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Finn Posner

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Has anyone tried to turn a honey bee and if so do you have any photos. I have a coworker who is retiring and I would like to turn one for her, but I'm sure where to start.

Thanks!!
 
Malcolm Zander had a delightful piece in the AAW Auction.
Title - Thirty-six-Bee-Cup A turned cup and 36 bees of various genders.
It is on the web here
http://www.icollector.com/Thirty-Six-Bee-Cup-by-Malcolm-Zander_i24721207

Malcolm is sometime on this forum.
The proceeds of the auction were split between AAW EOG & Terry Fox cancer research.
Malcommhad a discussion going about the piece on WOW.
 
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I turned a wasp many years ago but I don't know if I have any photos. It was so long ago it's probably a slide. :)
 
Finn Posner said:
Has anyone tried to turn a honey bee and if so do you have any photos. I have a coworker who is retiring and I would like to turn one for her
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There are Ways to use the bee theme besides turning a bee shape.
Could make a bowl, box, hollow form, ornament, pendant, etc with a bee or bees on it.
A box with a bee on the lid might do the trick.
Bee could be done with carving, pyrography, sandcarving, painting, piercing......
 
hockenbery said:
There are Ways to use the bee theme besides turning a bee shape.
Could make a bowl, box, hollow form, ornament, pendant, etc with a bee or bees on it.
A box with a bee on the lid might do the trick.
Bee could be done with carving, pyrography, sandcarving, painting, piercing......
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And don't forget to finish it with Bee's Wax.
 
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