Sectional Bible verse

[GrampaJim]

This one took me awhile.  1/2" thick Red Oak on 1/4" BB backer.  Rather then using "rails" like the plans, I when with a full sized backer board.  Cut with #3 Pegas MGT blades.  I usually get my R.O. from the local big box store (Menards), but I have not been pleased with the quality lately.  Uneven coloring and excessive warping, etc.  Problems I never have when I buy from Ocooch Hardwoods so I will be ordering a lot more from them this year. 

 

[Ron Johnson]

That is awesome Jim. A lot of time put into that. Well done. 

[rjweb]

Beautiful piece, RJ

[flarud]

Looks great!  I have been wanting to do one of these for a while. 

[Fish]

Beautiful work!

[Dak0ta52]

Great piece, Jim. I've always thought letters were some of the hardest things to cut.

[daveww1]

awesome job

[Blaughn]

Jim, that is a beautifully executed work of art.  I have done a number of Sheila Landry's plaques and they are so well designed.

I have avoided oak as, early on, I found that with 3/8" thick stock it was more inclined to break at those critically thin "drop-out bridges".  I have settled on cherry but in doing so the cost of the work has ramped up.  I suspect that early-on in scrolling, my rather ham-fisted technique was more the problem than the wood......

By the way, I played around with designing a plaque featuring the Bretons Fisherman's Prayer and could not come up with a design that pleased me.  I sent the text to their website and Keith came up with this: 

As a Naval Aviator catapulted off the ship in a blue water (no land in sight horizon-to-horizon and no land within reach of your fuel capacity) I experienced first hand the sobering reality behind that piece.

Keep cutting!!!!!

Bruce

[namunolie]

Awesome work !

[rdatelle]

You did a great job cutting that one Jim.

[Tbow388]

That is great. I want to make a second amendment one.