New England Fall

[georg]

                                       NEW ENGLAND FALL
 Did not need to wear my crash helmet for this piece 
We had discussed making a piece without any decorative elements from American White Oak. seeing we live in a little house
on a wood pile I thought Tony would find some but did  NOT. So we used Bleached Oak instead, it looked very bland, so i added some
Acorns and Leaves. Although we have only been posting for a short time we have picked up a few tips. The main one being leave
things loose which we have done this time in case one of you comes up with something different. Thanks for the tips.
    The Acorns are pewter coloured and the leaves are cut out of pressed  steel and coloured.
Comments Welcome  Di and Tony

[bodrighywood]

I am a sucker for these composition pieces, something I have been doing though not perhaps quite to your standard. I also found that leaving all the seperate pieces loose is far better as any prospective owner can then arrange to suit themselves as well.

Pete

[georg]

  Hi Pete

  Thank you for your input  Much Appreciated

   Di and Tony

[edbanger]

Your workmanship and design I find just Stunning

Ed

[Bryan Milham]

Tony,

beautiful collaboration work as always, but can I pick a minor hole in your title (sorry),

New England is famous for the Reds & Golds of the maple leaves in the Fall, not Oaks. I'm not saying they don't have oaks mind, it's just the leafs don't match the common perception of the title.

[georg]

      Bryan

    Maple does not have any Acorns  and I wanted to use the Acorns.       
     
                          Di and Tony

[The Bowler Hatted Turner]

Tony, if its not a daft question, what did you use to bleach the Oak?
regards
John BHT

[georg]

   JOHN I used VITABLEACH 1&2 (two pack)

   from  Smith and Roger LTD  

  
          Tony

 P.S  Sorry John forgot to say it has a short shelf life of about six months.  For any further info PM me
  You know what my computer skills are like.    

[woodndesign]

You've made that look so good a Squirrel has nicked one of the nuts .. bet he'd found it harded than usual..  ..

Bleaching has given it an unusual look .. could be nougatine almost.

Well done.   David

[georg]

     Thank You David For Your Comments  Much Appreciated.

        You Have Got Me Worrying about the Squirrel  Now    
   
                 Di and Tony

[woodndesign]

     Thank You David For Your Comments  Much Appreciated.

        You Have Got Me Worrying about the Squirrel  Now    
   
                 Di and Tony

Cheers, looks to have taken a leaf as well, maybe to cover some embarrassment...

Was it a squirrel .. what was the critter in Ice Age and it's having to have the Acorn.. the piece puts me more in mind of that time... more cool in form, than cold.

David

[Derek]

I like this a lot, especially the bleached oak I prefer the first one with the two sets of nuts on it just seems to balance better well for me it does

[georg]

    David
    It be Scrat the Acorn_ obsessed Saber_ Toothed Squirrel (must be on the prowl again)

            Di and Tony

[georg]

 
      Thank You Derek For Your Comments  We prefer the top one as well.
       
       We have just to catch Scrat to get the Acorn Back.
       
        Di and Tony

[woodndesign]

    David
    It be Scrat the Acorn_ obsessed Saber_ Toothed Squirrel (must be on the prowl again)

            Di and Tony

Di,  just how did U know ..  ..

Could !!! we see a new Thyme ..

Cheers  David