One for my daughter

[RabidAlien]

Some more Steve Good(ness) today!  Been cutting stuff for myself (fun, testing, learning) and for my wife (self-preservation...occasional gifts to the wife help ease her willingness to let me spend hours out at the saw ), so I thought I'd do a cut for my daughter.  She's into unicorns and ferocious warrior cats (its a whole series of books...never read them myself, but she's hooked, and I fully support a healthy reading habit!), and stingrays/sand sharks ever since a recent visit to the Austin Aquarium where she had the opportunity to feed the rays/sharks/turtles/birds (yeah....lovebirds, at an aquarium.  Never understood that.  Rays are fun, though, they're like little puppies, flapping up to the edge of the tank and trying to fly out, just to say hello.  Or, more likely, see if you have any shrimp.)  So, this afternoon was daughter-time.  Steve Good pattern, one of the set of "You Quotes".  Finished with Minwax Provincial.  1x12 whiteboard from Lowes.  The cut was long enough that it barely fit in a 1-gallon Ziploc bag for staining, but it did fit, and I did manage to get all the little nooks and crannies coated.

[amazingkevin]

Wow, what a tip and trick you let out of the bag for us! I've found shortcuts to staining fretwork but yours is tops! Thank you! Your work here is a 10.

[RabidAlien]

1 hour ago, amazingkevin said:

Wow, what a tip and trick you let out of the bag for us! I've found shortcuts to staining fretwork but yours is tops! Thank you! Your work here is a 10.

I attended one meeting of a scroll-saw club up in the DFW metroplex (then found out later that same month that I was either going to move, or lose my job...I hate interviews, so we moved), someone was displaying a piece they'd done the previous month, a dragon or eagle or something with a LOT of holes where feathers or scales were.  She mentioned having heard or read the Ziploc bag trick and how much easier it was than trying to jam a paintbrush into all the little holes, invariably missing some, and having to deal with darker splotches as stain got overlapped.  I thought it was genius, since I hated that part of finishing, myself, for those very reasons.  Been doing it ever since.

[lawson56]

Beautiful Cutting, I have always used an old cake pan for dipping my plaques in, it works for me.

[meflick]

Beautiful piece. I am sure your daughter will love it. Thanks for sharing the tip on finishing. Like Lawson, I have used a pan or dish usually, will have to try the bag sometime.

[daveww1]

very nice job

[smitty0312]

She will cherish that.....great job

[RabidAlien]

6 hours ago, lawson56 said:

Beautiful Cutting, I have always used an old cake pan for dipping my plaques in, it works for me.

I have an old cookie sheet I was able to talk my wife into replacing ("get you a new one." **30 seconds later**  "Done!" ".....that was fast.") that I use for larger stuff.  I like the bag, though, if the pattern will fit, because I can seal the end, and then just flip the project over and over and slosh the stain or oil around until I'm fairly sure everything is covered.  I've used both, though, the Ziploc just happens to be my preference for now.    When I start cutting bigger projects (ie, when my wife turns the tables and says "get a new saw"), I'll have to move back to the cookie sheet.

[bobscroll]

You did a super job on the wordart plaque Kirk! Thank you for letting us see,

Bob 

[Macman]

Lovely words for your daughter. They are the best words ever 

[Rockytime]

Very nice work on the letters. I use a cake pan. I dip both sides then blot it on a newspaper. Had never thought about a bag.

[Scrolling Steve]

Nice work !

2 hours ago, Rockytime said:

Very nice work on the letters. I use a cake pan. I dip both sides then blot it on a newspaper. Had never thought about a bag.

 

[wombatie]

Your daughter will absolutely love it.  Great looking wood.

Marg

[Charlie E]

Very nice! Great thing for a dad to tell his daughter. And yes, the reading is a great thing. I have kids from 15 to 33. My 15 year old has always been a crazy reader. She took her ACT last summer, before she started 9th grade, and made a 31. Lots smarter than dad!