tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post8805566276795620522..comments2024-03-28T12:59:00.516-04:00Comments on Heroes, Heroines, and History: Artistry in WoodDebbie Lynne Costellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16381517812227326616noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-53218399000405561862014-04-28T23:10:03.250-04:002014-04-28T23:10:03.250-04:00I think the inlaid wood tables are beautiful. I h...I think the inlaid wood tables are beautiful. I have a checker board made by my father with inlaid wood. It's a great memory for our family. Our two sons (when small) played checkers for hours with their grandpa. Thanks for the post! sharon, CA wileygreen1(at)yahoo(dot)comsharon mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10130208778591424260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-25866531217857606222014-04-28T20:14:57.595-04:002014-04-28T20:14:57.595-04:00Linda, how sweet that he gave her a wooden box. I ...Linda, how sweet that he gave her a wooden box. I love wood too.Nancy J Farrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01566747643718758182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-54135755990215757452014-04-28T20:14:05.778-04:002014-04-28T20:14:05.778-04:00Linda, my husband makes furniture in his spare tim...Linda, my husband makes furniture in his spare time too - bookcases and such. I don't know if I could even count that many tiny pieces of wood. Making something that intricate is beyond me, but I would love to look at the tables. You'll have to let me know if you see his work.Nancy J Farrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01566747643718758182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-1581017656378060072014-04-28T19:11:49.585-04:002014-04-28T19:11:49.585-04:00Hi Nancy, wow is right. Thanks for this post. My f...Hi Nancy, wow is right. Thanks for this post. My father was a furniture maker in his spare time. He was a master with the lathe, and what he called everyday furniture - dressers; mirrors; boxes; cedar chests; roll top desks and bread boxes; bowls; tables, etc. He said that marquetry furniture was something that he always wanted to try, but practical things took up all his time. In his retirement years, he didn't have feeling in his fingertips to manipulate small pieces. He did make sewing baskets from mince meat buckets for friends in our hometown of Piggott, Arkansas. I vaguely remember seeing them when they were finished, but was too young to be allowed in the workshop. I'd love to find one of them now.Linda Farmer Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08312511857601369355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-2867898695320087382014-04-28T17:21:33.005-04:002014-04-28T17:21:33.005-04:00I can't imagine the patience one would need to...I can't imagine the patience one would need to create these things! I sometimes visit the Milwaukee Art Museum and will look for it the next time I visit. My daughter's fiance made her a wooden box to hold the ring when he proposed - he knew she loves wooden boxes.<br /><br />Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892184025006322254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-85409197161793515942014-04-28T11:46:47.676-04:002014-04-28T11:46:47.676-04:00Vickie, I can't imagine how much patience it w...Vickie, I can't imagine how much patience it would take to piece together 20,000 bits of wood to make a picture. Pretty amazing. Thanks for commenting.Nancy J Farrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01566747643718758182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-83649551142759677952014-04-28T10:16:51.238-04:002014-04-28T10:16:51.238-04:00Wow, Nancy. That table is incredible! I can't ...Wow, Nancy. That table is incredible! I can't imagine how long it must have taken to craft it. And that's so sad that President Lincoln never got to see the table that Peter Glass made for him. Vickie McDonoughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698966142886006577noreply@blogger.com