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![]() This demonstrates how I “ V carve ” the text into the material. |
![]() Once the paint dries I skim off a very thin layer from the surface. |
![]() This leaves very sharp detail in the text. |
![]() A plaque made for Kitchener City Hall display of the Slices of Market Life quilt display. |
![]() V carved and ready to paint. |
![]() Made for friends of ours, she is a quilter. |
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![]() A piece of Black Cherry I carved for Mark and his family cottage. |
![]() Notice how the pocketed area where I placed the text is a different colour than the rest of the slab, the wood has just aged, in a short time it will all be the same colour. |
![]() Material is Black Cherry with a light stain live edge. |
![]() Here you can see the live edge a bit better. |
![]() This is my first attempt at 3D modeling. |
![]() Photos taken with my phone from the computer screen. |
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![]() If I carve one like this I will provide better photos. |
![]() I can rotate the image on the screen to give a side or angle view. |
![]() I was asked to make a wall display plaque for a WW1 bayonet. |
![]() A 3D wall plaque to hold your keys. |
![]() A friend asked if I could remake this sign for her garden. A wooden sign outside in the weather is never a good thing, however she can do what she likes. I recomended a clear exterior weather type finish, but . |
![]() This material is designed for outdoor all weather exposure, it has enameled painted aluminum skin on each side with a UHMW plastic interior.I engraved through the aluminum skin to the black internal plastic. |
![]() This is White Ash Live edge she can use indoors. 10" by 22" by ¾" text engraved with a 90 degree V bit and the stem and leaves machined with a eighth inch ball nose. |
![]() The wood is white pine and the file was FREE from Vectric Aspire designed by Michael Tyler. |
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![]() This is my first attempt at GLASING . I changed the text to M and P for Mark and Petra, their wedding anniversary is this month, so this gift is finished. |
![]() I used the paints I happened to have on hand and I think I could have used better colours. |
Mothers Day Plaque, Original files supplied by Beki. |
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![]() Mothers Day plaque for my Daughter-in-law. Designed by Beki and downloaded FREE from Vetric.com. |
![]() The wood is Black Cherry harvested from our wood lot. I altered the size from the original plans and edited the text. |
![]() The finish is a clear coat, the plaqe is 7 ½" diameter. Perhaps I should have added colour to the text. |
![]() Beki and Todd offer FREE design plans and tutorials once a week, these tutorials sure help me. |
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Wedding Plaque, intended as a wedding gift. |
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![]() The wood is Live Edge Black Cherry harvested from our wood lot. |
![]() The names and date have been smugged for a reason, the text painted a light brown. |
![]() After the wedding I will post photos with the text exposed. |
![]() Yes the hockey sticks are there for a reason, the plaque is about 8 ½" square. |
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![]() Black Cherry was cut from a branch with an elbow allowing the bark to border the engraved portion. |
![]() To fit the text to the engraveable area, I took a photo and measurments then imported that image and data to my design software. |
![]() The wood slab is about 50 inches long 12 inches high and one inch thick, I thickness planed it to three quarters inch thick. |
![]() Not a good photo. |
![]() I used a light stain to glaze the text and finished with a few coats of sealer and then acrylic. |
![]() This will look great hanging at their cottage. |
![]() Here is a photo taken in their home. |
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![]() This was inspired by a neighbour and a unused scrabble board, I though I would try it on a slab of Birch. |
![]() It is about 18 by 14 inches and 3/4" thick, with key hole mounting slots on the back. |
![]() His Badge number in the maple leaf. |
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![]() A sign for a painters studio. |
![]() The material was the foot board from a Queen sized Black Walnut bed. |
![]() I found the bed at the side of the road on garbage day. |
![]() The border is the Black Walnut veneer and the core is Sugar Maple. |
![]() Sign is 24 inches wide by 13 inches high and three quarters inch thich. There are two key hole slots for hanging. |
![]() This is a close up of the V carved text, I used a 90 degree V bit and the border I used a round over bit .375. Finish is clear, no stain. |
![]() This is machined from Hemlock and is intended to be used as a snack tray. |
![]() A clear acrylic finish, I thought of staining but. |
![]() It can also be hung on the wall as a sign. |
![]() Note the finger slots at the ends for easy pick up. |
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![]() This material is laminated with aluminum both sides and a plastic core. 24 inches by 9 inches high and eighth inch thick |
![]() It may be painted to suit or leave it as is. |
![]() This is the waste material image, I cut this with a eighth inch endmill. |
![]() The material is weather resistant and is intended to be used out doors. |
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