| Project by Daniel Wise | posted 06-20-2010 08:40 AM | 2430 views | 4 times favorited | 7 comments |  |
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I made this cross for a church my dad speaks at. It’s oak with a walnut top and a couple of coats of diluted poly and a bit of blo. I was originally going for a look similar to the bottom of the cross where the walnut looks inset but it didn’t work the way I had planned. There were a lot of weird angles going on. I had to use a tapering jig and set the table saw blade at 30 degrees simultaneously. The vertical post is a single piece and the sides are set with dowels. The last picture is of the offcuts. They look pretty interesting but I don’t know what to make from them. Suggestions would be great. thanks for looking.
daniel
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Tom Goodman
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#1 posted 06-20-2010 09:15 AM
This is really great looking. I get a lot of ideals from LumberJocks but I don’t like to be copying the work of others. But I sure like to copy this one if you don’t mind.
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Sawdustonmyshoulder
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#2 posted 06-20-2010 01:40 PM
The cutoffs: I would suggest slicing them into 1/2” thick or so pieces and giving them to the charter members if the still survive. Be sure to include the walnut.
Great work. Thanks for the post.
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#3 posted 06-20-2010 05:25 PM
Beautiful cross!!!! The cutoffs would be good spacers for mounting the cross off the wall an inch or two and maybe allow for back lighting. Great work, BTKS
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a1Jim
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#4 posted 06-20-2010 06:06 PM
A wonderful Design good job.
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#5 posted 06-20-2010 07:01 PM
Beautiful design and excellent workmanship.
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Daniel Wise
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#6 posted 06-20-2010 10:28 PM
Copy to your hearts content Tom. Good ideas on the cutoffs. If I had a power source close by I would try the back lighting. It’s a small church (just a few older ladies and gentlemen that attend). I think I will give pieces to all the members. Thanks for the input.
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#7 posted 07-21-2011 07:53 PM
Very beautiful!
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