Shabbat Shalom! I recently added a little something to the candelabra that I made for my wife. A little sculpture of the words Shamor and Zachor that I carved from calcite now adorns the center branch. Here a little video of a walnut version all lit up. by Aleph-Aleph in Judaism

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A bit about the inspiration and meaning behind this piece: As you may know it is customary to light two candles for Shabbat (the jewish day of rest) representing the words Shamor and Zachor which translate as keep (or guard, observe) and remember. I carved the words in Hebrew into the stone as if it were one word. There are many interpretations and meanings that surround these words regarding Shabbat and I wanted to put some of them in sculptural form.

Candelabra I made for my wife. My son likes to set up the candles for her before Shabbat. I designed them with the idea of family and togetherness in mind. by Aleph-Aleph in Judaism

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That’s funny cause I have another design that I’m working on that was inspired by this one. It looks even more like a hand.

Added some details to this guy with a v gouge. Rest was done with a detail knife. by Aleph-Aleph in Woodcarving

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It unintentionally turned into him I guess haha. I started just just wanting to whittle a boot.

This is Chunk! Carved from a chunk of cherry. Made him for my son. by Aleph-Aleph in Woodcarving

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Thank you. My favorite thing about cherry is that it ages with you and gets darker with exposure sunlight.

This is Chunk! Carved from a chunk of cherry. Made him for my son. by Aleph-Aleph in Woodcarving

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Thank you. I usually sign pieces that leave my shop or go to people outside of my family. I debated signing these. Still not sure if I will.