Friday, November 12, 2021

Cypress Scraps from Olivier - Crosses to Olivier

 In mid-November we visited Chalon at Olivier Woodworking in Natchitoches to buy some Christmas gifts.  She was making reindeer from scraps of cypress patterned from a design of one that her father had made years ago.  We bought a "herd" of them. While we were there she took us out into the shop to give me a couple pieces of cypress from their scrap bin, knowing that I enjoy making crosses.

Chalon Olivier with reindeer

One of the boards was such beautiful natural wood.  From it I made ten crosses that were so handsome that I didn't apply any finish.  When we visited in early December to buy some more reindeer, I took most of the crosses and gave them to Chalon for her, her daughter, and those who work in the shop.





Completed, left unfinished


No comments:

Post a Comment