Barrel Racer

[Dak0ta52]

I was commissioned to do a barrel racer for a young lady that won the championship last year. Both pieces are cut on 1/4 Ply Oak with a 1/4 ply Birch backer. The cut piece is stained with Minwax natural, and the backer is stained with Minwax Espresso. The wood frame is stained with Minwax Colonial Pine and the gold frame is pre-fab framing material. Both frames are strengthened with splines in the corners. The pattern, by Julie Popowicz, was altered slightly per request of the customer. The beer logo was removed from the barrel.

Edited August 15, 2022 by Dak0ta52
altered pattern

[wombatie]

Terrific work.  Well done.

Marg

[lawson56]

Yea. Down Right Awesome job!!

[John B]

A great cutting Rodney.
I have that pattern and was going to cut it for this weekend, as we are having a stall at a Rodeo. Unfortunately other things soaked up the time.

[keefie]

That looks fantastic, very nice cutting and good pattern too.

[daveww1]

terrific job

[Scrappile]

Great cutting and I really like the way you finished and framed them. 

[FrankEV]

Very well done.  

[Freddie]

Looks great and the lettering is beautiful. She will love it for sure!

[Dave Monk]

Awesome job! I like the stained frame better than the gold. 

[Charlie E]

Looks great! She will surely be proud of that. 

[Dak0ta52]

11 hours ago, John B said:

A great cutting Rodney.
I have that pattern and was going to cut it for this weekend, as we are having a stall at a Rodeo. Unfortunately other things soaked up the time.

Thanks John. I'm trying to build up my Western/Horse pieces. They are having a big trail ride Labor Day weekend and I've been asked to set up a booth. I've only done something similar one other time and that was a community yard sale.

[Dak0ta52]

3 hours ago, Dave Monk said:

Awesome job! I like the stained frame better than the gold. 

I agree, Dave. I'm kind of partial to the stained one also. My supply of pre-fab framing material is starting to dwindle. I have a bunch of small pieces but figure they would be really hard to glue and fit with splines. Also, the pieces I make are usually large enough that they need a little size to them. I don't want to make them so large that they distract from the cutting but rather complement it instead.

[heppnerguy]

You have been one busy guy lately. I sure enjoy seeing the projects you are taking on. Theya are all so well done. Keep up the great work.

Dick

heppnerguy

[heppnerguy]

On 8/14/2022 at 9:58 PM, Dak0ta52 said:

I was commissioned to do a barrel racer for a young lady that won the championship last year. Both pieces are cut on 1/4 Ply Oak with a 1/4 ply Birch backer. The cut piece is stained with Minwax natural, and the backer is stained with Minwax Espresso. The wood frame is stained with Minwax Colonial Pine and the gold frame is pre-fab framing material. Both frames are strengthened with splines in the corners. The pattern, by Julie Popowicz, was altered slightly per request of the customer. The beer logo was removed from the barrel.

 Thank you so much. I would have preferred to change the barrel as it was  really a task to try and make it with the Coors Light on it and It is the one part that I did not enjoy at all or even a little happy with. Thank you for the pattern maker's name I will try to get find her and see if she wants something for the pattern.

Dick

heppnerguy