Over Door Carving

[nelsone]

This is a Christmas present for my Dad who loves sailing. I have not yet finished the finish, but thought it was close enough to show off! It is carved in red oak and finished with garnet shellac. This was my first attempt at lettering.

Let me know what you think!

(I hope Dad doesn't decide to browse through here! :wconfused

 

[JackLeg]

This is a Christmas present for my Dad who loves sailing. I have not yet finished the finish, but thought it was close enough to show off! It is carved in red oak and finished with garnet shellac. This was my first attempt at lettering.

Let me know what you think!

(I hope Dad doesn't decide to browse through here! :wconfused

Looks good, Ed. He'll love it! Great first effort!

:eusa_clap:eusa_clap

 

[Mike Davis]

Ed,

That is a fantastic looking plaque!

The only thing that bothers me a little is the dots over the "i"s, they look a little large.

The sail carving is great and the lettering is smooth and consistent.

I know your Dad will be very proud of it.

 

[Trent Mason]

Excellent work Ed! :icon_thum

 

[skeeter]

Very nice job. I'm sure your dad will be proud.

 

[stave]

Great work and very clean. I know you spent some time sanding that one! Did you use a router to make the dots over the i's? If so, next time use a #9 sweep or some other deep sweep gouge. Take the gouge and a piece of cardboard, stand the gouge straight up and rotate it in a circle...you can check the dia. of the circle this way on the cardboard. When you go to actually carve the dot just slant the gouge a little and while pushing rotate in a circle. It will cut a clean dot, might have to practice a little to get it right.

Hope I have not offended you with information you already knew. The lettering is really sweet on the plaque.

Stave

 

[sawduster]

Dood that is righteous !! :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

Well done ! :icon_thum

 

[nelsone]

Thanks for the comments! Yes, the dots are a little too big. I didn't have the right gouge and decided to use a drill bit to make the dots. Two problems from this; 1) I picked a bit that was too large and 2) I caused a lot of tearout on the oak and had to repair some of it.:embaresse Oh well, something learned for the next one

 

[WoodWrangler]

That looks great, Ed ... and the shellac was a good choice!

 

[Shamrock]

Ed-your just getting better and better with those carving tools-what a great present! Very well done.


:BangHead::BangHead::BangHead:clamps-clamps-why do I never have enough clamps

 

[MikeL]

That looks great Ed. I haven't tried carving....yet, but I can certainly appreciate the work that went into that piece. I am sure that he will be impressed and thankful for that gift. :eusa_clap

 

[CarvedTones]

Excellent!

 

[PeteM]

Lookin' Good :icon_thum

Nice job on the boats. I like the texture for the water.
Only thing is I'm surprised no one noticed that your letters are all wavy !?!.
Oh, I get it "Wavy" - boat - water :wsmile:
Bad joke :nah:

pete

 

[cskipper]

:5cool:

 

[PChristy]

Looks great Ed :icon_thum- you dad is going to love it

 

[woodArtz]

Great job Ed! :icon_thum:icon_thum:icon_thum:icon_thum

 

[MikeH]

Ed that's awesome! I hope to get to see it in person before you give it to your Dad. Great job! :icon_thum

 

[jmauldin]

Congrats, I know your Dad will love it. My only concernis the finish. Shellac will not hold up to heat and if they "wash" it it will turn cloudy. I would recommend a good coat of varnish over the shellac.
Jim in Mayberry

 

[Makinsawdust]

Looking good Mr. Ed! He's going love that.

 

[nelsone]

Congrats, I know your Dad will love it. My only concernis the finish. Shellac will not hold up to heat and if they "wash" it it will turn cloudy. I would recommend a good coat of varnish over the shellac.
Jim in Mayberry

Thanks Jim. It will hang over a door, so I don't think there will be any excess heat. Light dusting and a rub down with some paste wax should keep it looking good. My thinking is a lot of antique furniture has withstood an awful lot with just occasional waxing.