I have figured out a way to by pass the sand paper....It takes a little longer but my joints said thanks.

It cut two weeks off of the time I figured it would take to make and finish this thing.

I did get the grooves a hair too close to the numbers but hey I was not about to scroll saw another dial. 

My understanding, in time with the wood drying out the numbers should move away from the grooves

and then look mo better. And if it don't, I'll be long gone anyway!!

  The color,       I call it ....   Midnight on Mars

Its 25" tall so I had to incorporate the jig saw in with the sawing of the scroll saw to get it cut out....

 

 

 

 

Beautiful!  I think you named the color perfectly!

Another true masterpiece by a true master.

That is sweet Jess!

Cal

Looks nice Jess.

 

Danl

Nice, I love that color (and the name).

Thank you all.

I like to challenge myself as much as I can then lie lie lie on what I did or didn't do.

 

I am following a picture just the same as following a set of blue prints. And on this picture one side does not match the other so a person has all kind of outs if he messes up!

 

I got you all fooled for this is just a picture posted up on the wall and I been fishing all the time you thought I was actually carving on the wood..

 

This was the difference in the color from outside in the sun to in the house and this was the color I was trying to get and still make it look old like an antique as it would age from wear and tear.

 

 

Thanks John Morris for changing the wording. You trying to tell me I am too simple minded for the real world..

I do appreciate you. And when you did offer some schooling on the computer, I do thank you.  Even though it still blaaaaaa

8 hours ago, Smallpatch said:

Thanks John Morris for changing the wording. You trying to tell me I am too simple minded for the real world..

I do appreciate you. And when you did offer some schooling on the computer, I do thank you.  Even though it still blaaaaaa

Ya I changed the title Jess, from "Done" to what you see now. I just feel your work is so completely impressive, that it deserves a proper title, for future viewers and guests in the future to be able to search for it and pull it back up. "Done" just did not do it justice.

By the way @Smallpatch, you class this joint up, never leave us, please.