First three projects

[owler]

I made these for Christmas gifts this year.

First Fret work. I made six of these...

First attempt at intarsia. I made nine of these...

First portrait and first pattern attempt. This is a picture of my mother that I never saw until after her death. I gave it to my dad yesterday and I could tell he really liked it, although he never shows emotion at all. This is the project I am most proud of.

[Greenfield_Bob]

Dan, I would think your Dad loved that portrait.
I like everything you did, nice work.


Bob

[Cutting Cathy]

Dan, WOW!! If these are all "firsts", I can't imagine what you will be showing us next year at this time!! What beautiful pieces you have there!!

Cathy

[stevebuk]

seriously good stuff owler, i only hope i start off as good as this.

[Dragon]

Great first pieces. Love the intarsia. Looks very hard to do.

[Sawduster]

Dan,
Nice work all around but I am especially fond of the portrait
Very nicely done ! You have every right to be proud Thanx for sharing the pics

[owler]

Thanks for your nice comments. You all helped a lot. I almost felt like I knew what I was doing before I started.

[utbva]

You should be proud of that portrait and I know your father would like it. It is very well done.

[Mackem]

wow! dan, some serious workmanship there, well done.

[PuzzledMoose]

That is a fantastic portrait, Dan - both the pattern and the cutting. Hard to believe it's your first!

[Rivari]

Dan, that is great work! Just comparing the actual picture with the pattern you created helped me better understand how to adjust my own technique in pattern making, thanks for sharing.

[tigermaple]

Beautiful portrait. Produced with great sentiment , love and admiration by a dedicated pair of hands .Thanks for sharing.

[Powakee]

Dan! I fell in love with the intarsa but then I saw the pic of your mother. WoW!!! First, she was a beautiful woman. Second, That is a superb wooden cut. You did a first class job on that cut and the frame. Your mom is definitely smiling upon you this Christmas!!!

John

[Spirithorse]

Hi, Dan,
I agree with all the other comments that you did extremely well if those are firsts!
You certainly didn't shy away from delicate cuts with that portrait and you really did an excellent job.
I really don't understand why all the fretwork on the part of a frame that won't show
when a photo is inserted but, you did an excellent job on that project as well.
Thank you for sharing and God Bless! Spirithorse