dansnow Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 Just finished the commissioned Retirement Plaque with the mounting of the brass insert. And that was not without angst as one of the soft brass screws twisted off halfway in. Was able it get it out, plug the hole and re-drill. It measures 22" high and 23" across. The background is two layers of 3/8" hard maple layered at 90 degrees to each other to minimize warping. The red is 3/8" black walnut with three coats of Cayenne Red water based stain. The center gear is 3/8" hard maple, the center is recessed 3/16" and is painted with black lacquer. The wrenches are 3/8" hard maple, black lacquer. Everything has 3 coats of clear lacquer top coat. This project had it's challenges, such as making the wrenches twice and painting them 3 times to where I was happy with them. Just reminds me why I'm not overly fond of custom orders. LOL!!! Thanks for looking. amazingkevin, bobscroll, lawson56 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 As they say it's water over the dam,Put another notch on your belt for a completing a tough dog.It's all smiles and compliments from here on! :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordster Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 Compliments and thumbs up all the way. You did a spectacular job on it.Good stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgman Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 You did an excellent job Dan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Guy Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 Very nice - Excellent work Now relax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky2 Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 It's a nice looking cutting, thanks for sharing it with us. Len Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWSUDEKUM Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 Very Very nicely done Dan. They will really like that. Thanks for sharing this with us. Great Job! DW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 An Outstanding job Dan,Top Notch. :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 Fantastic job! Dan that will be well received!........Love the color combo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ike Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 nice palque. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamminjack Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 Hay Dan Its unfortunate that the everyday layman doesn't quite understand all the prep work, cutting designs, and redo work that goes into a top notch piece such as this. Reading your post shows just what a craftsman you are. Redoing, pieces, paint not just right do over, re-cutting pieces etc. Well sir the everyday layman might not understand, but we do....... Now that it is finished, its time to step back and bask in the sunlight so to speak. All of your efforts, and your talents are well projected in this piece. Thank you for sharing, its a pure joy to observe top rated work such as yours. "YA DONE GOOD BOY" Larry A. Blakely and Scrolling Steve 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankorona Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 Excelente trabajo Dan, se ve muy bien hecho, gracias por compartir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 On first glance it looks simple but when you have a good look, WOW there's a lot of work gone into that piece. I take my hat off to you, you did a dam fine job. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coachmike Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 Excellent piece of work. It must really be hard to put a price on something so beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobscroll Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 Just seen this post, You did a perfect job on the project Dan, Thanks for showing, Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 that is a very nice job ,very impressed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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