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Dan

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A friend that I met at a craft show many years ago is wanting a plaque to display on her front door. It is a golf bag with some custom lettering. That part is done. What I want is to make the backing look like a golf ball. I want to make some dimples and am looking for an easy way to do it. Do I carve them with carving tools or buy a special bit for my dremel? Is there an easier way? Or should I just cut some shadowing to give the illusion of a golf ball? Any suggestions are appreciated. Even from Jerry!  :o lol

 

Oh, the backing will be about 18" in diameter.

 

Thanks.

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use a ball cutter on your dremel, it might help if you have a plunge router for your dremel.ike

Thanks Ike. I thing I have one buried somewhere. I may practice with it to see if it will work. I do have a plunge router for the dremel.

 

I would create a template and use a ball cutter on a plunge router.  I might also try just denting the wood with a small ball peen hammer.  again template it out so it doesn't look like a bunch or random hits,

Brad, that is too simple. I think I'll give it a try. Since she wants it painted I plan to use poplar so it should dent pretty easily. What a simple idea.

 

Dan, could you use paint to do what you want?

Len

Len, I'm not much of a painter but I did find an image that I could use and give the paint a try. 

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A friend that I met at a craft show many years ago is wanting a plaque to display on her front door. It is a golf bag with some custom lettering. That part is done. What I want is to make the backing look like a golf ball. I want to make some dimples and am looking for an easy way to do it. Do I carve them with carving tools or buy a special bit for my dremel? Is there an easier way? Or should I just cut some shadowing to give the illusion of a golf ball? Any suggestions are appreciated. Even from Jerry!  :o lol

 

Oh, the backing will be about 18" in diameter.

 

Thanks.

Piece of cake ! google golf ball picture,copy and enlarge,glue on the wood and put the rest of what have you over the top !post-1607-0-57502700-1477972549_thumb.jpg

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A friend that I met at a craft show many years ago is wanting a plaque to display on her front door. It is a golf bag with some custom lettering. That part is done. What I want is to make the backing look like a golf ball. I want to make some dimples and am looking for an easy way to do it. Do I carve them with carving tools or buy a special bit for my dremel? Is there an easier way? Or should I just cut some shadowing to give the illusion of a golf ball? Any suggestions are appreciated. Even from Jerry!  :o lol

 

Oh, the backing will be about 18" in diameter.

 

Thanks.

Piece of cake ! google golf ball picture,copy and glue on the wood and put the rest of what have you over the top !post-1607-0-57502700-1477972549_thumb.jpg

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