Winged Frog

 This is what I call a Winged Frog because of the shape and the steel frog set in the middle. [The Frog is used for holding cut flowers upright  in water with the pins sticking into the stems].
 It is made from Box Elder, with just a tinge of red. The center of the base is walnut. It is what is left of the spigot I glued in to be able to hold this piece. The original piece was too thin to do what I wanted so I had to improvise. The wings were laid on with a template and cut on the bandsaw. The edge was painted to go along with the accent ring on the top
 
 Finish is semi-gloss Deft.
 
It was given away as a gift.

This block was laying around in the barn for years and It said  " Pick me ,Pick me"  so it became the heart of this project. 

This is another carry over from the old site so it is documented here.

Cheers, Jim