Blaughn Posted June 11, 2017 Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 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 Scrollcrazy, GrampaJim, JOE_M and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted June 11, 2017 Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 Excellent! The finish is superb Bruce. And thanks for your service. Blaughn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaughn Posted June 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 11 minutes ago, Dan said: Excellent! The finish is superb Bruce. And thanks for your service. Thanks, Dan. It was an honor to serve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted June 11, 2017 Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 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 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaughn Posted June 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPscroller Posted June 11, 2017 Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 Beautiful job Bruce. Thanks for the pics and explaining the finishing process. Jeff Blaughn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted June 11, 2017 Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 What a nice piece !....Finish is great ! Blaughn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted June 11, 2017 Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 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 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaughn Posted June 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfie Posted June 12, 2017 Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 Great job thanks for sharing Blaughn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWSUDEKUM Posted June 12, 2017 Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 Very nicely done. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW Blaughn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Johnson Posted June 12, 2017 Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 Very beautifully done Bruce. Love the finish. Blaughn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie Posted June 12, 2017 Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 Very nicely done, you did a great job cutting. Blaughn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted June 12, 2017 Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 A Most Excellent job.I Salute you and Thank you for your service. Blaughn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted June 12, 2017 Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 What a beautiful job of cutting and finishing you did. Excellent work. Marg Blaughn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted June 12, 2017 Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 fantastic job Blaughn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meflick Posted June 12, 2017 Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 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. Blaughn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bfreeman Posted June 12, 2017 Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 Very nice work in all ways cutting, finish and thought!!! thanks for sharing Bill Blaughn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTCowpoke22 Posted June 12, 2017 Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 Well Done! Blaughn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted June 12, 2017 Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 Lovely piece of cherry and the cutting is crisp as. Rob Blaughn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim McDonald Posted June 13, 2017 Report Share Posted June 13, 2017 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. Blaughn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted June 14, 2017 Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 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 Blaughn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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