Popular Post Frank Pellow Posted May 25, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 (edited) My wife, Margaret, and I will be leaving this afternoon for a visit to Finland and Norway. In Finland, we will be visiting a (3 generation) family of 7 people that we have known for many years. I designed and made a few bookmarks out of fir veneer to give them as a memento. The books are very thin (1.3 millimetres thick). Edited May 25, 2018 by Frank Pellow jollyred, meflick, frankorona and 10 others 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWSUDEKUM Posted May 25, 2018 Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 Very nicely done Frank. They are going to like those. Thanks for sharing them with us. DW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPscroller Posted May 26, 2018 Report Share Posted May 26, 2018 These should be very well received, great work Frank. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted May 26, 2018 Report Share Posted May 26, 2018 Those look great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted May 26, 2018 Report Share Posted May 26, 2018 Frank,They are Fantastic!!I tried making bookmarks on several times,didn't work out.Must be using the wrong kind of wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfie Posted May 26, 2018 Report Share Posted May 26, 2018 Those look great Frank thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted May 26, 2018 Report Share Posted May 26, 2018 awesome job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Johnson Posted May 27, 2018 Report Share Posted May 27, 2018 A thoughtful gift Frank. Well done. Norway is such a beautiful country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don in brooklin on Posted May 27, 2018 Report Share Posted May 27, 2018 Look fantastic. Are these laminated or is the cross and maple leaf in laid? Did you buy the veneer or make it yourself? Have a great trip and let me know when you get back. Thanks Don. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted May 28, 2018 Report Share Posted May 28, 2018 What a very special gift, they will treasure them. Have a good journey and a fabulous holiday. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luperez548 Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 Great job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 I'm impressed with your work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Pellow Posted May 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 (edited) On 5/27/2018 at 3:56 PM, don in brooklin on said: Look fantastic. Are these laminated or is the cross and maple leaf in laid? Did you buy the veneer or make it yourself? Have a great trip and let me know when you get back. Thanks Don. Thanks Don. They are laminated from very thin (less than 1 millimetre thick) veneer that I purchased. The photos that follow show how I made these things: First I cut out 16 rectangles of the same size using a guillotine of the type that is used to cut paper: Cutting a single thickness of this material proved to be next to impossible, but a bundle of 8 wrapped with masking tape worked out well: Here are the 16 pieces of Fir veneer after the logos have been cut into 8 of them: I used one of the cut pieces as a template when painting the 8 background pieces with acrylic paint: After gluing the 8 foreground pieces to the 8 background pieces, I then bundled them together again with masking tape before rounding the corners with my scroll saw: Some light hand sanding followed by spraying with semi-gloss "rattle can" varnish completed the job. Edited May 31, 2018 by Frank Pellow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Pellow Posted May 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 On 5/28/2018 at 9:16 AM, wombatie said: What a very special gift, they will treasure them. Have a good journey and a fabulous holiday. Marg Thanks Marg. I can confirm that the bookmarks were very well received (and the folks that I gave them to were somewhat mystified as too how I was able to make them). wombatie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim McDonald Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 Frank--another great project and I know the folks truly appreciated the effort and thoughtfulness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penquin Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 Nicely done, they look great. jim penquin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 Wonderful pieces!! They will make great gifts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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