My latest efforts

[savethebeer]

Just waiting on these to dry before I wrap them. I don't know if they will load in the correct order so I'll do my best. Both sets of wording was done using stencil sets of different sizes. (I know Travis try's his best but I am a Luddite really)

My Granddaughter Matilda is being christened next Sunday so this is one of my presents. Its 8mm ply and about 220 by 190mm. The backing is an old black shirt (cleaned first then cut up) glued on and then stiffened with Mod Podge, and then finished off with lacquer.

A friend is moving house on Saturday. Her hobbies include hill walking and her favourite places are the Wicklow hills and the Camino in Spain which finishes in Santiago de Compestella. Both are 12mm ply and about 320mm by 90mm. I'll leave them just with BLO.

I intend using a short chain to hang one under the other.

I don't know why but I went through about 7 blades on the Glendalough piece. Both came from the exact same piece of waste ply.

 

[Scrappile]

Nice cuttings.  Interesting way to do the backer.  Just curious what made you do it that way?  Looks great.

[Scrolling Steve]

Nice work all around !

[savethebeer]

Thanks Paul. in Ireland we don't have too many outlets for craft supplies so I just wing it most of the time. I have some pieces of black plastic sheeting (which has gotten me to 2 free weddings after I made personal toppers for the wedding cakes) but I don't like to waste good stuff on backing. Other things I use are white or blue old sheets and a finely woven lightweight red blanket ( as used on my last wedding gift of Trinity College) [as seen in pattern requests] 

[newfie]

Looks great thanks for sharing 

[blights69]

Great items and great use of things as backers love it when people use random stuff and until you see it or hear about would never of thought about using it 

[DWSUDEKUM]

Nicely done on both of those.  Thanks for sharing them with us.

 

DW

[Rob]

Nice work Bob.  Glendalough is one of my favourite places.  There is something magical about it.

Rob

[Mark SW]

Bob,

Job well done. 

[Aggie]

Really nice cutting you got there.

[wombatie]

Love the christening gift for Matilda.    Your signs are terrific too.  Well done.  I love Glendalough too, went there 5 years ago, but then I just loved Ireland.

Marg

[lawson56]

Love your work Yoda looks Fantastic!  As do your signs.

[daveww1]

very nice, great workmanship

[amazingkevin]

On 8/6/2017 at 9:39 AM, savethebeer said:

Just waiting on these to dry before I wrap them. I don't know if they will load in the correct order so I'll do my best. Both sets of wording was done using stencil sets of different sizes. (I know Travis try's his best but I am a Luddite really)

My Granddaughter Matilda is being christened next Sunday so this is one of my presents. Its 8mm ply and about 220 by 190mm. The backing is an old black shirt (cleaned first then cut up) glued on and then stiffened with Mod Podge, and then finished off with lacquer.

A friend is moving house on Saturday. Her hobbies include hill walking and her favourite places are the Wicklow hills and the Camino in Spain which finishes in Santiago de Compestella. Both are 12mm ply and about 320mm by 90mm. I'll leave them just with BLO.

I intend using a short chain to hang one under the other.

I don't know why but I went through about 7 blades on the Glendalough piece. Both came from the exact same piece of waste ply.

 

I guess it was just one of those things you'll never know why.Very good job of scrolling!

[GPscroller]

Great job on all.

Jeff