My latest decorative board

[BigD]

This is my latest
As always, all comments, both pro and con are welcome.
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[paarker]

Awesome as usually!

[Bill Holt]

Man, you sure do love complicated!  IIRC you design your amazing boards on the computer.  I've done five or six with the simple off-set patterns and they were no picnic; I cannot fathom the time and effort it must take for your boards to turn out so awesome!

[Steve N]

Nice board D. What woods?

[Gary G™]

I like it; I always like your work.

[Superglide]

Awesome. The basement might find more political content though. 

But, dang, how did you do that?

[BigD]

Steve N asked what woods.

Walnut, Maple and Cherry

[BigD]

Superglide said:

------The basement might find more political content though. 


If you are referring to the swastika, note that these are NOT swastikas. If you look at a swastika, you will note that the vertical and horizontal bars cross in the center and then turn at a 90 degree angle to the right, pointing in a clockwise direction. On my board, the turns are to the left, pointing in a counterclockwise direction.

This is based on an old American Indian symbol called tumbling logs.

[Cecil]

Superglide said:

------The basement might find more political content though. 


If you are referring to the swastika, note that these are NOT swastikas. If you look at a swastika, you will note that the vertical and horizontal bars cross in the center and then turn at a 90 degree angle to the right, pointing in a clockwise direction. On my board, the turns are to the left, pointing in a counterclockwise direction.

This is based on an old American Indian symbol called tumbling logs.

OK, maybe we need to take this to the basement.  Years ago I asked a friend of mine, who I believe to be an expert on the subject, based on his degrees and work in life, about the swastika.  I asked this question after I saw a picture of the Dali Lama flanked by swastikas.  According to my friend, they are called swastikas regardless of whether the legs run clockwise or counter clockwise.  Both rotations were used as ancient symbols by various cultures, and various cultures used various names for the symbol.  One regime in the early 20th century changed its meaning forever.  Personally I would like to see its original mean redeemed, but that conversation definitely belongs downstairs.

[Harold O.]

What size is this?

I didn't see any symbology until someone mentioned it. I just think it's a neat piece of wood work.