The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-11
PICTURE MADE OF
81 VARITIES OF
WOOD COMPLETED
John T. Perkins, a Wood
Worker, Spends Six
Months on Work.


one Of the most unique pictures in
the United States. in which he used
thirty-seven varieties Of wood. col
. lected over a period Of nearly forty
years, with not a single drop OF
paint used in the entire photo
graph" says a writer in the Amerl-
can Forestry Magazine Of wash
ington. The wonderful work Of art
is % inches by "a inches and re-
CURED about six months OF steady
work for its completion.
The picture. called, Pals" rep
resents a scene Of boyhood DAYS.
with the many kinds OF wood n
laid TO represent the scene. All
coloring and variations Of effect
are produced BY the natural color
OF the various woods. The picture
consists OF wood entirely, with a
coat OF shellac over the surface.
The principal figures in the picture
are the Pals" barefoot boy with
worm can and fishing pole and his
dog looking up with an expression
OF inquiry. The boy is about 10
cross a brook, while behind is 4
landscape with roads and trees. sky
and clouds.
The idea came 20 Perkins a
skilled ood-worker. while he was
on q trip to Washington last Yea.
when he saw a wonderful work or
sculpture. He thought then that =
a sculptor could accomplish such
results with stone, he should do a.
well with wood. Upon his return
70 Wilmington, Del. h. starLSL tu
work on his picture with diGercut
bits Of vari-colorcd wood he had
been collecting since lSS2.
The thirty-seven different kiu.s
of wood used are: African ma
hogany. amaranth, Rnboyna, Amer
lean poplar, American white oas
balsam, bird's-eye maple. blarS
ebony, black walnut lockwood.
cherry. Circassian walnut. curl,v
birch. East Indian mahogany. Eng
lish oak. freak ebony. French
beryl, Georgia pine knots. Georgia
heart pine, hazen. Honduras maple.
Hungarian berry,. laurel from Look
out Mountain, Tennessee. palmetto
OF Venezuela. petrihed hickory. red
gum, rosewood. San Domingo ma
hogany satinwood, tulip. vermii-
ion Of Asia, white holly. wild COT
fee Of Isle OF JamsicaI white ma
hogsny Zanzibar blue. thorn and
Bahama mahogany.
A minute inspection Of the nc
ture shows many interesting de-
tails, the American Forestry Ma
szine points out All the lines.
shadows, shadings and colorinE or
every kind is secured by carefully
selected wood. Taking tho figure Or
the bow frst-the hat is formed OF
satinwood. hazel and white holly: tho
hair OF African mahogany: eyc-.
white holly. French beryl and black
ebony; evelidS. eyebrows and shade
lines. hazel; nostrils and Interior -
ears, red gum; lips. tulip; teeth. whit
I holly; line forming IN n. rnseW-ou. a..
face, white holly; jumper or shirt.
Hungarian berry, and ash. buttons.
end grain ~ lockwood. tear ~
right shoulder, ebony: interior ~
armholo. sleeve bottom. dark hrr'f d.
! underSh.rt sleeve at right VIZ
white holly. hand and worm c.r.
white holly; shading o. worm Csu.
! dark birch, oVerallS. curly birch
suspenders, mahogany: buttons.
black ebony; patch, maple, beryL
white holly. vermilion: partirs
lines 70 form two legs. ebony; feet
and toes. white holly and eboul
| fishing rod. thorn with liCht tulip
in end. fishing line. Honduy. q
maple: fishing float. light tulip sr1
/ Honduras: fishing hocS. cut in with
ebony dust; fishing stick in float
rosewood
In the dog. tho nose and all
shading. including mouth. arc ?
ebony: eye Of lockwood and hal
sam: body, legs and tail. berg o.
Circassisn. ebony. The psth or
footing for hoy and aog rs nstur.l
freak ebony: stump OF dogs lott
hind foot CirCassian, pine knot
stumps at bottom. amaranth. sb-
ony, Georgia knots: title plate
Pals, petrihed hickory. ebony.
thorn. to left OF stamps. ambonya /:
bird, Zanzibar blue, thorn. ebouy.
red gum, tulip: flower bud. pail
metto, and grain. leaves. wild cor-
fee, laurel thorn, satin and baIssm
The bottom and sides Of the boa [
are Of tulip: ribs. thorn: seat. rose
wood; gunwale. white holly, ebony
and thorn: thwart, Baham. ma
hogany and rosewood; oars, red
gum
The cat-tRfls are Of amaranth
ana poplar, and bird 's-eye maple is
at each side OF boy. the magazine
continues. Directly above the boat
are rocks in the water, Swallowed
from timber above. THO lower
/ right-hani corner is olfEnglish
oak, then above, twin s8mps OF
| Circassian and pine knott vine OF
bird's-eye, pine heart 'And light
1 tulip; purple boulder is amaranth.
very hard wood: above that is
/ Circassisn, ambonyA and very
handsome specimen Of the lights OF
the Asiatic 'vermilion.
The boulder behind the dog 10
/ Circassian, lined with rosewood.
/ The stump is OF the same family,
with psin body OF the mahogany OF
/ East Indies. The tree beyond is OF
| curly birch; leaves. OF vermilion
and Hungarian ash family: road ~
| rosewood below, curly birch above:
I house. white holly. rosewood f:
chimney, vermilios: water boy "a.
OF hazel family.
Training for CItiIenshir.
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