RabidAlien Posted July 8, 2020 Report Share Posted July 8, 2020 Horses are an H. Botas pattern that was posted on his Facebook page. Backer is, of course, reclaimed pallet wood (sawzaw with a metal-cutting blade, then a Phillips screwdriver and hammer to pop the nail heads out, sand the whole thing with 80-grit to clean off the grunge and...stuff, then a couple of pieces across the back to hold them together). Backer is stained Minwax Honey, horses are Weathered Oak. I did put a second coat on the middle slat of the left-hand backer, it seemed kinda light to me, and the horse kinda disappears into it. After the second coat, it looks MUCH better, greater contrast. The planes...well, I'm a military history geek, so when I saw this pattern pop up in one of Steve Good's newsletters, I had to do it. Stains (all Minwax) are "Honey", "cherry red", "grey", and "classic navy". Back piece has a light coat of rattlecan matte white. amazingkevin, frankorona, jollyred and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie E Posted July 8, 2020 Report Share Posted July 8, 2020 Nice job! The pallet wood backers are a cool touch. RabidAlien and GrampaJim 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidAlien Posted July 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2020 5 minutes ago, Charlie E said: Nice job! The pallet wood backers are a cool touch. I'm not a big fan of making frames. This seemed like....an easier alternative. Charlie E 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvbscroller Posted July 8, 2020 Report Share Posted July 8, 2020 Wow. Very well done! RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted July 8, 2020 Report Share Posted July 8, 2020 Very nice indeed. Marg RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomanydogs Posted July 8, 2020 Report Share Posted July 8, 2020 Love the framing idea of the horses. And the planes have a cool 3D look. Well done. RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted July 8, 2020 Report Share Posted July 8, 2020 very nice work RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted July 8, 2020 Report Share Posted July 8, 2020 I'm very impressed with your work here and i'm not fond of making frames either!!! RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Kile Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 Well done arraignment and composition. Love the colors of the air planes. The horse presentation is great! RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidAlien Posted July 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, Fred Kile said: Well done arraignment and composition. Love the colors of the air planes. The horse presentation is great! I wasn't too sure on the stain when I originally put it down on the planes, but after it dried (and was a lot less glossy....plus a layer of sanding dust that blew over it...oops...), I'm happy with it. Good color, but you still get the wood grain showing through. Edited July 11, 2020 by RabidAlien Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ2772 Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 Both look great. That fretwork on the horses is amazing! RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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