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I had an itch to do some frogs again... did this pattern a year or 2 ago with yellowheart and padauk but didn't put it on a plaque or anything for a background. I really think using something for a background completes the project so I did this, but I'm not really happy - needs something more. I think I am going to try to make a couple of small dragonflies to glue to the plaque? Any ideas? Maybe just try a rectangle and frame it? I've used stained glass several times in the past for a backer.
I cut out the frogs from 4 different woods, figured I'd make 4 projects just switch the woods around for variety in colors. Of course I had to pick some of the hardest woods out there - yellowheart, lacewood, thought I picked up a piece of padauk but it turned out to be bloodwood, and the softest of them all, a piece of canarywood.
You know what the best part of cutting woods like yellowheart is? All other hardwoods are soft - cutting oak is running a hot knife through butter after cutting yellowheart and likes.
I cut out the frogs from 4 different woods, figured I'd make 4 projects just switch the woods around for variety in colors. Of course I had to pick some of the hardest woods out there - yellowheart, lacewood, thought I picked up a piece of padauk but it turned out to be bloodwood, and the softest of them all, a piece of canarywood.
You know what the best part of cutting woods like yellowheart is? All other hardwoods are soft - cutting oak is running a hot knife through butter after cutting yellowheart and likes.
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