My husbands newest woodworking project is a whale he made using a technique called intarsia 

(meaning: intarsia  a form or method of decoration, dating from the Renaissance, consisting of inlaid, mosaiclike patterns, especially of wood.) 

Since he's never made one before... He found a simple & free beginners pattern at Intarsia.com, to start out with and he made this bad boy in less than a days time.  I'm so proud of him, it turned out awesome, don't ya think?

Hugs,
Lisa