You HAVE to see this man's work - amazing!

I have found video of Yuriy Firsanov's works :

In this page you can see the following works: NIGHT GUEST, ENTR'ACTE and CROW.

Might have been the guy on one of the Lee Valley covers that carved those leather jackets?

mac

Please remove splinters before emailing

Well if you have time and inspiration, you can do anything, have a look at this turner/sculptor.

Have fun and take care Leo Van Der Loo

Dec 2007 18:16:48 -0600, Prometheus

And if you would like to make some wooden "ANYTHING" you go and see this guy !!. If you have the time and determination, and some $$$$$$ you could get some wooden "whatever you desire" ;->

Have fun and take care Leo Van Der Loo

I should've known better than to say "I didn't know there were still people who could do this kind of work."

There's a guy who used to hang out in rec.woodworking - Tom Plamann. He sat in on a meeting between a client and their architect and interior decorator. The client had a photo of a colonial fireplace mantle she wanted - dentil molding, flutes - details EVERYWHERE. Both the decorator and the architect told the client there were no longer any craftsmen capable of making what she wanted. Tom bit his tongue and asked if he could have a photo copy of the piece - nothing more.

Then he went home and made one. Took a picture of it with him leaning against it. E-mailed the photo to the architect and decorator with one line of text "Yes there are." Subsequent e-mailed queries were answered with "Not for sale." The mantle is now his daughter's headboard.

check out the column on this page

here's the "fireplace surround" mentioned and if you want to see something you probably won't see often - check out the Groined Ceiling There are still very talented people who not only have the skills and knowledge to do exceptional work - but also spend the time

- however long that is - to do it right.

charlie b

Great story snipped.

But who is willing to PAY them for it? Especially when there exists others who will slop it out for a third the price.

Greg G.

there are those who will pay for quality, and those who only want cheap. Some of us learn that in many cases cheap is not the same as low cost. A cheap tool that breaks is more expensive than a quality tool that cost 5X but doesn't break. A cheap painting that hangs on the wall is not less costly than an expensive painting that brings you joy.

About the same percentage as 1000 years ago.... The difference it the crappy homes built 100, 200, 300 years ago are gone