Popular Post Larry B Posted January 28, 2019 Popular Post Report Posted January 28, 2019 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 Jim McDonald, meflick, MTCowpoke22 and 17 others 18 2 Quote
RabidAlien Posted January 28, 2019 Report Posted January 28, 2019 That is AWESOME!!! SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote
Gordster Posted January 28, 2019 Report Posted January 28, 2019 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 SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote
Scrappile Posted January 28, 2019 Report Posted January 28, 2019 You certainly did a beautiful job of that! SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote
meflick Posted January 28, 2019 Report Posted January 28, 2019 Very nice job and I know your daughter will treasure it for so many reasons. Thanks for showing, SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote
Rockytime Posted January 28, 2019 Report Posted January 28, 2019 That is one stunning piece of work. Your daughter will be so proud! SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote
Tomanydogs Posted January 28, 2019 Report Posted January 28, 2019 Larry you should be proud, that is a beautiful piece. Really outstanding. SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote
Fran L Posted January 29, 2019 Report Posted January 29, 2019 Definitely something you should be proud of from the beginning concept to the finished project. That is a fantastic job!!! SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote
wombatie Posted January 29, 2019 Report Posted January 29, 2019 Your daughter will be very proud of your ability as you are with her. Very impressive work. Marg SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote
Foxfold Posted January 29, 2019 Report Posted January 29, 2019 Amazing work Larry, I take my hat off to you sir. SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote
Scrolling Steve Posted January 29, 2019 Report Posted January 29, 2019 Wow !....Very nice indeed ! SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote
dgman Posted January 29, 2019 Report Posted January 29, 2019 Beautiful project, well done! SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote
Charlie E Posted January 29, 2019 Report Posted January 29, 2019 Fantastic job on that. Obvious that you put love into it. Beautiful pattern, cutting and wood. Quote
fisch2481 Posted January 29, 2019 Report Posted January 29, 2019 That's one way to get off probation early haha. Awesome work! Quote
penquin Posted January 30, 2019 Report Posted January 30, 2019 Excellent work, looks super. jim Quote
amazingkevin Posted February 6, 2019 Report Posted February 6, 2019 That is some scrolling wood!!!! Quote
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