scrimper Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 No; it's not an owl or a Deer this time it's a letter rack. I made it up by using some patterns from an old 1911 hobbies plan, the original pattern was for a sort of wall hanging rack, I scanned parts of it into photoshop then turned it into a table standing rack so it is totally unique though I must admit it's not very pretty! No idea what the timber is, it was a large end of a log the colour is like oak but it's not oak it's more tropical timber, possibly was used to make door frames, it is really dense and hard to cut. Sorry the pictures are not good, I found it difficult to get a decent shot of the thing. Scrolling Steve, lawson56 and jscottj 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grampa Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 Hey that's great John, that's what a letter rack should look like.........Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Roy Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 (edited) That looks very nice John. There you go, being your own worst critic as usual. The pics are all right too. Behave yourself and have a great Christmas with the family. . Rob Roy. Edited December 18, 2014 by Rob Roy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrimper Posted December 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 (edited) That looks very nice John. There you go, being your own worst critic as usual. The pics are all right too. Behave yourself and have a great Christmas with the family. . Rob Roy. What I mean is that now I have made it I feel that it looks a bit ugly, the wood is a bit thick 1/4" and letter racks of old were usually a little more delicate. It is functional and strong but does not (IMHO) have much finesse. The one below I made 20 years ago and although it's smaller and not so practical I think it looks nicer. Edited December 18, 2014 by scrimper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrimper Posted December 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 This is another letter rack I made in the past I made 2 versions of this one as you can see from the pictures. Scrolling Steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 The top one looks Great.I like the wood.You did a Great job with it.You other Letter Racks Hey I like them as well they are Fantastic.The one from 20yrs ago.My Favorite. :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Roy Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 (edited) They are all superb John. A fine choice and you may find that some of the younger generation will prefer the "plain" one, as that would fit in with the modern decor these days. It may be plain but I think it's very nice and certainly not ugly. . Rob Roy. Edited December 18, 2014 by Rob Roy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 Those are great! I love the classic look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 John these are all good looking letter racks, just the thing for those big heavy bills I would say. Nice wood Roly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankorona Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 Wonderful work and great idea, thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ike Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 Those are really nice letter racks. They make my chicken one look chirp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 They all look great. Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 I'm liking them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted December 19, 2014 Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 Real wood working skills here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 John I actually prefer the first one. Love the wood too. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirithorse Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 Great work!I really like them all. If pressed to pick a favorite, I think I like the one with sort of a wheat shaft design in it best. Thanks for sharing and God Bless! Spirithorse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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