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    Default Ripple

    This was one of the first 3d carvings that I did with the ShopBot. I started with a white and black gradient image in photoshop. Then I created a surface in rhino 3d by using the image height field. I created tool paths and sat back for about 10 hours while the machine did its thing.

    It is a maple shelf that I found in a building at FSU.

    There was A LOT of hand sanding afterword. I then finished it with teak oil.










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    Default Finish

    I like the finish. Now that you have it done what will it be used for?

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    what grit sandpaper did go down to... looks more than 180 to me.... 220? 600??
    looks good

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    Quote Originally Posted by cowboy1296 View Post
    I like the finish. Now that you have it done what will it be used for?
    I actually gave this to my mom for Christmas last year. It was an initial test. I want to scale it up to something much larger.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Keyco Wood View Post
    what grit sandpaper did go down to... looks more than 180 to me.... 220? 600??
    looks good
    I believe I took this to 220. It was rather dense maple and I ended up using one of those triangle finish sanders. I wanted to take it to 400 but it took so long for 220 that I just called it even. In the future I will plan my tool paths and tooling more precisely to cut down on sanding time (go with with grain).

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    Default Use

    I saw something like this that was used as a particians between sections of a restaurant in Alberta Canada. Instead of ripples i think that it was mountains but still a nice addition.

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    Might be kind of tough to keep a tea cup from spilling but the quality of the carving and finishing is excellent!
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    A very cool rendering that looks like drops on a liquid surface.
    Thanks for sharing - truly inspirational!

    Jeff

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