Army Plaque

[flarud]

Made this to give to a co-worker.  His son went into the Army earlier this year.  This took me much longer than I thought it would.  I tried to go nice and slow,, lots of straight lines and letters, everyone knows what straight lines and letters are supposed to look like so there isn't any room for error.  The wife and a few others say that it is nice but I see some things that I don't like.  I stacked cut two of them so I may make another one.  Another co-worker saw a picture of it when I was only half way done and wanted to buy it,, so I'll show him the finished piece and see what he says.  Not sure what to ask as far as price.  

 

[Rockytime]

Gorgeous! Is the flag background fabric?

[flarud]

Thanks Les!  Photo paper printed out on the printer. 

[John B]

Excellent piece. I bet only you see the faults.
Pricing is always difficult as there are many different factors and reasons for setting a price.
Ask yourself "What would I pay for it" and use that as a guide.

[Scrappile]

It is the "your own worst critic" syndrome.  Certainly nothing wrong with that.  Does it go with the little stand.  I really like that also. 

[Ron Johnson]

I agree with Paul Barry.  You've done a fabulous job. 

[OzarkSawdust]

It looks great! Your design...or a pattern from someone? 

[wombatie]

You did a terrific job, your friend will love it.

Marg

[flarud]

2 hours ago, John B said:

Excellent piece. I bet only you see the faults.
Pricing is always difficult as there are many different factors and reasons for setting a price.
Ask yourself "What would I pay for it" and use that as a guide.

Thanks!

[flarud]

1 hour ago, Scrappile said:

It is the "your own worst critic" syndrome.  Certainly nothing wrong with that.  Does it go with the little stand.  I really like that also. 

Yep, the stand goes with it.  I made an "easel" type stand years ago to hold a picture of a Boxer dog that passed away.  I wanted something different for the Army plaque than just hanging it on the wall.  

[flarud]

1 hour ago, Ron Johnson said:

I agree with Paul Barry.  You've done a fabulous job. 

Thank you sir!  I was hesitant to post this after I had just drooled over your His and Hers memory boxes!

[flarud]

1 hour ago, OzarkSawdust said:

It looks great! Your design...or a pattern from someone? 

Thanks Gary.  The plaque is a Steve Good pattern.  I came up with the easel idea.  I thought that it would look better than just hanging on the wall.  I could have came up with a better design for it but I promise the co-worker that I would have it done by Thursday and was running out of time.   

[flarud]

34 minutes ago, wombatie said:

You did a terrific job, your friend will love it.

Marg

Thank you,, I hope he does!

[Tomanydogs]

That looks really good. I love the stand that you incorporated with it. 

[lawson56]

I Salute you!! Awesome job As been stated above,we are our own worst critic.Their gonna Love it.

[daveww1]

great job, I see nothing wrong with it.

[rjweb]

Very nice cutting, and I thank him for his service,  RJ 

[oldhudson]

Great looking piece. That photo background is really creative. Those brass accents add a 'military' feel. It's got a great patriot vibe. Having it on the easel adds to the overall presentation too. I sell some woodworking stuff, but not scroll work. But IMHO I'd ask between $125 and $160. Congrats on a great project!

[amazingkevin]

That's great you already have another sale from showing this one .Great job, You might be surprised what you get for this one!!!

[Wilson142]

Nice piece. " everyone knows what straight lines and letters are supposed to look like so there isn't any room for error."  Truer words are hard to find. Add duplicating curves on opposite sides of the cutting. Any deviation in height, width or curvature sticks out like a sore thumb. 

[flarud]

12 hours ago, Tomanydogs said:

That looks really good. I love the stand that you incorporated with it. 

Thanks, I wanted something different than just having it hang on a wall.  

[flarud]

10 hours ago, lawson56 said:

I Salute you!! Awesome job As been stated above,we are our own worst critic.Their gonna Love it.

Thanks Bobby!

[flarud]

5 hours ago, daveww1 said:

great job, I see nothing wrong with it.

Thank you.  I pick apart everything I make!

[flarud]

3 hours ago, rjweb said:

Very nice cutting, and I thank him for his service,  RJ 

Thank you,, I often wonder how different my life would have been if I would have gave in to that recruiter that was chasing me my senior year of high school!

[flarud]

3 hours ago, oldhudson said:

Great looking piece. That photo background is really creative. Those brass accents add a 'military' feel. It's got a great patriot vibe. Having it on the easel adds to the overall presentation too. I sell some woodworking stuff, but not scroll work. But IMHO I'd ask between $125 and $160. Congrats on a great project!

Thanks!  That's what I was going for with the brass looking Chicago screws and chain.  I thought about some kind of fringe or material hanging down off of it,, I'm sure that there is a name of what I'm talking about.