Project Information
I've been asked to build several projects as tributes to lost loved ones - a couple of urns, memory boxes, Flag cases, frames, etc. I always consider it an honor.
This one was a challenge (made out of one solid piece of oak), but I'm pleased with the result. When routing the rabbit in the back for the glass and pictures, I set up a couple of trim routers with different bits so I could do the back and front at the same time without having to change bits. BIG MISTAKE!! I need to throw my junk routers away. The depth stop slipped and gouged a huge chunk from that tiny little piece between the pictures. I ended up making a new piece and gluing it in. Lots of work, but my "fix-it" skill are really coming along and the patch is hard to see even if you are looking for it. Yeah!!! I'm proving the woodworking adage - I may not be getting better at woodworking, but I'm getting better at fixing my mistakes!
I dyed the back panel with india ink. Love that stuff! I decided to try my engraver on it and the effect was really cool. It is invisible when looking straight on, but when tilted in the light my name pops right out.
Finishing this right before Memorial Day seemed very appropriate.
This one was a challenge (made out of one solid piece of oak), but I'm pleased with the result. When routing the rabbit in the back for the glass and pictures, I set up a couple of trim routers with different bits so I could do the back and front at the same time without having to change bits. BIG MISTAKE!! I need to throw my junk routers away. The depth stop slipped and gouged a huge chunk from that tiny little piece between the pictures. I ended up making a new piece and gluing it in. Lots of work, but my "fix-it" skill are really coming along and the patch is hard to see even if you are looking for it. Yeah!!! I'm proving the woodworking adage - I may not be getting better at woodworking, but I'm getting better at fixing my mistakes!
I dyed the back panel with india ink. Love that stuff! I decided to try my engraver on it and the effect was really cool. It is invisible when looking straight on, but when tilted in the light my name pops right out.
Finishing this right before Memorial Day seemed very appropriate.