Goat Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 I was asked if I could make up something for an upcoming memorial event for a friend that has passed. It is a shotgun shooting event, as can be seen by what he is holding in the picture. There are several classes and an overall event champion. Several months back I tried my hand at fret work and made a few small 4x6 pieces as a little something extra for the winners of a small winter event. They were full of mistakes and were so bad I almost threw them out, however the recipients loved them. I made them last second the night before so there was no time for do overs. The person who is running this upcoming event liked them so much they asked if I could make something for them. So that is how and why I made these. This is now my third time doing this type of cutting. The pieces are about 8x10 BB. The frames are made from cheap firing strips so they are kinda crappy, but they were cheap. They are assembled with glue and biscuits. I used shellac as a finish but am having issues getting it to dry. No idea how I could mess that up, but I somehow did. I have a fan on them now and will leave it for another day and hope for the best. I stack cut 3 and 4 at a time. I really struggled with the letters, especially the smaller ones in the arm. I found it extremely difficult to see the blade and where it was pointing with the black pattern I made. Cutting the person was pretty easy going. I also had issues with the top and bottom board chipping. The biggest issue was I messed up the bottom board in the stack due to the blade bending. I cranked up the tension and lowered the speed and things went allot better. I think they turned out OK, wish they were better. The letters look more like a 2 year old trying to color inside the lines. Actually the 2 year old might do a better job, lol. jollyred, Jim McDonald, MTCowpoke22 and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 Don't be too hard on yourself, we all are our own worst critics. I think they look great and personally would have been chuffed to win one. When I choose a pattern or make one that I am going to cut, I change the outline to red and the interior (Cut outs) to either a pale blue or grey. Makes things easy. Keep on keeping on. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim McDonald Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 Great awards. Actually, the lettering is an asset to the overall look. As John said, we are our own worst critics. (And I would proudly put one of them on the wall.) OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 very nice job, your shellac could be old which is why it isn't drying John B and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdatelle Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 They look pretty good to me. What size blade are you using. I would think a #5 UR blade would work pretty good if your stack cutting. Try some spray poly instead of Shellac.. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 I think you did a great job. We are all our own harshest critics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 Great looking font,home made? These are sharp looking projects and very well made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goat Posted June 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 12 hours ago, rdatelle said: They look pretty good to me. What size blade are you using. I would think a #5 UR blade would work pretty good if your stack cutting. Try some spray poly instead of Shellac.. Olsen Reverse tooth #5 for most of it. 4 hours ago, amazingkevin said: Great looking font,home made? These are sharp looking projects and very well made. Its a custom font, just not one I made. I spent an hour or so trying to find a font I could scroll letters like "O". Here is a link. https://www.dafont.com/perfect-dark-zero.font Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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