Luxury Racing Bikes Exquisitely Crafted of Mahogany Wood By Sueshiro Sano.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN0DJx27Zz-1R0sjEIjAinp32JLKBZIZN88HYrK_11akmGlQN4Pb5d-qPaKeAfcemWDftawMBruxhyphenhyphenOr3mqeSClihXncFyXP5_FEciCtLCKuGE5lNm0vDC1sz6HaJi3Bid2tpOjRavcHc/s1600/06_2011_01_15_145450.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577763094567155554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN0DJx27Zz-1R0sjEIjAinp32JLKBZIZN88HYrK_11akmGlQN4Pb5d-qPaKeAfcemWDftawMBruxhyphenhyphenOr3mqeSClihXncFyXP5_FEciCtLCKuGE5lNm0vDC1sz6HaJi3Bid2tpOjRavcHc/s400/06_2011_01_15_145450.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 393px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDeJOHjc4bBBcl2ph7gZluLxxBN9wA6quWaRRKnD9s9krAzh0us87_1IFrDFYCXkdazYVVG7qtfnLwzqbaN7U6y5QykZHwqULRmjrcqs8BTLyfCIHY5buUj8cD7LIauiEVS98s3slu7KI/s1600/Picture+6.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577765512170525426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDeJOHjc4bBBcl2ph7gZluLxxBN9wA6quWaRRKnD9s9krAzh0us87_1IFrDFYCXkdazYVVG7qtfnLwzqbaN7U6y5QykZHwqULRmjrcqs8BTLyfCIHY5buUj8cD7LIauiEVS98s3slu7KI/s400/Picture+6.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 370px;" /></a><br /><br />Exquisite craftsmanship and attention to detail make this wooden bike the finest about which I have written. While it's true I introduced you to <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/09/woody-bicycles-hand-crafted-hardwood_18.html">Woody Bicycles</a> and the <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2010/11/first-100-fsc-certified-wood-bicycle-in.html">first FSC- certified wooden bicycle</a>, the elegance and proportions of <a href="http://sanomagic.world.coocan.jp/englishindex.html#Wooden%20bicycle">Sanomagic's wooden bikes</a> are in a class by themselves.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrN7WspcpyDrfQWDsT5XTUoNUxA3ApcWmQg-nvX4Rz65OF_6XmIsWdzW1g7y0Cvnpiuwr7VMZYpslU6nzNWqNqqluPsRNDH7MfVGXM-2Z4Q8lZmG8XMe8ziIFfTiuR4sIkYda1waI2I5I/s1600/Picture+23.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577768019135935266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrN7WspcpyDrfQWDsT5XTUoNUxA3ApcWmQg-nvX4Rz65OF_6XmIsWdzW1g7y0Cvnpiuwr7VMZYpslU6nzNWqNqqluPsRNDH7MfVGXM-2Z4Q8lZmG8XMe8ziIFfTiuR4sIkYda1waI2I5I/s400/Picture+23.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 345px;" /></a><br /><br />A ninth generation ship builder, Sueshiro Sano, shown above with his Mahogany Bike T2, has created a lightweight high performance luxury bike using layering techniques employed in shipbuilding to make the wood stronger and more durable.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRqtaGN11VuM5E7UtE5UxLvi4WUcvixOw5Ei1lEjGZxwoPBd6lJ_6HqIdg-RWoN0tcExKORWU56XM4QUCjnEHTS9RQUwv0qM3eDR51hadNOdBxo1q_gkfiKdJsMZq8L_HeVFbiLHq3M9o/s1600/Picture+24.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577768785629194306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRqtaGN11VuM5E7UtE5UxLvi4WUcvixOw5Ei1lEjGZxwoPBd6lJ_6HqIdg-RWoN0tcExKORWU56XM4QUCjnEHTS9RQUwv0qM3eDR51hadNOdBxo1q_gkfiKdJsMZq8L_HeVFbiLHq3M9o/s400/Picture+24.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 242px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlgMackCjiQM9YiK1TXRKQLo2mtjM2hwa2UJhQs5nGq8X999hmX7wKatWwDkDjCtaMsGxF4RmuBRhgFdtorlaKsyyROviDLCosszUa-E3E0BhfDoP3pIjP0xQOp_465fZEBRpjXfDZgcM/s1600/Picture+26.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577769065094016818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlgMackCjiQM9YiK1TXRKQLo2mtjM2hwa2UJhQs5nGq8X999hmX7wKatWwDkDjCtaMsGxF4RmuBRhgFdtorlaKsyyROviDLCosszUa-E3E0BhfDoP3pIjP0xQOp_465fZEBRpjXfDZgcM/s400/Picture+26.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 247px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">above images courtesy of <a href="http://www.adeyaka.com/" style="font-style: italic;">Adeyaka Magazine</a></span><br /><br />Sano made his first Mahogany bicycle in January of 2008. Since then he has completed ten and is working on the eleventh in which he is introducing Mahogany deep polished rims.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9nZxwOm2YOHe_Bs04kAXf6wJh3SVY4qAmGIFl0ozmSZzMjyROpiSrbTmZtIM-Ant_HN6lhSmNJjzLV8W95DeQHCP3-Ku-Dix3O91biu2b2a39XLux30PBmFr1hfbo0Mr7kkKDPJ-VrAg/s1600/01_2011_01_15_145216.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577766602172572818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9nZxwOm2YOHe_Bs04kAXf6wJh3SVY4qAmGIFl0ozmSZzMjyROpiSrbTmZtIM-Ant_HN6lhSmNJjzLV8W95DeQHCP3-Ku-Dix3O91biu2b2a39XLux30PBmFr1hfbo0Mr7kkKDPJ-VrAg/s400/01_2011_01_15_145216.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 396px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrxPH_4pqS6a2Rgs6w-HvDDKfNdLk7qzcNH2wYu0dy8DgFws9P3_h2WTgyQJLwJRRZ0pEGO-tZ9uFi7lDLGar_AMdpPkCfT-uCP3vvZFvdPr6AqrRbSlGn65G9mDGLap0Ysgr8xdbU8EY/s1600/02_2011_01_15_145822.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577763276355605922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrxPH_4pqS6a2Rgs6w-HvDDKfNdLk7qzcNH2wYu0dy8DgFws9P3_h2WTgyQJLwJRRZ0pEGO-tZ9uFi7lDLGar_AMdpPkCfT-uCP3vvZFvdPr6AqrRbSlGn65G9mDGLap0Ysgr8xdbU8EY/s400/02_2011_01_15_145822.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 394px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGmiW2UxQIK6IcSk8SR19TUpiaFf3t050CeYL51TSRasSqxZmhHPVAoEDSLz0cjriIOF4aQOy0bZ_ejW5eD2nXNEAkVy6aLb32Lhre1Rjr629I9DPx5ZRcGgJSDB6QU75aynucEID9GZE/s1600/Picture+21.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577765797623168386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGmiW2UxQIK6IcSk8SR19TUpiaFf3t050CeYL51TSRasSqxZmhHPVAoEDSLz0cjriIOF4aQOy0bZ_ejW5eD2nXNEAkVy6aLb32Lhre1Rjr629I9DPx5ZRcGgJSDB6QU75aynucEID9GZE/s400/Picture+21.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 390px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigrAl5WdcItT2EcIwbcWTT7RZZLVux0-R4XF5tFeD4x-gRdFbZegBE0EIUwmeVy6VDp0VOFNikZGVC81yhjTAaDo21x0dfP0gEYHq3j7Bgmnm7pH0x5ni3oMyvAI0-ajZzbz3dZzFc3w0/s1600/Picture+14.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577767189386259826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigrAl5WdcItT2EcIwbcWTT7RZZLVux0-R4XF5tFeD4x-gRdFbZegBE0EIUwmeVy6VDp0VOFNikZGVC81yhjTAaDo21x0dfP0gEYHq3j7Bgmnm7pH0x5ni3oMyvAI0-ajZzbz3dZzFc3w0/s400/Picture+14.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 386px;" /></a><br /><br />Every element on the bike, other than the gears and brakes, is handcrafted of mahogany wood. A curved wooden frame, wooden spacers, wooden handlebars, a wooden saddle, wooden kickstand and wooden seat. Even the the wheels, the drink holder and the little cap on the tire valves is wood as well.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFwaNndgyJPO_dt_MT7UwrajOfKeCSoGz13qZERB-mVw-_mO9b6WTmrwoPJAj1r5hGLzJtnI_uM_tyYcvpabI0chUGuNCtXfBe9nnJEgiFRtboqa0I6pYhJyCxVXXMuOTsdiXOxO8ujd8/s1600/10_2011_01_15_145540.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577762643520265074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFwaNndgyJPO_dt_MT7UwrajOfKeCSoGz13qZERB-mVw-_mO9b6WTmrwoPJAj1r5hGLzJtnI_uM_tyYcvpabI0chUGuNCtXfBe9nnJEgiFRtboqa0I6pYhJyCxVXXMuOTsdiXOxO8ujd8/s400/10_2011_01_15_145540.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 396px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrit0x3xvTuODkdDZkMxDQ0t2VTiMAHSVjICOkROYH2n3SND3qkf9VZ4hdfZ0KH3_MQtbpQaxd-_NLtqdADrKCfDsKSnl_1Dq0E6CgOT_E98FI1CVeKIXuHMd-9nGdYfBAXR8-oY_wybM/s1600/14_2011_01_15_145730.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577762499701519442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrit0x3xvTuODkdDZkMxDQ0t2VTiMAHSVjICOkROYH2n3SND3qkf9VZ4hdfZ0KH3_MQtbpQaxd-_NLtqdADrKCfDsKSnl_1Dq0E6CgOT_E98FI1CVeKIXuHMd-9nGdYfBAXR8-oY_wybM/s400/14_2011_01_15_145730.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 273px; height: 333px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV7tAKFXpT75q063cohxjBgigYAEniqFQc6PPlwOq9HpKcH_mkTlO_f-JoJhFPlgZL8lKh-yVyonOaYX7KeR62TCf6lQQqjB23v1zqz9aHhB-1E-4mZh_BTrzEWv0RWCxh1zM4hpBW4tI/s1600/20_2011_01_15_145752.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577761266181262594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV7tAKFXpT75q063cohxjBgigYAEniqFQc6PPlwOq9HpKcH_mkTlO_f-JoJhFPlgZL8lKh-yVyonOaYX7KeR62TCf6lQQqjB23v1zqz9aHhB-1E-4mZh_BTrzEWv0RWCxh1zM4hpBW4tI/s400/20_2011_01_15_145752.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 333px;" /></a><br /><br />Sano claims the bike outperforms aluminum models and even some of the most cutting edge carbon fiber models. Like Carbon fiber, wood is a fiber which has holes inside for water which contain air. So, when the wood gets a shock, it expels the air much like a sneaker sole. This absorbs the majority of the shock and provides a seamlessly smooth ride.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8yj9Sl60Bi9qvH-s7-Jj1myHl_DFM7WxiA0hxhff_tHzeDl1hyphenhyphenL4g8hKhYQvhWj7wM_z3dqJ0ekkSFAOubeOMebGbQPKm6OfnZ9wrxdZhm5OesR_NBR1XsKyFem_uFgo3Mbwal05EpHc/s1600/07_2011_01_15_145502.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577762963220975218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8yj9Sl60Bi9qvH-s7-Jj1myHl_DFM7WxiA0hxhff_tHzeDl1hyphenhyphenL4g8hKhYQvhWj7wM_z3dqJ0ekkSFAOubeOMebGbQPKm6OfnZ9wrxdZhm5OesR_NBR1XsKyFem_uFgo3Mbwal05EpHc/s400/07_2011_01_15_145502.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 395px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKrVQMNIm8qvIlV12OuRf5lXFcxLkUz0ctRgPFJKgA_DfaPUR7rchfNOA5mtrLVmZL8PLes9K8Bfkb6vFyqavUDMUTuQVo1MmZAlLmriZy4ilQXiEwLIocit2EkZ2oUkM0B706OkmvfTA/s1600/09_2011_01_15_145528.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577762750712592418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKrVQMNIm8qvIlV12OuRf5lXFcxLkUz0ctRgPFJKgA_DfaPUR7rchfNOA5mtrLVmZL8PLes9K8Bfkb6vFyqavUDMUTuQVo1MmZAlLmriZy4ilQXiEwLIocit2EkZ2oUkM0B706OkmvfTA/s400/09_2011_01_15_145528.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 395px;" /></a><br /><br />Despite the fact that many people see his bikes as a 'design project', Sano considers safety and functionality first.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_VIdQ3lACEqSjvbOoqoX3NEWqJ-r_wNvlmNnaLyFo8RZxfzESWeDrD8C3vLHDXkr-Tusn-1oMKJLltNkEzz0onZHJchYruy73Wdmafv6PbLK0uJCzbjV52A9vz9wFCjVY-YXLoJn2sE/s1600/workshop.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577769746521905394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_VIdQ3lACEqSjvbOoqoX3NEWqJ-r_wNvlmNnaLyFo8RZxfzESWeDrD8C3vLHDXkr-Tusn-1oMKJLltNkEzz0onZHJchYruy73Wdmafv6PbLK0uJCzbjV52A9vz9wFCjVY-YXLoJn2sE/s400/workshop.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 392px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: The Sanomagic workshop</span></span><br /><a href="http://sanomagic.world.coocan.jp/Lineup/english_sanomagicbikelineup.htm"><br />Mahogany Bikes made by Sueshiro Sano.</a>

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Those Crazy Leaf Carvings; What, How & Where To Buy Or Create Custom Ones.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvPP0Wdr0L15svAlLN58CzphyphenhyphenHn1NvCoDaTvZQ3LrHu5D00fHmFMijAUsPZF-LAxZ18FKLjoDUg31c0KSsbhXJly3W9DI7XP9GNcFh0saM016ujCMCuaBO-iWhS4D3f_Xox-e7vwito_Xi/s1600/3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552504987797637330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvPP0Wdr0L15svAlLN58CzphyphenhyphenHn1NvCoDaTvZQ3LrHu5D00fHmFMijAUsPZF-LAxZ18FKLjoDUg31c0KSsbhXJly3W9DI7XP9GNcFh0saM016ujCMCuaBO-iWhS4D3f_Xox-e7vwito_Xi/s400/3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 553px;" /></a><br /><br />In the past year, several sites (<a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/01/leaf-carving-an-incredible-art-form.php">Treehugger</a>, <a href="http://www.toxel.com/inspiration/2010/02/05/12-amazing-leaf-carvings/">Toxel</a> and <a href="http://www.neatorama.com/2010/09/28/leaf-carving/">Neatorama</a> to name a few) have shown images of the asian art of leaf carving and more recently <a href="http://blog.gessato.com/2010/12/17/leaf-carving/">the Gblog from Gessato</a> via <a href="http://www.lostateminor.com/2010/12/16/leaf-carving-art/#more-47988">lost at e minor</a>, posted about the leaves again which got me wondering if you could have custom images made (the answer is yes, as you will see later in this post).<br /><br />The tacky artworks have their kitsch appeal especially when it comes to using them to showcase religious and celebrity imagery.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJkiHJ1EABVGOo8tvnwn9uX7KIQeZsIETQTW0A2kwzvncNcFlp8nsXFbDcI0jhfrpIcGJVz3XBF3YfRsLocDyem7mbvfjC_TjYJ33m3JGCvm6MpY-pOR7Phkf-W1GkQIuZ20aYpKDA_iX0/s1600/Marilyn_Monroe.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552502891144091250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJkiHJ1EABVGOo8tvnwn9uX7KIQeZsIETQTW0A2kwzvncNcFlp8nsXFbDcI0jhfrpIcGJVz3XBF3YfRsLocDyem7mbvfjC_TjYJ33m3JGCvm6MpY-pOR7Phkf-W1GkQIuZ20aYpKDA_iX0/s400/Marilyn_Monroe.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 481px;" /></a><br /><br />Whether it's the Virgin Mary, Obama, Marilyn Monroe, Victorian Silhouettes or a tourist leaf selling Amish Country, the carved leaves seem to elicit a certain fascination.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwKKZo5lu8TejgFLN2Q0ulAFQVpKRMjD7kIrpnzkV5Xv5EvEw8wT5bWOokWjwttSNOA7X42Ju__9XwIi3s0aKOY1bHpvTebRGaxYlWM8wtFGK1yxCckbOY4d8zNQVJuuQ17gJiDV1NNFtw/s1600/Virgin_Mary.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552499543998841634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwKKZo5lu8TejgFLN2Q0ulAFQVpKRMjD7kIrpnzkV5Xv5EvEw8wT5bWOokWjwttSNOA7X42Ju__9XwIi3s0aKOY1bHpvTebRGaxYlWM8wtFGK1yxCckbOY4d8zNQVJuuQ17gJiDV1NNFtw/s400/Virgin_Mary.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 456px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG4L8_C-rkD-GAthRIqFa6wCm2tgetRUVnsveSQ9y4gpRRNdk0uP1mtNvwsupULthA9nOMqbw0qHgfDpz0REBb55KHWcDHFhZw68Q_XJfAwXY_65GxM7yfIh-_-nXbiSYQ8J31Fu5pIDfp/s1600/DS.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552506178263143986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG4L8_C-rkD-GAthRIqFa6wCm2tgetRUVnsveSQ9y4gpRRNdk0uP1mtNvwsupULthA9nOMqbw0qHgfDpz0REBb55KHWcDHFhZw68Q_XJfAwXY_65GxM7yfIh-_-nXbiSYQ8J31Fu5pIDfp/s400/DS.png" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 527px; height: 391px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: Huang Taisheng, master leaf carver at work</span></span><br /><br />Creating leaf art is a long and complex process. Leaves are put through a 60 step process such as, manually cutting and removing the outer surface of the leaf while leaving the leafs veins intact which add detail into the subject matter of the carving. Pressing, curing and dying are also just a few of the steps needed to prepare the leaf.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNZCPFsOyu-u7JMGqEXMUAfXAUEpbfsKsk2ztpF3ClfeoLcEJUE7BGZU44WR9ZnUUcvUONn7tiyUz2S_pfB9yqtDyQJTVSQD8Y8iurPPQdNCJ1uPCE5RYVdvwk7GlYL3neV8Gfc1GJT8PK/s1600/0a.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552501471474180114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNZCPFsOyu-u7JMGqEXMUAfXAUEpbfsKsk2ztpF3ClfeoLcEJUE7BGZU44WR9ZnUUcvUONn7tiyUz2S_pfB9yqtDyQJTVSQD8Y8iurPPQdNCJ1uPCE5RYVdvwk7GlYL3neV8Gfc1GJT8PK/s400/0a.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 204px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWxLhsUcG52SCWC5DeASBNa043LV32fqpIr37keTAiLm5upm4-5LRDJkvmcTT2_xdVwa3Q6EcA4IClS9IrOE9dsywAeCb9LLelp5XJs2-54wkaTCjfsaWGkdVJXiKw72aPEmKZBoDs5egh/s1600/1.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552501529597615858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWxLhsUcG52SCWC5DeASBNa043LV32fqpIr37keTAiLm5upm4-5LRDJkvmcTT2_xdVwa3Q6EcA4IClS9IrOE9dsywAeCb9LLelp5XJs2-54wkaTCjfsaWGkdVJXiKw72aPEmKZBoDs5egh/s400/1.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 203px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXXkmpol264jKP8u5SQ6sdFwfBUHnHWAaNWElou8_1n3ULye8uacaocltoO6XuUEJEOhYoNNPwoXMuHCTy8IRhk-MHCJ6CNuHkA7rRpTk_A7X0pdlOvzLjYpHxmlhhV3tYvtMhQC9fjqmD/s1600/2q.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552501668309447682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXXkmpol264jKP8u5SQ6sdFwfBUHnHWAaNWElou8_1n3ULye8uacaocltoO6XuUEJEOhYoNNPwoXMuHCTy8IRhk-MHCJ6CNuHkA7rRpTk_A7X0pdlOvzLjYpHxmlhhV3tYvtMhQC9fjqmD/s400/2q.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 227px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhml24rYm2nlC-lklhU_faNa5NWBhETCJozKTkAT_euKLGARsBmScEjvXKFt1du9ZHSxwHvP4XT2sQ3TiqDmPGO7iGncN68beZlFVWJUe6bJ30g6ZUhhAmKd_CL-jzIlHumr11Tlwfg_WU1/s1600/3.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552501751445866802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhml24rYm2nlC-lklhU_faNa5NWBhETCJozKTkAT_euKLGARsBmScEjvXKFt1du9ZHSxwHvP4XT2sQ3TiqDmPGO7iGncN68beZlFVWJUe6bJ30g6ZUhhAmKd_CL-jzIlHumr11Tlwfg_WU1/s400/3.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 253px; height: 225px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB5RhL5gcw3V00YgdhyphenhyphenPK7ejKWmwOBm0U6R5rLVLJxFr8YuiPvvX6QjYS8sW0s0zaELEi5gQeMfiEHBK0asSsySxZ4zdWknj2H-HHrMQpMqFL1TZqOV4ELh_-OoEL7SqDUMz9dvLpbrT4r/s1600/4.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552501879623353570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB5RhL5gcw3V00YgdhyphenhyphenPK7ejKWmwOBm0U6R5rLVLJxFr8YuiPvvX6QjYS8sW0s0zaELEi5gQeMfiEHBK0asSsySxZ4zdWknj2H-HHrMQpMqFL1TZqOV4ELh_-OoEL7SqDUMz9dvLpbrT4r/s400/4.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 173px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8mlE4BXEtn6OWcwcwBjs_zXo9XiEvLV-nsOxZi48TQh3uf-zd8mjDrwXW2fe268rmSQ9G5KYilYNVUMQzb5zWjsM_zlBuqjlvalQt2uppjdD2s78y9tWcgX2WRVbS8NdZHtJbgQl2bqhH/s1600/wpe22854.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552502175192656210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8mlE4BXEtn6OWcwcwBjs_zXo9XiEvLV-nsOxZi48TQh3uf-zd8mjDrwXW2fe268rmSQ9G5KYilYNVUMQzb5zWjsM_zlBuqjlvalQt2uppjdD2s78y9tWcgX2WRVbS8NdZHtJbgQl2bqhH/s400/wpe22854.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 332px; height: 173px;" /></a><br /><br />Talented artist using magnifying glass, then skillfully carve their masterpiece by hand. No painting or printing is involved. The most common leaf used in leaf carving is the leaf of a Chinar tree, which is native to India, Pakistan and China. Chinar leaves closely resemblance the leaf of a maple tree:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUIeHGntrXvhcN2l1ditpJ5OlAdTUtEKXa8LjPenX3hE_CjCYrM4fgRxSCismj1IkV5uQGleRd6HMjXhHGP7MDwgPj21IgFjtOIIiiCpebd_IhgmN_VR3aNZc2o5wBTa0fGNybE8oDmMnQ/s1600/leaves+before+carving.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552501293007211186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUIeHGntrXvhcN2l1ditpJ5OlAdTUtEKXa8LjPenX3hE_CjCYrM4fgRxSCismj1IkV5uQGleRd6HMjXhHGP7MDwgPj21IgFjtOIIiiCpebd_IhgmN_VR3aNZc2o5wBTa0fGNybE8oDmMnQ/s400/leaves+before+carving.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 521px; height: 651px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Where To Buy Them:</span></span><br />Several websites will make custom leaf carvings from your own photo or sell already carved leaves in various Western and Asian themes.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.foliagesart.com/Products.asp">http://www.foliagesart.com/Products.asp</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.leafcarvingart.com/">http://www.leafcarvingart.com/</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.longal-craft.com/leaf-carving-art.html">http://www.longal-craft.com/leaf-carving-art.html<br /></a><a href="http://stores.far-eastgifts.com/-strse-Art-of-Leaf-Carving/Categories.bok"><br />http://stores.far-eastgifts.com/-strse-Art-of-Leaf-Carving/Categories.bok</a><br /><br />Thanks to the above links for images and information.

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Discarded Christmas Trees Become Stools In The Christmas Project

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9ZuwwX1ZfsnaWt20AA4mZ4IFNqRwZdbXxGf4IrsUSWhjLEo0YBA9P2dHvY-KNQn1Axaz04dfG8ixQLVraKbRue8DODwbHZ-Ra2pLWw1LoNW1wEXhhTanDwuWtI81FQsazXqYU9BptJDR/s1600/tree+to+stool.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554740014525557906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9ZuwwX1ZfsnaWt20AA4mZ4IFNqRwZdbXxGf4IrsUSWhjLEo0YBA9P2dHvY-KNQn1Axaz04dfG8ixQLVraKbRue8DODwbHZ-Ra2pLWw1LoNW1wEXhhTanDwuWtI81FQsazXqYU9BptJDR/s400/tree+to+stool.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 515px; height: 365px;" /></a><br /><br />The Christmas Tree Project, London<br /><br />In London alone, it is estimated that most of the 976,000 Christmas trees in the capital will be simply thrown away.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCGuhXVDLLn98t9wYBN9U4R2kAMnuWTRraVrx_8WS-ct5B1LVtu4Gso8mQe4reqmEhqIM4aXHuvE-EgcQUr-Pjy-caWFo6AqdjJWpmhj8IdOC4obDUyhHts6peWpsa7hyLJhQIQc3YBVIX/s1600/discarded+christmas+tree.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554742774651846642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCGuhXVDLLn98t9wYBN9U4R2kAMnuWTRraVrx_8WS-ct5B1LVtu4Gso8mQe4reqmEhqIM4aXHuvE-EgcQUr-Pjy-caWFo6AqdjJWpmhj8IdOC4obDUyhHts6peWpsa7hyLJhQIQc3YBVIX/s400/discarded+christmas+tree.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 393px;" /></a><br /><br />The Christmas Tree project, a continuation of <a href="http://platformtworca.wordpress.com/2009/02/23/the-value-of-a-piece-of-wood/">Fabien Cappello's 2009 RCA graduation work</a>, will see Christmas trees from across London being collected and reincarnated into stools.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVwyRjlaiVLJoukaW3ShozekHFzEW6S9T3SWQMilPd-pbdwuL7ki02_-UhRxdUKzBV95HjR5vI4pxCXXVBttdtEqgz-RwJ56P4TPr3eyiv3CKouqFrxmyC9NR1udte2L87udQxuDL48QME/s1600/stool+from+tree.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554740600345991778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVwyRjlaiVLJoukaW3ShozekHFzEW6S9T3SWQMilPd-pbdwuL7ki02_-UhRxdUKzBV95HjR5vI4pxCXXVBttdtEqgz-RwJ56P4TPr3eyiv3CKouqFrxmyC9NR1udte2L87udQxuDL48QME/s400/stool+from+tree.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 351px;" /></a><br /><br />Making the perfect Christmas gift, the gallery is inviting people to arrange an early January collection of their tree and place their order for a pretty handcrafted Christmas Tree Stool by rising designer <a href="http://www.fabiencappello.com/">Fabien Cappello.</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq-GQ72tHKafIQjwUw-CYGlW1wRceSfxoZ43bOZxYOERz1DL76gaeT0Yp36Os7BI_wzHH9JJWeUbfSQQvgIMRkTdJtS4Zrn1BAPGN2BgyzW1loNGn8dY4pV1oeAV_ezNrziHLW9tkmBsft/s1600/22-heyman-stools-tmagSF.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554739355195164290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq-GQ72tHKafIQjwUw-CYGlW1wRceSfxoZ43bOZxYOERz1DL76gaeT0Yp36Os7BI_wzHH9JJWeUbfSQQvgIMRkTdJtS4Zrn1BAPGN2BgyzW1loNGn8dY4pV1oeAV_ezNrziHLW9tkmBsft/s400/22-heyman-stools-tmagSF.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 517px; height: 844px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">images and info courtesy of Fabien Capello and the Libby Sellers Gallery</span></span><br /><br />A percentage of profit from the Christmas Tree Project will be donated to the<a href="http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/en/Pages/default.aspx"> Woodland Trust. </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.libbysellers.com/">The Libby Sellers Gallery</a> is taking orders until January 6th<br />Please email or call for collection details<br />+44 (0) 7774 113 813<br /><a href="mailto:gallery@libbysellers.com">gallery@libbysellers.com</a>

Discarded Christmas Trees Become Stools In The Christmas Project

The Christmas Tree Project, London In London alone, it is estimated that most of the 976,000 Christmas trees in the capital will be simply t...

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