Coast Guard piece

[crupiea]

Just finished this one this morning. 

 

[FrankEV]

Very nice!

[lawson56]

Amazing work.

[Scrappile]

Your work is always top notch.... That is definitely no exception... 

[Joe W.]

Bold - Crisp - Clean.
Very nice!

[Rockytime]

That is really impressive. You always do great work.

[young ned]

Really stands out well

[Tomanydogs]

Stunning work. 

[RabidAlien]

Very nice!

[daveww1]

awesome job

[wombatie]

Awesome piece, well done.

Marg

[ben2008]

"Semper Paratus"

 

 

Edited March 25, 2021 by ben2008

[ben2008]

On 3/23/2021 at 3:44 PM, crupiea said:

Just finished this one this morning. 

 

Excellent scrolling

[GusGustin]

I spent 20 years in the Coast Guard .. did you make that pattern ? I've been looking for one .... 

GREAT JOB on it .. Semper Paratus !!!

[rhw]

I've never attempted something with individual (i.e. not connected) letters . Is there a process or just cut 'em out and glue them down so they look right?

[crupiea]

51 minutes ago, rhw said:

I've never attempted something with individual (i.e. not connected) letters . Is there a process or just cut 'em out and glue them down so they look right?

I cut them out of those little pieces of scrap we dont know what to do with but dont want to throw away.  Then I glue them on. No special trick to it.  I use a #73 drill bit and a 2/0 jewelers blade. 

The blades dont have reverse teeth but have a ton of regular teeth so you can get really nice intricate cuts.  The down side is the back side will be really ragged. 

To prevent this, I have learned to tape 2 pieces of 1/8" bb together on top of one another.  Cuts will pretty much the same ease and the backside wont be ragged.  

[ike]

YOU OWE YOURSELF A PAT ON THE BACK FOR THAT ONE

IKE

[amazingkevin]

Museum quality workmanship!!!