Folkcraft
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Musk-Ox Euro-Mount. Japanese cherry back and base boards; Tanana River spruce
brace; 30”H x 16”W x 24”D; 3/2009. |
 
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Traditional Norse shrink box (shown closed and open) in giant white spruce with folkstyle sliding lid. Allwood
construction with black spruce burl and peg for lid fastener. Decorated with
chipcarved Polish rosette and Swiss-style edge treatments. Black and white
spruce, ply; 15”H x 15”Dia; 1/2009. PRICE: $175. |
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Norse-style, Alaskan birch shrink boxes with Swedish-style locking lid. Kolrosing
(traditional Norwegian engraving enhanced with pigment and oil) border and floral
designs. Alaskan birch, 6-9”H x 5-8 Dia; 9/2008. PRICE: $50-90. |
 
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“The Portal”, giant white spruce trunk allows for traditional Scandinavian shrink
box with custom seat and stainless steel bucket (latter not included; shown closed and open). All-wood
construction includes “lollipop” black spruce lower hinges and Y-branch spruce
upper hinges (with built-in lid stays) pegged together; black spruce burl handles fit
into mortises. Chipcarved Polish rosette and Ainu edge treatment. Black and
white spruce, Alaskan birch, ply; 14”H x 16”Dia; 12/2008. PRICE: $250. |
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Norsk-style Ale Bowl. Alaskan white spruce burl w/ carved flower decorations. White spruce; 16" l x 10" w x 7" d; 1/2008. |
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Norsk-style Birch Shrink Boxes. Green Alaskan birch is hollowed out, then a dry base plate is fitted to interior bottom and the cylinder is allowed to shrink onto the plate to hold in place. After complete drying, the lid is fitted to the top. Alaskan aspen and birch and moose hide; 3" Dia x 4" h; 10/2007. |
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Octagonal Lid with Carved Birch Leaf on a Norsk-style Birch Shrink Box. Green Alaskan birch is hollowed out, then a dry base plate is fitted to interior bottom and the cylinder is allowed to shrink onto the plate to hold in place. After complete drying, the lid is fitted to the top. Alaskan aspen and birch; 3" Dia x 4" h; 10/2007. |
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Alpine flowers carved from single blocks. Traditional throughout the Alps in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Italy. Black and white spruce and aspen, 11" l x 2" dia, 1991.
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Philip Marshall in his studio carving a lastukassi or Finnish shaving tree in the manner developed by Kauko Rossi of Suonenjoki, Finland. It will be all one piece when finished. Aspen, 25 cm, 2005.
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Two-piece black raven fan carving in Scandinavian style. Aspen, 8" l x 6" w x 5" h, 2004.
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