Butterfly Message

[rdatelle]

Hi everyone. Just finished this a short while ago. I want to thank Wayne and Bob for doing two different patterns. I liked the writing on Wayne's and the butterfly on Bobs, so I combined parts of there pattern together. It's about 12 inches long. I have a question for you all. This is basswood and I haven't put a finish on it yet. Not sure what to finish it with.  I was thinking on just dipping it in mineral oil. Any suggestions. I giving this to a teacher friend of mine who gave me the idea to do this. She had a picture of the saying on FB and I liked it. I have one more to do. The writing was really tough to do because of the letters being so close together. I did the best I could. P.S. Do you usually put a backing on something like this.

Edited August 17, 2018 by rdatelle

[aubec]

Beautiful piece

[Rockytime]

That is a beautiful  piece. Where do you find basswood with the natural edge?

[rdatelle]

Les, I got it on Amazon. They have all different sizes.

[woodduck]

I would put a backer behind it Ralph ,Makes the lettering stand out. I find that I mainly use a black backer on mine . Nice job by the way.

Edited August 17, 2018 by woodduck

[GPscroller]

Beautiful job Ralph.  I would put backer on to make letters pop, just like Peter said above, maybe try different colors.  Jan usually oils any slabs I have done with Tung or butcher block oil.

Jeff

[rdatelle]

Thanks Jeff and Pete. I wasn't sure if they put backers on slabs. I'll give it a try.

[amazingkevin]

so nice to see your work !

[Brianr24]

Beautiful job. I use them basswood blanks a lot. I usually oil them. But they will turn a much more yellow color which is ok but just warning you lol

[daveww1]

fantastic job

[Scrappile]

Nice job.  I spray my basswood pieces with a clear lacquer.  My favorite is "Deft Clear Wood Finish" in Semi-Gloss.  It is hard to find in some places so any good lacquer works.  I usually put on five or six coats.  Oh, and I use a backer.

[rdatelle]

Thanks everyone for the tips.

[newfie]

Beautifil plaque thanks for sharing 

[wombatie]

Beautiful Ralph.  The letting may have been difficult but you did a great job on it.  Well done.

Marg

[don in brooklin on]

Great job

I have added just a felt backer on one and it looked pretty good,