This came across my feed today.   And it's appropriate, I got approached Sunday by a neighbor's son who wanted a gift made for his mom (for Christmas).  1) they are always late for stuff   and  2) Mom is a vet and lost her 33 year old horse that she had since teenhood (which was also very stressful for her) and 3) I already had a pretty full week planned.  At first he wanted the 5x7 in the center of the horse cutout.  Yikes, to scale it up would have made a 22x34" frame with a 5x7 opening.  Redesigned.  Finished it up right after lunch and second coat of shellac  now drying.

 

For last minute finishing, use one of these finishes:  Lacquer, Shellac, and Waterborne.

https://www.woodmagazine.com/materials-guide/finishes/christmas?did=203714-20171221&utm_campaign=wood_weeklyupdate_122117&utm_medium=email&utm_source=wdm-newsletter

Thanks for the link!

 

The horse looks great. I'm sure his Mom will appreciate it.

You're a good man Keith.  His mom should like that real well.

Better picture