Scrappile Posted April 25, 2015 Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 (edited) I posted this picture of my son in a F-18 Superhornet. He is a pilot, took a selfie and I did the picture from a pattern Mr. Lawson did for me. My son loved it EXCEPT in the Navy the rank Commander is abbreviated CDR not Cmdr as I did. So I decided to do it again. The second time I did it in 1/2" maple and routed the edges so it is self framed like I did the Lion Roar picture. I like it much better on the "do over". So does he. Redo: Edited January 22, 2019 by Scrappile neptun, bobscroll, amazingkevin and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgman Posted April 25, 2015 Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 You win some, you lose some, this ones a winner! Nice work Paul! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted April 25, 2015 Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 I can't tell you the amount of holiday store windows and wrong stores i painted.Those are nothing compared to the names i spelled wrong.I'm so enthused to do the work that pertinent details go right over my head.Well here's the good news ,one for you and one for your son,Now that's a win win situation to be proud of! Excellent job sir! :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: Rob Roy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordster Posted April 25, 2015 Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 Dynamite job Paul. Great cutiing, love the wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Guy Posted April 25, 2015 Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 Both are great - Good job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWSUDEKUM Posted April 25, 2015 Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 Either way that was a great cut. No wonder he liked it . Thanks for sharing this with us. DW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted April 25, 2015 Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 Dedication to perfection. I looked at the first one and shook me head. Unbelievable was the word that went through my head as I looked at the incredible cutting you did here,Paul. It made me go back to the time when I had cut my Eiffel Tower, only to find out after I had it all cut out and mostly put together, that I discovered I had made a mistake that caused me to start all over again. I remember how good I felt about getting it finished the second time. I think that for you, Paul you must have had similar feelings when you finished it the second Time and knew it was indeed right this time. Great job, my friend. Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted April 25, 2015 Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 I have to agree the second one looks better than the first and they are both impressive. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Roy Posted April 25, 2015 Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 Two superb pieces of work Paul. I liked the first one you did, but the new one, well it's just perfection, the routed edge just makes it stand out. Curiosity is getting the better of me Paul,so I have to ask, how did your son end up with the nick name "SPOOL" . Rob Roy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted April 25, 2015 Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 Paul you did an Awesome job! I Love them both.Oh the mistakes I've made and had to start over.But when we get it right it looks Great.Thank you Paul.and Thank CDR Brian. :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted April 25, 2015 Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 Nothing wrong with either of those!.......Fantastic job on both! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobscroll Posted April 25, 2015 Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 Hi Paul, I agree the second time around....Very neat piece of scrolling! Top job, Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted April 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 (edited) Two superb pieces of work Paul. I liked the first one you did, but the new one, well it's just perfection, the routed edge just makes it stand out. Curiosity is getting the better of me Paul,so I have to ask, how did your son end up with the nick name "SPOOL" . Rob Roy. I was wondering if anyone would ask that. As you know all pilots in the Navy have a call sign (nickname). It is given to them by other pilots and usually reflects something about the pilot or about some thing he has done. I Brian's case, he got his in flight school. It was because he was always so serious and studying, practicing, and trying to be the best in the classes and flying. The other pilots called him "Spool" because they all thought he was wound up real tight. Being a Navy pilot was all Brian ever wanted to do since he was around 11 years old. I think the movie "Top Gun" had a lot to do with it. When he was 12 I took him to a Navy recruiter office and ask a recruiter to tell Brian what it took to be a navy pilot. I also took him to a air show and made him go talk to a pilot that were there. ( Years later, Brian flew in the same air show). The recruiter and the pilot made raising Brian real easy for us. They both told him he had do get good grades in school and college and never get into any trouble. He did both, we never had to tell him to study, fact sometimes I had to tell him to not spend so much time at it and he never got into any trouble. Edited April 25, 2015 by Scrappile Lucky2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankorona Posted April 25, 2015 Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 Once again I was wonderful your work, thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryEA Posted April 25, 2015 Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 Paul, Congratulations to you both! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Roy Posted April 25, 2015 Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 Well Paul, your son did you and the family proud. Just shows what can be done when you put your mind to it and put in some hard work. A lot of youngsters today could take a leaf out Brian's book. A lovely story Paul, and thanks for sharing it with us. Rob Roy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky2 Posted April 26, 2015 Report Share Posted April 26, 2015 Paul, both cuttings are fantastic, but, I like the second one better. It seems to have a bit more detail to it, and the piece of wood looks nicer. Thanks for sharing these with us. Len Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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