neat stuff

mark yundt · #1 12-27-2006, 08:56 PM

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My wife and I just recently returned from a trip and I thought you might enjoy a few (of hundreds) of pics I took of neat carvings.Everywhere I looked these appeared.

Nancy_G · #2 12-28-2006, 08:01 AM

Wonderful stuff ! Thanks for sharing. Where were you?

squbrigg · #3 12-28-2006, 09:02 AM

Isn't the carving work amaizing in Europe! I've never been, but seen lots of pics. One of the things I miss here in the backwoods, is nice architectural carvings on building. Have to go to some cities to find any, and here in North America, many cities have none either. Ottawa has a good selection and Montreal.
Would love to spend time in Italy, Britain, France, Germany, for example and study their carvings.

Bob

Ashbys · #4 12-28-2006, 09:15 AM

Bob ,
If you ever get the chance , Washington DC, is loaded with wonderful carvings as well .
The National Catherdral is simply amazing.

Ash
Thanks for the pics Mark.

mark yundt · #5 12-28-2006, 10:27 AM

These were in Paris.Many of these were hundred of years old.Here, we tend to just tear down old buildings to but up new ones,there they tend to preserve their history.It was amazing to see some of the churches,palaces and bridges built and still standing ,some done by Napoleon,and a couple from the 3rd century!1700 yrs! and how old are we? 200+...WOW!

Ashbys · #6 12-28-2006, 11:58 AM

Maybe someday I will have the time to travel and see some of the works , but until then I always have the net =)

Here is a site to see the national cathredal and and some of the work .
Much newer than Europe , but still awesome

http://www.cathedral.org/cathedral/d...crossing.shtml

mark yundt · #7 12-28-2006, 03:13 PM

Great link, thanks. Churches/Cathedrals are a great source of work,to see as well as do. Many a repairs in these places have kept me busy, and lead to new work.Because of them approx. 50% , if not more of my work comes from churches.Anyone out there looking for something to do to have a change of pace,,check out your local churches.

Baldy · #8 12-28-2006, 03:18 PM

Here are some pictures of carvings seen in a cathedral seen in Oslo Norway.

Baldy · #9 12-28-2006, 03:41 PM

Had trouble with the pictures. They show as being too large to transfer.

Ashbys · #10 12-28-2006, 04:57 PM

Here is another unique link. For american carvings.
http://freenet.buffalo.edu/bah/a/linc/35/index.html

Look under the woodwork

Some very nice work from the 1920's

Ash