"Liberty Tree" wood turning and a HUGE copper sculpture. Fight child trafficking at ArtForOUR.org

The “Liberty Tree" copper tree sculpture stands 32 inches tall and 32 inches wide at the top of the tree, with an 18 inch Birch wood base turned on the lathe.

Being auctioned off at: https://www.artforour.org/liberty-tree-auction to raise money for Operation Underground Railroad.
The Draper Philharmonic & Choral Society (https://www.draperphilharmonic.org/concerts)
asked if i could make a "Liberty Tree" for their upcoming concert series following the theme of inspired founding fathers.
This was by far one of my most challenging projects yet.

The “Liberty Tree" will be on display during the concert series: “Lamb of God” May 10-12, 2021 and “George Washington: Ordained of God” in June 7-9th at Abravanel Hall in SLC (possibly featuring Tim Ballard). The auction is ongoing and will end when the concert series concludes.

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Here are my commonly used tools/equipment if you'd like to try them out....even if you can't find what you need, any purchases in Amazon using these links helps us raise money for O.U.R.

- Lathe: (https://amzn.to/3orYsOy) this Laguna lathe is freaking amazing, very well built, solid, strong, variable speed, 110 or 220 volt. I couldn't have designed it better. This Wen lathe was my first trusty starter lathe, great place to start this hobby: https://amzn.to/3aqIIGH
- Lathe tools: (https://amzn.to/3agd3ay) carbide tip, (https://amzn.to/3t5iMsA) great beginner set
- File Sander: (https://amzn.to/36o3hlE), this is the cheapest and highest quality I've found. Fantastic for those hard to get to sanding projects.
- Carving tool: (https://amzn.to/2MjTd6x), Rotozips are awesome, a little too powerful for small detail but great for roughing out the medium sized projects.
- Angle Grinder: (https://amzn.to/36lgewG), one of my most indispensable tools, (https://amzn.to/3iXtNHW) the flat head helps get into tight spaces, carving and sanding disks are a life saver.
- Chain Saw: (https://amzn.to/2MbWNj2), has worked well for years, I also bought this electric one (https://amzn.to/3qZOqpp) for the quieter in the garage projects
- Oscillating Tool: (https://amzn.to/3puK4q1) great for cutting and sanding sharp corners and tight spots.
- Super Glue: (https://amzn.to/3pFg5vT) thin and runny, perfect for stabilizing bark or other unstable wood.
- Pigments: https://amzn.to/3sYC5ng, great quality for resin
- Pressure Pot: (https://amzn.to/3tfp1u2) 5 gallon for the big resin projects to get rid of bubbles, or (https://amzn.to/3pwX0M8) for the smaller average jobs 2.5 gallon, both need minor modifications to work.
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Thank you for your amazing support!

Dan Preece
"Mild Mannered Foot/Ankle Surgeon by day, Wood Cutting Paint Flinging Photographer by Night"

****The majority of music found on our videos is from Ketsa, Bensound.com, freemusicarchive.org and Scott Holmes, all very talented sources of great music!

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