2022 Lunar New Year of the Tiger

A friend posted a piece of art in celebration of the Lunar New Year, and I thought it was gorgeous!
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It was really low pixel count, and obvi one sided.
*Edit - turns out the original is a .gif!

It inspired me to make this:


Made on a scrap piece of mahogany, finished with tung oil. The settings are all for PG basswood ply, except on the SD graphic engrave I sped it up by 100 so it wasn’t quite as deep. The strap is a scrap piece of red leather I had hanging about, and the ring is a 1/2" I’ve got a pile of. The tiger head is just about 2" square
If I can find the artist and get permission I’ll share the file, but enjoy the art either way :slight_smile:

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I really like this. I like that sort of antique-y look to it. Looks like it had been around for many years, earning such a fine patina.

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I like that cute 2-sided aspect. I’ve got some rubber stamps like that.

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新年快乐

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That turned out amazing!

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