My wife had a friend and work colleague leave her school a few days ago. She wanted to give her a personal gift and knew that the lady in question was building a library as she was obsessed by books. she asked me to make a simple sign for the door.
the set up takes just as much time as carving it in all honesty. Luckily I had a few scraps of planned oak left from an urn I'd made and carved for my best mate's dad a few weeks back. This piece took the letters brilliantly.
Part of me thinks it would be nice to sell more carved items, but I know I'm competing against machines that can do in seconds what takes me hours.
Simple and elegant (and hand made!). Well done Kev!
ReplyDeleteI did a carving course a few years ago, designed on machine pressed a button, and the machine did all the work no satisfaction at all. Love your sign.
ReplyDeleteI like it very much Kev. There must be a market for such carved plaques. Especially on benches to remember people. House name signs would also be good.
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