dansnow Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 This was a commissioned piece for a friend to give to her Granddaughter. It is made from two layer of 1/2" Baltic Birch ply. Letters colored with food coloring, clear lacquer top coat. Letters are 4" high, the whole thing is 23" long. Thanks for looking. Lucky2, Phantom Scroller, lawson56 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWSUDEKUM Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 Love it. Nice and bright with pulls for little hands. Great job. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 I will have to experiment with food colouring sometime. Those colours are great and very even. Do you have any tips or tricks to share? Thanks, Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgman Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 Nice work Dan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 Great job, I like the food coloring idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dansnow Posted November 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 Before coloring mix shellac 50/50 with denatured alcohol. Apply thin coat to piece and let dry. I mix the food coloring with denatured alcohol, (rubbing alcohol can sometimes precipitate out the dye pigments) to the intensity I want, then apply thinly, allow to sit for about 5 seconds then wipe off excess. Re-apply till you get the results you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordster Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 Looks good Dan..I made these also.I never used the pegs, good idea...The colors I used was red, green, yellow and blue and just repeated til end of name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 This was a commissioned piece for a friend to give to her Granddaughter. It is made from two layer of 1/2" Baltic Birch ply. Letters colored with food coloring, clear lacquer top coat. Letters are 4" high, the whole thing is 23" long. Thanks for looking. I've wanted to try food coloring so bad .Now i have the tips and tricks copied just for the occasion!Thanks friend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 Lovely colors, lovely name fantastic cutting. Well done. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 Hey, I like this idea a lot. Why can't I think of these kind of things on my own? This is not only a fun and attractive piece but also a very useful one as well. Way to go Dan Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 Dan good work. Roly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 Ya done an Awesome job! I bet she has a Great time with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 Excellent work!.....Thanks for the tips on using the food coloring! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfie Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 Nice work sure there granddaughter will love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ike Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 (edited) You did a good job on that one. I had used RIT clothing coloring but never food coloring that came outreal good. thanks for showing Edited November 22, 2015 by ike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smitty0312 Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 The colors set this off......nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangeman Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 I like the name puzzle immensely!! Looks great. What font did you use? What is the idea behind the 50% shellac treatment prior to applying the food coloring? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dansnow Posted November 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 The font is called Word Art, I got it off the web. The shellac fills in the fibers somewhat like a primer, and allows for a more even result with the dye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlin Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 Very good, must have a good at a name some day....................have used food coloring in the past but never used the shellac trick.................must find out more...............must have it in NZ................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kywoodmaster Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 I love it. I have 1 small one and one on the way that need one of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobscroll Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 A real neat job Dan and advice as well! Thank you for showing, Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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