Turning, Neander or GW?

[Chris Barton]

This is a little project I made for a friend that wanted a wall monted key hanger to the front entryway to her house. I didn't want to make the same old kind of thing so I decided I would use some spalted curly maple I had laying around and half of a bowl I turned a while back. The maple leaf relief carving is a first for me and it was a lot of fun. I did it by hand using some carving tools I got from Girz as one of those "thank you" gifts for ordering something over $50 bucks a while back. My tormek made them plenty sharp and it was easier than I thought. I used pure Tung oil and shellac for the finish with a light cherry glaze. Sorry about the glare in the picture. The wall board was cut using my 14" band saw and I did the sanding of the edges with an oscillating spindle sander. I didn't try to get too fancy with the surface sanding because she said she wanted a "rustic" finish (whatever that means). I am still working on my photography skills...

[Richard Wolf]

Very nice project Chris, great carving work also.

Richard

[Corey Hallagan]

Nice work Chris! It is a great looking project. I like how you used half of a bowl. The carving is great, I would never guess it was a first time. I like it alot!

Corey

[Jim Becker]

That's very kewel, Chris! Best of ALL the worlds,too!

[Ken Fitzgerald]

A good woodworker should be able to do all things well! Excellent work Chris! Excellent!

[Jack Ferrell]

That is really good. It's hard to make an interesting key hanger, but you have excelled.

[tod evans]

i like it chris! scrollin`, whittlin` and spinnin` all fitting well together. .02 tod

[Ted Jay]

Very nice looking project Chris
So... would that be a change bowl :cool:

What ya gonna make with the other half of that bowl? :D

Ted

[John Timberlake]

Viry nice job with the design and execution. She will be proud to tell people about the maker. Love the carving.

[Shelley Bolster]

That is sooooo cool Chris! :D An Arteest we have here! I am really impressed withyour knowledge and skills in several different aspects of woodworking - turning, flat work including period furniture (inlay and such) and now you go and add carving! :eek: Great job on the leaf.....and congrats on getting the carving tools sharp! ;) I bought a small set a year ago, as part of a gift certificate I was given, and when I tried them out for the first time, became completely frustrated. Hmmmmm - who would have thought you have to sharpen the darn things first - something I am meaning to do - one day. :o

[Mark Pruitt]

Very nice job at both creativity and construction! Sounds like you didn't know where to post it....enjoy that identity crisis, it's a nice problem to have!