Curly Maple and Walnut cross, 9' tall

[David Falkner]

We finished this project a few years ago and I finally made a video about it. The cross stands 9' tall and weighs 35 lbs., the faux rock base weighs 70 lbs. Seems like many of my projects involve Curly Maple and Walnut, maybe because the woods are so gorgeous. Building the faux rock was something new for me but it came out looking like a rock so I can't ask for much more than that.

[Lee Schierer]

Nice project. I like the look of the walnut and curly maple.

[David Falkner]

Thanks, Lee! You just about can't go wrong with that combination of woods.

[Lee Schierer]

Just out of curiosity, why didn't you have the back walnut intersect like you did with the curly maple?

[David Falkner]

Just out of curiosity, why didn't you have the back walnut intersect like you did with the curly maple?

That was actually the pastor's call; I gave him a choice and he chose to have the cross bar be a continuous piece like the real cross. That was ok with me because it took a while to get the miter joints just right on the Curly Maple side.