John 3-16 Heart finished (finally)

[TAIrving]

Here it is, finished and ready to hang on the wall.  BTW, my wife has claimed it and it is to hang on our wall.

Since I last posted about it, after many side-tracks and disruptions, I have encased it in clear epoxy, sanded and clear-coated it with lacquer.  

The wood is 3/8" mesquite and I used Pegas MGT blades, mostly #3.  The finished product is roughly 7-1/2" H x 7-3/4" W.  

It was a fun project to cut although it took many hours.  I had not originally planned to do the epoxy but the words at the bottom were fragile. There are several single bridges between the H, the N, the 3 and the 6. They broke and I had to glue them back together.  You can probably see it if you look close enough.  Now, with the epoxy, nothing is going to break.  

I will share the pattern if anyone is interested.  

[rjweb]

Thruman, excellent true craftsmanship, RJ

[Denny Knappen]

That is a mighty fine cutting.  A wonderful verse, but I also add 17 and 18.

[MarieC]

Amazing work!  Great cutting, too!

[AUTOMILE]

Absolutely beautiful!

[wombatie]

Wow, excellent work.

Marg

[daveww1]

awesome job