here is the latest project

[cowboy1296]

thanks. Like in the movie Karate Kid, "wipe on wipe off" or something like that.

[cowboy1296]

Latest projects.

[bleeth]

Beautiful work as usual.
The badge is particularly fantastic.

[cowboy1296]

Thanks. That badge is 17.4 inches tall and took 12 hours on the finishing tool path. It is still in the finishing stage and only has one thin coat of sealer on it now.

[dmidkiff]

I agree with Dave.

[cowboy1296]

The day that the Dallas Cops were murdered i started to work on this one. With the help of a friend we got the top ribbon right. It still has one or two more seal coats to go on and then it ships to Dallas. Roughly 20x24, 1.7 inches thick and cut into black walnut. Other than the ribbon everything was made from aspire 8.5. The gallon jug of water was added only to give it size.

[scottp55]

Excellent Rick!!
I like how the contrast is the outer area, and the inside is left pure
What was max depth overall?
scott

[cowboy1296]

the bowl is .8 of an inch deep and the badge is .79 in shape height.

[scottp55]

Thanks Rick.
Did you do something special to get the dark contrast, or is it just usual end grain oil darkness?
Anything special in the finish of the "bowl" to keep it so uniform?
Who exactly is it going to?
Pro Bono?
Great work as usual(bet you have mixed feelings hearing that all the time
scott

[cowboy1296]

I really suck at finishing. But with black walnut i start off with 2 coats of arm a seal. Sometimes at this stage the finish can look to much like plastic. then i add gel stain to the graphics. as i am wiping off the excess i wipe a very thing coat of stain over the entire plaque, i mean very thin. this kills the plastic look.