BIRDS
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BARN OWL Oct 2023
This barn owl in flight consists of around two hundred different maple and lacewood pieces inlaid into a black ebony background
Size: 164x 164x 13mm
BARN OWL Sept 2023
This barn owl design is cut from a selection of differently grained maple, along with some lacewood inlaid into ebony
Size: 164x 164x 13mm
GREAT HORNED OWL
This owl design contains over one hundred separate pieces. Spalted oak, maple and ebony are used for the feathers, the eye is beech and the background is beli
Size: 164x 164x 13mm
HARRIS HAWK May 2022
Another harris hawk design. Rosewood, ebony, beech and maple are used for the hawk, the leather falconry glove is walnut and the background is spalted maple
Size: 164x 164x 13mm
HARRIS HAWK May 2021
Around one hundred pieces in this harris hawk design, a variety of rosewood is used with ebony for the feathers. The beak and face sections are yew sapwood, imbuia, beech and maple, the eye is yew and the background is spalted maple
Size: 164x 164x 13mm
OWL Jan 2021
Another complex design here with over one hundred and fifty separately cut pieces, I really love this inlay. A combination of various differently grained maple with a little spalted oak is used with ebony for the owl and the background is beli
Size: 164x 164x 13mm
GOLDEN EAGLE
Over one hundred separately cut pieces went into this golden eagle design, Madagascan and Indian rosewood are used for the feathers along with maple and dyed maple for the face, beak and eyes. The background is highly figured spalted maple framed in quilted mahogany with an ebony border. Size: 164x 164x 13mm
PARROT 2
This complex, colourful parrot inlay is cut from some rich, red padauk along with yew, maple, beli sapwood, ovangkol and bog oak all inlaid into an ebony background and framed in figured mahogany with an ebony border. Size: 164x 164x 13mm
PARROT
This parrot inlay uses the same colourful combination of woods as the one above, I used some blue dye on maple for the blue wing feathers. Size: 164x 164x 13mm
BALD EAGLE OVER WATER
Ebony, bog oak and maple make up this bald eagle inlay. Beli, quilted maple and spalted oak are used in the background. the inlay is framed with quilted mahogany with an ebony border. Size: 164x 164x 13mm
BALD EAGLE
Another bald eagle inlay in ebony, bog oak and maple. Beautiful spalted oak provides the background with an ebony border
Size: 175x 85x 10mm
BARN OWL
This barn owl inlay contains fifty one separate pieces and took around seventeen hours to complete. I used a combination of various shades of maple along with some lacewood for the owl itself, the background is spalted oak
Size: 175x 85x 10mm
BARN OWL 2
This second barn owl design is cut from maple and lacewood perched on a walnut glove, the background is ebony and spalted maple
Size: 175x 85x 10mm
BARN OWL 3
This third Barn owl is perched upon a birdseye maple snowy post. Maple and lacewood are used for the owl and the background is ebony
Size: 175x 85x 10mm
WOODPECKER
When working, I like to try to match the natural colours of wood as closely as possible to the subject of the inlay - I'm really pleased with how this series of greater spotted woodpecker inlays have turned out
Maple, ebony, beli, bog oak and some deep red padauk make up the body, he's perched on an english walnut branch against a spalted oak background with an ebony border
WOODPECKER 2
This second greater spotted woodpecker inlays cut from the same selection of woods as the first
Size: 175x 85x 10mm
WOODPECKER 3
As above
Size: 175x 85x 10mm
WOODPECKER 4
The last in my series of greater spotted woodpecker inlays, again using a combination of maple, ebony, padauk and walnut with a spalted oak background
Size: 175x 85x 10mm
KINGFISHER HEADSTOCK INLAY
This commission provided me with the opportunity to use a combination os abalone, pearl and wood together to create this beautiful and very colourful kingfisher perching on a branch
HARRIS HAWK
I used some Brazilian and Indian rosewood with ebony for this Harris hawk design, the beak is yew and the background is some beautiful spalted oak
Size: 175x 85x 10mm
HAWK HEADSTOCK INLAY
Indian rosewood, Brazilian rosewood and yew are set against an ebony background