Fallen warrior

[cowboy1296]

Its been a long road, some of the stuff I did in the beginning was ............especially the finishing part. Black walnut is almost simple to work with. I almost added some kitchen oil to highlight the grain..............not really.

[cowboy1296]

Has anyone mastered warping yet?

Here is my latest in black walnut. This was my first U S Marshal badge to cut and I have already modified the artwork for the next one. It is 18 inches in diameter.

[Kyle Stapleton]

I have a student who lost his brother in the war and he would like to make a plaque like in Post #6.
He has 6 days to pull it off and I have never run any 3d so I need all the help I can get, I mean the works: feed/speeds, bits ( we have 1/4, 1/8, 1/16 ball nose), wood (LxWxT) and what to use ( we have white pine, red oak, soft maple and maybe cherry and black walnut).
Please help

[cowboy1296]

at rashwood@centurytel.net

[cowboy1296]

I cut this from black walnut. It will be hung outside but will be protected from the sun due to it being in a walkway. I chose sikkens log and siding because of the Texas heat and humidity that it will be exposed to.

This one goes out to my favorite Vet support group down in Texas. I was made aware that the parents were at the dedication ceremony.

[scottp55]

Came out Really Nice Rick. Good job!

[cowboy1296]

I appreciate that

[Kyle Stapleton]

Rick, thanks it came out nice.
Now it has a lot of fuzz on it (will not use hard maple next time we do 3d), how do you sand this thing?

[cowboy1296]

I always end up with fuzzies. The memorial gym plaque that i cut in black walnut i used a brand new bit and still i had fuzzies in the black walnut. I use a little bit of everything. I start off with a sanding mop on a power drill, which gets a little. I then go to work with needle files and sometimes dental picks. I also have a pen sander which ok but not great. Then there are those who believe that if you put on a thin coat of shellac that the fuzzies will stiffen up and become more easy to break off. Its hard to tell but is the memorial in good shape itself, it looks good enough in the picture. Is it just the fuzzies that you are dealing with. Can you email me a good close up picture of the plaque?

[Kyle Stapleton]

Will send one Monday.
Thanks again.