tbphotos Posted May 15, 2011 Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 About 6 months ago I asked for a pattern request here on SSV. I received patterns from 2 or 3 members, including Eagledrum, Chris Messier, and I believe one from Old Dust, for which I thank all of you. It was a request for a pattern of the type of seaplane that my son flies (a pilot for Harbour Air Seaplanes). Well, I finally got around to cutting it and here is the finished product. I chose the pattern that Chris sent me, as it seemed to be the easiest one to cut. The plaque is 3/4" Basswood, but I didn't want to cut the seaplane that deep, so I routed out 1/2" of the back of the plaque where the airplane is, inserted a black poster board backed with a piece of 1/4" plywood to hold it solidly in place. and I'm quite happy with the way it turned out. The lettering is cut from Cherrywood, and the entire project sprayed with 6 light coats of lacquer. This is going to be a surprise gift for Darren. Cheers, and thanks for the pattern. Trevor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfmoonCT Posted May 15, 2011 Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 That looks really nice Trevor. Very nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don in brooklin on Posted May 15, 2011 Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 This is cool. Thanks for showing. I really love the concept. Did you route out the back before you cut the pattern? If you did did you add a backer when cutting? Thanks Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbphotos Posted May 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 Don, yes, I routed out the back before cutting without a backer and it worked out very well. I believe it was a #3 blade that I used. Had some 'fuzzies' after cutting, but nothing serious that my mini files couldn't take care of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Messman Posted May 15, 2011 Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 Looks good. I had completely forgotten about that pattern. Thanks for the reminder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWSUDEKUM Posted May 15, 2011 Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 Trevor very good cutting of a good pattern. Thanks for sharing it with us. DW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolbeltman Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 Great project Trevor....I'm sure Darren will love it....well done on the pattern Chris....thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 Great pattern Chris, and great cutting Trevor. Well done to both. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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