MOREL MUSHROOM FLASHLIGHT

Hello,
I am having a flashlight made with carved Morel mushrooms on it.
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb...s-%96-Yu-%28Sold-Out%29&p=4848377#post4848377
This is going to be a present to my wife and her 75 year old mother who still mushroom hunts.
I would like to no if you're interested in one or have any ideas?

I haven't found any morels yet but maybe a little light like this would help I'm in!

This is our starting point.

Some suggestions are:
no greenery
less greenery
more proportionate greenery
slightly more elongated mushrooms
M M on the bottom near the tritium vial
Morels written on the bottom side above the picture
Something like this.

These lights will be deeply carved and beautiful.
You will be able to get them with patina in the carving or not,copper or brass, with or without a tritium vial so there will be some options too.
Maybe even two letter initials on the bottom.

Here are a couple of simple drafts with different layouts; horizontal and fill up. There will be more editing if you choose one of the layouts.

I like the top one...

Me too

OK, I think we are very close.
This is what I have come up with so far.
1. 3 Morels with grass
2. Morels written on bottom piece above the 3 mushrooms
3. Tritium vial (optional)
4. Initials (optional)
WHAT DO YOU THINK?

RGRAY said:

OK, I think we are very close.
This is what I have come up with so far.
1. 3 Morels with grass
2. Morels written on bottom piece above the 3 mushrooms
3. Tritium vial (optional)
4. Initials (optional)
WHAT DO YOU THINK?

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Any design has to fit into an area of 5 x 2.75; horizontal x vertical. If you eliminate one of the morels, it would leave the design close to a square shape, and by adding letters on top, it becomes vertical and won't fit into the area of etching.
Let me work a couple of more layouts, based on the first one, with "morels" writing or a place for initials.

if "Morel" is on the tail piece below the trit, does that help leave the head open for just the design?

I like the idea but a had few suggestions. The one that really jumped out at me; there shouldn't really be any of the associated/adjacent green sprouts etc.
Morels of this particular type are found in what I call, 'needle-y duff' under Ponderosa pine etc. So a fluffy bed of long Ponderosa pine needles would be perfect.

Also, perhaps the Latin name for morels instead? The picture will be self-evident, so the proper name for them would be a nice touch IMO.
Best of luck,

all depends on location. I rarely find them under pines in the midwest. usually looks like this...
http://media2.fdncms.com/pitch/imag...he-woods-for-th/u/original/5135097/morels.jpg

mcbrat said:

all depends on location. I rarely find them under pines in the midwest. usually looks like this...
http://media2.fdncms.com/pitch/imag...he-woods-for-th/u/original/5135097/morels.jpg

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Ah yes we do have that variant as well, at considerably lower elevation - under deciduous trees and such.
The evergreen-forest variant has a darker cap & is much more common here; it's the one I always first think of.

Probably will depend on where the OP resides etc.

Kestrel said:

I like the idea but a had few suggestions. The one that really jumped out at me; there shouldn't really be any of the associated/adjacent green sprouts etc.
Morels of this particular type are found in what I call, 'needle-y duff' under Ponderosa pine etc. So a fluffy bed of long Ponderosa pine needles would be perfect.
Also, perhaps the Latin name for morels instead? The picture will be self-evident, so the proper name for them would be a nice touch IMO.
Best of luck,

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I really like the idea of the Latin name, thank you.

mcbrat said:

all depends on location. I rarely find them under pines in the midwest. usually looks like this...
http://media2.fdncms.com/pitch/imag...he-woods-for-th/u/original/5135097/morels.jpg

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In Maryland, we find them from early to mid May and their color does vary (see picture above).
Here we find them in the grass in apple orchards and in woodlands under packed leaves near May Apples and Fiddler Ferns.
I've never seen them near pine needles.
They look like this.

Kestrel said:

Ah yes we do have that variant as well, at considerably lower elevation - under deciduous trees and such.
The evergreen-forest variant has a darker cap & is much more common here; it's the one I always first think of.
Probably will depend on where the OP resides etc.

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Here the best way to hunt them is at farmer markets.
Some times you can find them for around $100 a gallon.
I have a connection who gets them in Pennsylvania.

Did you know they freeze well?

We had them for New Year's dinner.

So who likes Morchella?

Here's another picture of how we find them.


Does this look like how you would find them in pine needles?

mcbrat said:

if "Morel"(Morchella) is on the tail piece below the trit, does that help leave the head open for just the design?

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Yes, that's what I'm thinking, only the design on the head.
Do we need more background or more Morels?

Should the letters be script or block?

I kind a like this type of greenery?

Around here they are often found under dead elm trees, where the bark falls off and piles up. You could put some bark around them. Lol.