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Finished this for a friend a few days ago. Made the frame to go with it. 1/4" birch ply with luan backer. Cut with #3 Olson spirals.  Not happy with the luan backer. Stained with ebony and it just made it darker, not black.

Awesome project ,Well done!

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Thank you everyone.  I should have said in the beginning but yes, it is a Charles Dearing pattern.  His stupid sale right now is draining my pockets.  Sometime soon I'll be making the R2D2 pattern I bought from him and, if he's still selling it, buy the C3PO pattern, too.  I really don't like Star Wars, but my wife is a lifelong fan.

 

Also, I should have put a second coat of ebony stain on the backer.  I like it the way it is, but I think it'd look better darker.  On more intricate pieces with larger cutouts like this, I like doing an ebony stain on birch plywood backer.  It looks a little more put together than foam board or felt, even though I still like using both.

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Thank you everyone.  I should have said in the beginning but yes, it is a Charles Dearing pattern.  His stupid sale right now is draining my pockets.  Sometime soon I'll be making the R2D2 pattern I bought from him and, if he's still selling it, buy the C3PO pattern, too.  I really don't like Star Wars, but my wife is a lifelong fan.

 

Also, I should have put a second coat of ebony stain on the backer.  I like it the way it is, but I think it'd look better darker.  On more intricate pieces with larger cutouts like this, I like doing an ebony stain on birch plywood backer.  It looks a little more put together than foam board or felt, even though I still like using both.

I hear you I just got 10 new ones and see he has extended his sale till June 1st.  Now I know what to do with my tax refund if I get one.

jim

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