks for sharing such lovely work

bubbantenn · 11-01-2009, 12:22 PM

Pete, these are absolutely beautiful. I'm not supposed to be jealous but right now I am failing miserably.
Are these considered intarsia or segmentation? If so I can't do either one (I'm no good at shaping so intarsia and segmentation are not my talents). Is there a pattern available to be cut just as fret work without any of the shaping? I'd love to share some of these with friends and family.
Thanks so much for posting your pictures. Wonderful work!!

Bubba

mrsaw · 11-01-2009, 12:26 PM

those are beautiful! you did great.tom

Bluebird · 11-01-2009, 12:37 PM

Pete, you did a wonderful job on them all. The spalted maple looks great on Brennan and love the wood grain choice on Alexandra's clothes!

Fran1942 · 11-01-2009, 02:23 PM

Beautiful work, Pete
Fran

Pete Ricci · 11-01-2009, 03:48 PM

Hey Bubba
Don't be so hard on yourself. Unless you are an artist or sculpter it comes hard to all of us. I would say 80% of the folks who do intarsia say that the shaping is the hardest. You live in Tenn. you are close to Roberts studio should consider taking a course from Roberts Studio I highly recommend them and you won't be disappointed.
Pete

Ned · 11-01-2009, 07:56 PM

Pete
You never quit amazing me. Nine more projects all finished in no time at all. You must have too much time on your hands lol. Are you running out of wall space in your office yet? They all look great and I am glad that I could help you with the tape idea. I am suprised you haven't tried it before as it has been mentioned in most of the scroll mags. But as you usually only use cedar you haven't really need it.

Ned

Pete Ricci · 11-01-2009, 08:33 PM

Ned and all
Thanks for the compliments.
Pete

saw dust · 11-01-2009, 09:34 PM

Very nice work Pete. don't see how you can be so fast and still do such a beautiful job. Thanks for sharing your work. saw dust

11-01-2009, 12:13 PM	#2
jim_mex 'Senior' member - no way! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Pachuca, Mexico Posts: 2,393	Morning Pete - these studies are just beautiful and the detail you put into them is outstanding. Thanks for sharing such lovely work __________________ Jim in Mexico “Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.” -Albert Einstein

11-01-2009, 12:22 PM	#3
bubbantenn Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Clarksville, Tennessee Posts: 835	Pete, these are absolutely beautiful. I'm not supposed to be jealous but right now I am failing miserably. Are these considered intarsia or segmentation? If so I can't do either one (I'm no good at shaping so intarsia and segmentation are not my talents). Is there a pattern available to be cut just as fret work without any of the shaping? I'd love to share some of these with friends and family. Thanks so much for posting your pictures. Wonderful work!! Bubba __________________ "The worst evil that could be inflicted upon the youth of the land would be to leave them without restraint and completely at the mercy of their own uncontrolled inclinations." ~Calvin Coolidge~

11-01-2009, 12:37 PM	#5
Bluebird Intarsia member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Laurentians, Quebec Posts: 707	Pete, you did a wonderful job on them all. The spalted maple looks great on Brennan and love the wood grain choice on Alexandra's clothes! __________________ Henriette "People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be" - [Abraham Lincoln] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - HCorbeil Wood Mosaics web page --> Updated of Feb 2010

11-01-2009, 07:56 PM	#8
Ned Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Calgary Alberta Canada Posts: 99	Pete You never quit amazing me. Nine more projects all finished in no time at all. You must have too much time on your hands lol. Are you running out of wall space in your office yet? They all look great and I am glad that I could help you with the tape idea. I am suprised you haven't tried it before as it has been mentioned in most of the scroll mags. But as you usually only use cedar you haven't really need it. Ned __________________ http://www.picturetrail.com/woodenthingsbynorm

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11-01-2009, 12:26 PM	#4
mrsaw Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 327	those are beautiful! you did great.tom

11-01-2009, 02:23 PM	#6
Fran1942 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 548	Beautiful work, Pete Fran

11-01-2009, 03:48 PM	#7
Pete Ricci Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Akron, Ohio Posts: 285	Hey Bubba Don't be so hard on yourself. Unless you are an artist or sculpter it comes hard to all of us. I would say 80% of the folks who do intarsia say that the shaping is the hardest. You live in Tenn. you are close to Roberts studio should consider taking a course from Roberts Studio I highly recommend them and you won't be disappointed. Pete

11-01-2009, 08:33 PM	#9
Pete Ricci Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Akron, Ohio Posts: 285	Ned and all Thanks for the compliments. Pete

11-01-2009, 09:34 PM	#10
saw dust Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,296	Very nice work Pete. don't see how you can be so fast and still do such a beautiful job. Thanks for sharing your work. saw dust