Denny Knappen Posted March 21, 2017 Report Posted March 21, 2017 I made this yesterday, March 20th. The pattern is by Keith Fenton and purchased from Sheila Landry's website. I used 1/2" Red Oak approximately 5 1/2" x 15" without a backing. The blades used were FD Polar #3. The finish was one coat sanding sealer and two coats of spray Shellac. A rather easy project with a nice message. Comments welcome. lawson56, Lucky2, jollyred and 6 others 9 Quote
blights69 Posted March 21, 2017 Report Posted March 21, 2017 Wow look at the quality cutting on the lettering this is why I love this site I see things like this with crisp bang on the money lettering and it inspires me to keep on learning keep on trying and eventually one day I will be cutting letters as good as this. Thanks for sharing with us Frank Quote
Pancho Posted March 21, 2017 Report Posted March 21, 2017 NICE lettering!! Gives me something to aspire to. Thank you for sharing. Quote
Denny Knappen Posted March 21, 2017 Author Report Posted March 21, 2017 Wow look at the quality cutting on the lettering this is why I love this site I see things like this with crisp bang on the money lettering and it inspires me to keep on learning keep on trying and eventually one day I will be cutting letters as good as this. Thanks for sharing with us Frank Thanks Frank. Crisp straight lines are important, so I used two blades in the process. Quote
Scrolling Steve Posted March 21, 2017 Report Posted March 21, 2017 That is some mighty fine cutting, Denny ! Quote
Denny Knappen Posted March 21, 2017 Author Report Posted March 21, 2017 NICE lettering!! Gives me something to aspire to. Thank you for sharing. Thanks Francisco. I found that lots of practice pays dividends. Quote
Denny Knappen Posted March 21, 2017 Author Report Posted March 21, 2017 That is some mighty fine cutting, Denny ! Thanks Steve. I had two other projects which I sprayed the backing with black paint. I let them dry and glued, well the glue didn't hold and now I have a mess. Quote
Dan Posted March 21, 2017 Report Posted March 21, 2017 Great job Denny! I always find great quotes for these plaques but my choice of fonts is subpar. That's why I leave it to the pros. Keith and Shiela are a couple of the best. Quote
Denny Knappen Posted March 21, 2017 Author Report Posted March 21, 2017 Great job Denny! I always find great quotes for these plaques but my choice of fonts is subpar. That's why I leave it to the pros. Keith and Shiela are a couple of the best. Thanks Dan. I agree, I leave it to the pros. I really like their designs. Quote
DWSUDEKUM Posted March 21, 2017 Report Posted March 21, 2017 Love the sign Denny. I know a coffee shop ( Not Starbucks or Duncan Donuts)that that sign would go will in. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW Quote
Denny Knappen Posted March 21, 2017 Author Report Posted March 21, 2017 Love the sign Denny. I know a coffee shop ( Not Starbucks or Duncan Donuts)that that sign would go will in. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW Thanks, DW. I know of one too. We have a coffee bar and lots of friends at ArtCrafters. Quote
Scrappile Posted March 21, 2017 Report Posted March 21, 2017 As stated above such straight crisp lettering. Well done. I stick to pictures, mistakes don't show.... Quote
Gordster Posted March 21, 2017 Report Posted March 21, 2017 Hi Denny, that is a very beautiful piece there. I had a couple of issues lately where the glue did not stick to the painted backer. Lately I have been using dark walnut stain intead of black paint. I find it goes farther and when I spray on the finish, it doesn't make the black border shine too bright. Just right for my old eyes. amazingkevin 1 Quote
Denny Knappen Posted March 21, 2017 Author Report Posted March 21, 2017 Hi Denny, that is a very beautiful piece there. I had a couple of issues lately where the glue did not stick to the painted backer. Lately I have been using dark walnut stain intead of black paint. I find it goes farther and when I spray on the finish, it doesn't make the black border shine too bright. Just right for my old eyes. Thanks Gordie. I previously used Samen stain an water based stain recommended by Sheila Landry. I will go back to the old faithful. Gordster 1 Quote
wombatie Posted March 22, 2017 Report Posted March 22, 2017 Perfect. Perfect lettering, perfect cutting, perfect wood. Perfect sentiment. In other words just perfect. Marg Quote
lawson56 Posted March 22, 2017 Report Posted March 22, 2017 Denny,it is a Beautiful Plaque.Masterfully done. Quote
amazingkevin Posted March 22, 2017 Report Posted March 22, 2017 I made this yesterday, March 20th. The pattern is by Keith Fenton and purchased from Sheila Landry's website. I used 1/2" Red Oak approximately 5 1/2" x 15" without a backing. The blades used were FD Polar #3. The finish was one coat sanding sealer and two coats of spray Shellac. A rather easy project with a nice message. Comments welcome. So nice to see,Who isn't a coffee drinker and wouldn't love this in their kitchen.Your work shines! Quote
daveww1 Posted March 22, 2017 Report Posted March 22, 2017 beautiful, nice job on the lettering Quote
Denny Knappen Posted March 22, 2017 Author Report Posted March 22, 2017 It is humbling to have such nice comments on a rather easy project. Quote
David Lehner Posted March 22, 2017 Report Posted March 22, 2017 very nice!! ... excellent cutting Quote
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