Studebaker Golden hawk

[munzieb]

Just finished a Charles Dearing design of a 1957 Studebaker Golden Hawk. I was always impressed with the Raymond Loewy design. I had to go bigger than my EX16 just so I could drill and cut all the 300+ holes in the grill and the text. Lots of very skinny lines and holes in both directions to make it work. Stuck back all the cutouts and blue taped so I could sand the back. I was able to find the original Studebaker font thou I had to modify it to work. 1/8" BB on 1/4 BB black background. I was able to quickly cut the picture frame on my table saw miter saw sled. Several coats of lacquer.

On to a '65 GTO for my next project, thanks to SSV design patterns.

[Scrolling Steve]

That turned out great !..Very nice work !

[Luperez548]

great job

[rjR]

Magnificent!

[Loskoppie]

very nice

[new2woodwrk]

Excellent - thanks for sharing it

[kmmcrafts]

Very nice work..

[DWSUDEKUM]

Excellently done.  Thanks for sharing this with us.

 

DW

[dgman]

Very cool!

[GPscroller]

Awesome job.

Jeff

[munzieb]

Thanks all for the compliments. It was some what of a daunting cut but really enjoyed it. Once I'm finished with the GTO, I may try the '54 Studebaker Commander. I'll need to move on to another topic after that. I have to keep trying something new or different.

[jollyred]

Great job.  Looking forward to your '65 GTO project.  I had one at one time, and look forward to it.

[Rockytime]

WOW! I have always loved the Studi Hawk. What a beautiful car they were. Too bad they are not often seen st car shows. You did it a credit worthy the cat. Thanks a lot.

[rdatelle]

Wow, that's one tuff cut on that grill. Came out great.

[Ron Johnson]

A true classic. I'm fortunate to have grown up in an era when real vehicles were produced. Very beautifully done Bernd.

[amazingkevin]

You've got this car glistening!

[wombatie]

Oh wow that grill would have been a nightmare to cut but you did an amazing job.  One to be proud of for sure.         

Marg

[lawson56]

WOW!! That is 1 Beautiful car!! You did an Excellent job!!!

[Gordster]

That is an awesome job you did there.Great cutting,and the font also sets it off nicely....

[newfie]

Nice cutting thanks for sharing 

[munzieb]

6 hours ago, wombatie said:

Oh wow that grill would have been a nightmare to cut but you did an amazing job.  One to be proud of for sure.         

Marg

Thanks Marge, The holes were so small that in most cases I couldn't turn the blade and had to nibble them away with the blade. Thanks again to Charles Dearing for a wonderful design.

[daveww1]

awesome job

[Scrappile]

Beautiful job!  I have a friend that drives a Studebaker Hawk that era, that he restored.  Pretty neat car.  He also had an Avanti but for some reason, did not like it.

Edited April 24, 2018 by Scrappile

[edward]

Very nicely done impressive, like the frame you used.  edward

[munzieb]

Ed, I have used this molding for frames on several projects. It's about 3/4". I can make quick work of it with my table saw miter sled. I'll typically glue/pin nail the long top sections and sneak up on the side cuts until I get a perfect fit. Glue and pin nail in place. Here is the link for Lowes where I bought it. https://www.lowes.com/pd/0-688-in-x-8-ft-White-Hardwood-Chair-Rail-Moulding/3040323