US Probation Seal

[Larry B]

Hey Folks,

Don't often post things I've made,  I'm but kinda proud of how this baby turned out.  My daughter is a US Federal Probation Officer in Iowa.  I wanted to do something for her to celebrate her accomplishments.  I saw a number of members on this forum posting military type plaques of various styles and that got my thought processes going.  She showed me what her department seal looked like so I took all the tips and ideas gleaned here and came up with this representation.  

It is about 16 inches in diameter.  The bottom layer is 1/2" Walnut, middle layer is 1/4" Sycamore and the top layer 3/16" Walnut.  I milled all my own wood.  I used Inkscape to come up with a cutting patterns.  The color picture of the flag is a blowup of an image I found on a photo web site (royalty free).  To help mitigate wood expansion the bottom layer Walnut is cut in an octagonal shape and then splines used to join it to a 1/2" plywood backer.  The middle and top layers are loosely screwed to the layer beneath so hopefully there is enough room left for any movement of the wood.

I used a FD UR #5 on the bottom layer, FD #3 on the middle layer and a FD #2/0 on the top layer.  For all the veining I first cut the vein with a flat blade then came back and recut with a FD #2/0 spiral following the initial blade kerf.  Finished with a Deft Satin Lacquer spray.

I have 16 hours in cutting time on all the layers and probably another couple hours for assembly and finishing.

Thanks for letting me share.

Larry

 

[RabidAlien]

That is AWESOME!!!

[Gordster]

That is one very nice plaque.Jennifer is going to be so proud of you.

The multi photos really show the work you put into it.

Fantastic wood choice. .A Plus to you Larry

[Hermit]

Awesome job!

[Scrappile]

You certainly did a beautiful job of that!

[meflick]

Very nice job and I know your daughter will treasure it for so many reasons. Thanks for showing, 

[Rockytime]

That is one stunning piece of work. Your daughter will be so proud!

[Tomanydogs]

Larry you should be proud, that is a beautiful piece. Really outstanding. 

[Fran L]

Definitely something you should be proud of from the beginning concept to the finished project. That is a fantastic job!!!

[wombatie]

Your daughter will be very proud of your ability as you are with her.  Very impressive work.

Marg

[Foxfold]

Amazing work Larry, I take my hat off to you sir. 

[Scrolling Steve]

Wow !....Very nice indeed !

[daveww1]

terrific job

[bcdennis]

Very Nice work. 

[dgman]

Beautiful project, well done!

[Charlie E]

Fantastic job on that. Obvious that you put love into it. Beautiful pattern, cutting and wood.

[butch1008]

outstanding job

 

[fisch2481]

That's one way to get off probation early haha. Awesome work!

[penquin]

Excellent work, looks super.

jim

[amazingkevin]

That is some scrolling wood!!!!