vykus Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 My latest. I finished the cutting quite a while ago, and learned a lesson about cutting carefully because I had to do a ton of sanding to the many exposed interior cuts. After the sanding was done we had a heat wave here in Wisconsin with incredibly high humidity so it had to sit and wait to have a finish applied which I was finally able to do this weekend. The front is made out of Honey Locus, it has a nice color but it pretty hard and difficult to work with. the backer board it 1/2 in walnut which I cut 1/4 in larger in all directions and then rounded over. I am very pleased with how it turned out. I just have to let it cure for a few days and put some hooks on and its good to go. One question, should I leave the back as raw wood or put a coat of poly on that too? Matt New Guy, Birchbark and amazingkevin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meflick Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 Thanks for sharing your photo of this project and sharing your specific experience with it. I had Sen. This pattern on Steve Good's site not long ago when he shared it and saved it to maybe do sometime. I have a sister-in-law and her husband who are both professional musicians who I thought would like this project. I will eventually get brave and give it a go perhaps. I will try to remember your advice about it. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 WOW! That is really a nice one. danny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgman Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 It came out great Matt! Glad you went with the Walnut backer. You should always finish the back side of your projects with the Same finish and amount of coats. Even with a finish, wood will absorb moisture. With equal finish on front and back, you will minimize the chance of the piece warping. vykus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 Nice cutting ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfie Posted August 1, 2016 Report Share Posted August 1, 2016 Great job thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky2 Posted August 1, 2016 Report Share Posted August 1, 2016 Matt, it's a nice looking cutting, you did a great job. As to finishing the backer, I always finish my backer pieces with a clear poly. In this case I think you should finish the backer, it will darken it giving you a better contrast between the two types of wood. Len Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted August 1, 2016 Report Share Posted August 1, 2016 My latest. I finished the cutting quite a while ago, and learned a lesson about cutting carefully because I had to do a ton of sanding to the many exposed interior cuts. After the sanding was done we had a heat wave here in Wisconsin with incredibly high humidity so it had to sit and wait to have a finish applied which I was finally able to do this weekend. The front is made out of Honey Locus, it has a nice color but it pretty hard and difficult to work with. the backer board it 1/2 in walnut which I cut 1/4 in larger in all directions and then rounded over. I am very pleased with how it turned out. I just have to let it cure for a few days and put some hooks on and its good to go. One question, should I leave the back as raw wood or put a coat of poly on that too? Matt Mr.Matt,Very flowing project,Smooth as silk! Love the wood you chose.I guess to answer your question ,well wood finishes were made to enhance the beauty of the wood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vykus Posted August 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2016 When I say the back I mean the reverse side that faces the wall. I will be putting a few coats on there too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted August 1, 2016 Report Share Posted August 1, 2016 Beautiful work. Roly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted August 1, 2016 Report Share Posted August 1, 2016 That is a terrific piece and I like the wood you chose. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted August 1, 2016 Report Share Posted August 1, 2016 great job, thank you for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepy Posted August 1, 2016 Report Share Posted August 1, 2016 Nice cutting. I usually use a matte finish on the back and more of a gloss on the front. That may be because I got a deal on some matte finish and I don't care for it on the front. vykus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don in brooklin on Posted August 1, 2016 Report Share Posted August 1, 2016 That is really well done. I put that on my todo list. What blade did you use. I usually use FD ultra reverse and a lot of that sanding goes awau. don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrampaJim Posted August 1, 2016 Report Share Posted August 1, 2016 Well done Matt! That looks great! Better hurry with the finish, our heat is coming back later this week. Jim vykus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vykus Posted August 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2016 (edited) Don, I used a No. 7 UR on most of it, that kept the lines from wandering. I used a No. 5 and 3 UR on the lettering. The 5's and 7's were Olson's and the 3's were FD. Gotta use what I can afford at the time. If I could, I'd use FD all the time, but I usually don't have large amounts of cash do dish out at once so I spend $5 a pack for Olson's as I need them. Edited August 1, 2016 by vykus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penquin Posted August 1, 2016 Report Share Posted August 1, 2016 That came out great. Love the contrast between the notes and background. Great work, thanks for posting it for us to look at. jim penquin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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