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When Life Throws You A Curve


FrankEV

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My 11X14 pattern. Top layer 5/32" Maple solid core ply over a high gloss black painted backer. All cutting was done using a Pegas #0 MGT blade.  The panel was finished with mutiple coats of high gloss lacquar.

The Font is from dafont.com called Hard Sports and was very scrolable requiring NO bridges, and it lent itself to the subject nicely.  I found the free bike/riider figure on line.

I cusom made the frame.  I cut down a 2 1/2" wide Poplar board to 1 3/4".  After gluing up the miters I distressed the wood with various bits for my Dremel tool  and then finished it with a combination of Expresso and Weathered oak stain followed by multiple coats of satin lacquar. Hobby Looby sells an almost identacle frame for over $30.  This one cost me about $6, the price of a 6' long piece of a nominal Poplar 1 x 3 from Lowes with the understanding that everything else I needED I already had.. 

This project is what I would call a "half fun cut".  The font cutting was time consuming and tedious but oveall enjoyable and satisfying...but not much fun.  Lots of eye strain.  The Bike/Rider image was an easy and quick cutting... fun to see come together.

This project will probably wind up hanging in some bikers man cave.🤪

I was thinking this same quote, slightly modified to read "WHEN LIFE THROWS YOU A CURVE...STAY ON THE LINE" with a scroller image might make a good project.🤡

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