2nd Shela Landry Plaque for my bride of 47 summers

[Blaughn]

My second Shela Landry plaque in 3/8" cherry backed with 1/4" luan plywood.  I taped the both perimeters of the luan ply and the back of the plaque with frog tape before applying the flat black spray paint (luan backer) and the Watco Danish oil and the Watco Wipe-On Poly.  This gave me a finish free surface for the Titebond glue.  

 

Finished with two coats of the Danish oil - let dry for 72 hours and then applied the poly.  After 4 coats of the poly, I wet sanded with 600 grade wet-or-dry and used Briwax to restore a hand-rubbed luster.

The second shot shows the "#4 x 1/2" brass wood "insurance" screws mid top and bottom of the backerboard.  It is probably overkill but gluing a wood slab to plywood where humidity changes occur motivates me to be sure that it will all stay together if the glue joint gets tired.

I used the #1 and #3 Flying Dutchman Ultra Reverse for the lettering.  I am VERY  impressed with these blades

[Dan]

Excellent! The finish is superb Bruce. 

And thanks for your service. 

[Blaughn]

11 minutes ago, Dan said:

Excellent! The finish is superb Bruce. 

And thanks for your service. 

Thanks, Dan.  It was an honor to serve.

[Scrappile]

That is a very beautiful plaque and thanks for explaining how you did that beautiful finish. 

Were you a pilot?  My son was for 22 years.

[Blaughn]

6 minutes ago, Scrappile said:

That is a very beautiful plaque and thanks for explaining how you did that beautiful finish. 

Were you a pilot?  My son was for 22 years.

Thanks, Paul.

Yes, I was a Navy Pilot.  I flew off of the USS Ranger in Vietnam (82 missions in the Gulf of Tonkin) and off of the USS Forrestal in the Mediterranean after the war was over.  I flew the E2 Hawkeye.

Was your son a military pilot?

Bruce

[GPscroller]

Beautiful job Bruce.  Thanks for the pics and explaining the finishing process.

Jeff

[Scrolling Steve]

What a nice piece !....Finish is great !

[Scrappile]

1 hour ago, Blaughn said:

Thanks, Paul.

Yes, I was a Navy Pilot.  I flew off of the USS Ranger in Vietnam (82 missions in the Gulf of Tonkin) and off of the USS Forrestal in the Mediterranean after the war was over.  I flew the E2 Hawkeye.

Was your son a military pilot?

Bruce

He flew the Tomcat to start and then transitioned to the Super Hornet when the started decommissioning the Tomcat.  He now flies the MD-11 for FedEx. 

[Blaughn]

14 minutes ago, Scrappile said:

He flew the Tomcat to start and then transitioned to the Super Hornet when the started decommissioning the Tomcat.  He now flies the MD-11 for FedEx. 

He would be younger than me but chances are very good that he crossed paths with some of my old shipmates.  Naval are is a relatively small community.

[newfie]

Great job thanks for sharing 

[DWSUDEKUM]

Very nicely done.  Thanks for sharing this with us.

DW

[Ron Johnson]

Very beautifully done Bruce. Love the finish. 

[Aggie]

Very nicely done, you did a great job cutting.

[lawson56]

A Most Excellent job.I Salute you and Thank you for your service.

[wombatie]

What a beautiful job of cutting and finishing you did.  Excellent work.

 

Marg

[daveww1]

fantastic job

[meflick]

First, thank you for your service.  Second, what a beautiful piece of artwork you have created.  I love the lettering.  Lettering like that I find beautiful but scares me! My newbie skills are not there yet! One day I will try it though so glad to hear what blades people use when they do it.  Gives me an idea of where to look to start when I do.  thanks for sharing.

[Bfreeman]

Very nice work in all ways cutting, finish and thought!!!

thanks for sharing 

Bill

[MTCowpoke22]

Well Done!

[Rob]

Lovely piece of cherry and the cutting is crisp as.

Rob

[Jim McDonald]

Excellent version of a great pattern. You can't go wrong with FD-UR blades.  They are great for this type of work--especially in cherry.

[amazingkevin]

On 6/11/2017 at 2:56 PM, Blaughn said:

My second Shela Landry plaque in 3/8" cherry backed with 1/4" luan plywood.  I taped the both perimeters of the luan ply and the back of the plaque with frog tape before applying the flat black spray paint (luan backer) and the Watco Danish oil and the Watco Wipe-On Poly.  This gave me a finish free surface for the Titebond glue.  

 

Finished with two coats of the Danish oil - let dry for 72 hours and then applied the poly.  After 4 coats of the poly, I wet sanded with 600 grade wet-or-dry and used Briwax to restore a hand-rubbed luster.

The second shot shows the "#4 x 1/2" brass wood "insurance" screws mid top and bottom of the backerboard.  It is probably overkill but gluing a wood slab to plywood where humidity changes occur motivates me to be sure that it will all stay together if the glue joint gets tired.

I used the #1 and #3 Flying Dutchman Ultra Reverse for the lettering.  I am VERY  impressed with these blades

Excellent job