Bible & Praying Hands

[Woody1961]

I carved these after Christmas as a tribute to a lady at my church. The Bible is a slab of mahogany and the hands are actually models of her hands. The hands are of basswood and all of it is finished with a polyurethane spray to protect. The hands are actually attached with screws through the bottom of the Bible.

[JoeVM]

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That's a nice tribute you made Phil. I'll bet the lady is pleased. I've never carved hands that large, I have too much trouble with the small ones.

[Merle Rice]

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Hi Phil, very good carving, and A nice tribute. Merle

[Dan Wegiel]

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Hi Phil,
Lovely tribute and a fantastic job on the carvings.
Dan

[chipslinger]

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Wonderful carving, and such a lovely thought. This gift will be cherished forever.

[Claude]

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Really nice carving!

Claude

[Woody1961]

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I appreciate the kind words. It started out as a commission, but ended up as a gift to the church in a wing dedicated to this very giving couple. It really blessed me a lot.

[JimPletcher]

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I have appreciated this carving since the forst time I saw it.
An excellent thought!

Would you mind sharing how you got the gold lettering on the mahogany?

[Mark Dellinger]

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Phil,
Very beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

Mark

[Ed Redwine]

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Very nice..

[Woody1961]

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I have appreciated this carving since the forst time I saw it.
An excellent thought!

Would you mind sharing how you got the gold lettering on the mahogany?

Thank you very much. I used a tool that is like a heat transfer iron to get the lettering on the wood, then I used a simple woodburner (like you get at Michael's) to outline the letters, and then I painted the gold on with leaf that I also got at Michael's. I had to outline the letters because the gold on the mahogany blended in too much.

[gene-messer]

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Excellent Phil

Gene

[Howard Lobb]

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Well Done and a great story of blessing for every one.