Inlaid Wheat Design

[Frank Kobilsek]

Here's a practice piece. Its about 11". The volunteer director of our church youth group is retiring after about 20 years and the board has asked me to make something for them. Wheat is a symbol of the program so this piece was to test my wheat design. The final project will be about 15" diameter and also include a slogan inlaid.

Walnut, hand and power carved, a little woodburning, finished with Mahoney oil.

Frank

[Steve Schlumpf]

Beautiful work Frank!!! If this is your test piece I can't wait to see the finished product!

[Barry Stratton]

Beautiful Frank!!! That will be one fine gift to be cherished forever!

[Paul Engle]

Frank, he will just love this piece, absolutely bueatiful. Very well executed , but .... you knew that huh ;)

[Christopher K. Hartley]

Wow Frank, great work. That is a very simple design that lends elegance to the work.:)

[Frank Kobilsek]

Thanks Guys, but here's the thing. Does it really look like wheat? Wife likes it, customer likes it, but part of me thinks it looks more like a fern than wheat.

Anybody else see that?

Frank

[Neal Addy]

Looks like wheat to me. That's very nice work, Frank.

[Jonathon Spafford]

Beautiful bowl and beautiful inlay... I would say it looks like wheat to me. If you had made the stem shorter and the head wider it might look like fern, but I think you did it right!!!!!! Looks beautiful!

[Ralph Dobbertin]

Looks great. What is the fill that you used?

[Mike Vickery]

Beautiful inlay work Frank.

[Bob Hallowell]

Beutiful work Frank he will love it!

[Frank Kobilsek]

OK Guys thanks for making me feel better about this.

Ralph its just brass key shaving from the ladies at the hardware store.

Frank

[Bernie Weishapl]

Frank that is a beauty. That will be treasured forever. What a nice job.

[Bill Blasic]

Frank,
Great job, a very beautiful bowl!

[John Chandler]

I, too, think it looks very nice.

[Jim Becker]

Nice work, Frank...the inlay worked out wonderfully!