April 10, 20188 yr Popular Post comment_146203 Since this is a forum with a heavy emphasis on patriotism I figured we should have something for those who served in the military. These are the first two I tried. Was also thinking of possibly combining something like this with a bottom "tail" that could be carved with someone's name, dates of service, places of service, or anything one would want. These are cut from 15" blanks. Sizes can be increased to 18 or even 24 inch I would think. Edited April 10, 20188 yr by honesttjohn Report
April 10, 20188 yr Author comment_146234 Paint brush, acrylic paint, and a little bit of time. Report
April 10, 20188 yr comment_146236 5 minutes ago, honesttjohn said: Paint brush, acrylic paint, and a little bit of time. a little eh... Report
April 10, 20188 yr Author comment_146237 I keep hearing that time means nothing when you're retired. Gotta do something while I wait for the "end". lol Report
April 10, 20188 yr comment_146238 45 minutes ago, honesttjohn said: I keep hearing that time means nothing when you're retired. Gotta do something while I wait for the "end". lol asked a guy this morning how his trip in from Baltimore went last night... he said that trip was 2 days ago... I said, oh, you decided to leave early because you said you were gonna make the trip on Sunday night... he said, I did.. how about that... Monday came and left and I never noticed... gotta love retirement... Edited April 10, 20188 yr by Stick486 Report
April 10, 20188 yr comment_146291 Looks nice, HJ! Are these for someone, prototypes, or just because? David Report
April 10, 20188 yr Author comment_146292 Basically, prototypes David. I usually get asked for something like this a couple of times during a show. Figured I'd take a couple for each branch and see what happens. Working on a blank now that would let me add some text of some kind and "personalize" them too. Report
April 10, 20188 yr comment_146296 Those are really, really great. Some sign makers (CNCers and others) around here, use black spray primer and then sand it off, leaving the recesses black. Report
April 10, 20188 yr Author comment_146297 You get a lot of bleeding in the wood (especially pine and spruce) that way and the paint doesn't always sand off clean. I still have to sand but only along the paint lines. Edited April 10, 20188 yr by honesttjohn Report
April 10, 20188 yr comment_146299 I spray sanding sealer on the entire piece, sometimes two coats, then use thick acrylic in the recessed areas. I get virtually no bleed when I do that. I don't use Pine but I do this on Maple and it works just fine, so it'll probably work on Pine, too. But I'm set up to spray sealers and lacquers so it's pretty easy for me to do that. You could probably rattle can it without much issue. David Edited April 10, 20188 yr by difalkner Report
April 10, 20188 yr Author comment_146303 A lot depends how deep the cuts are too. If you have some shallow cuts, heavy sanding screws it up. Report
April 10, 20188 yr comment_146304 The guys I know use pine, cedar and redwood, mostly. I misspoke earlier...mea culpa... They use Marsh Ink from Zoro Tools. AFIK they don't use a sealer. Report
April 10, 20188 yr Author comment_146305 I've used Marsh Ink a couple times. Acrylic paint looks a whole lot better. IMO Report
April 10, 20188 yr Author Popular Post comment_146307 How does something like this look?? Room for a name and another line or two and still focuses on the insignia. Pic was off the computer screen. - not great quality. Edited April 11, 20188 yr by honesttjohn Report
April 11, 20188 yr comment_146310 19 minutes ago, honesttjohn said: How does something like this look?? Report
April 11, 20188 yr comment_146314 How does something like this look?? meh... it was okay... add the 5 star cluster to either side of his name.... ( Crusty Old Fart ) Edited April 11, 20188 yr by Stick486 Report
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