Judas betrays Jesus carving in Mesquite

[Lawrence Richards]

I've been wanting to do this carve for a while now- it is a .75 deep carve in 1.0 thick 10x10 inch Mesquite and is a bas relief of the betrayal of Jesus. The finish is one that I have become familliar with for mesquite carvings-- I put on a wash coat of 1# shellac and very quickly, before the shellac can dry I smear light brown briwax wax all over the carving. I let this sit for about 15 minutes and then buff the entire piece with a buffing wheel, which leaves the set wax in some of the carvings. I then cover the whole thing in an oil/poly wipe on coat and buff this off after about an hour. This leaves a pleasing (to me) non-reflective glow to the mesquite. The carving was done with my Carvewright.

At any rate, thanks for looking and any comments are always appreciated.

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Lawrence

[Craig Michael]

simply outstanding.

[Jeff Hamilton Jr.]

WOW...too short for the forum. OK, ... WOW. :D

[Bruce Page]

Excellent! Your finish process really makes it look like it has been around for a century or two.

[Sean Richards]

That is pretty cool - really like the whole look of the piece.

[Bill Wyko]

Absolutely superb. Your finish technique really adds a warmth to the wood. Such a tragic story it tells though. Well done.