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Aron Kodesh

By CustomCarving_org, member Nov 13, 2010

Aron Kodesh or Torah Ark is a cabinet used to house a torah at a synagogue, Jewish house of worship. This Aron is made from African Walnut with a water based stain. Sliding doors and handmade glass knobs, no additional hardware. Dovetail joinery. It includes an Eternal Light or Ner Tamid above the cabinet, which is a traditional addition to this type of cabinet. This light was made by creating a mould in which the glass is shaped to the wood frame.

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Vlad_S | Feb 16, 2011 08:03pm | #1
Very nice work. The style evokes the chip carving found in much of Eastern Europe around the Poland-Ukraine border, where a large percentage of the US and Canadian Jewish population hails from. A fitting touch!

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