The Sun with backer

[Joe W.]

A Steve Good pattern (thanks Steve) I enlarged. 
Sun = 10 inches by 3/4" thick Canadian Cedar
Backer=11 1/2 inches 3/4" thick Poplar
Shellac for sun & acrylic paint for backer
Used 4 3/8" wooden dowels to mount the sun to the backer - drilled holes 1/4" deep into the sun, installed the dowels while praying.
Borrowed some of my wife's lipstick and coated the ends of the dowels, then positioned the sun over the backer and pressed the sun down onto the backer, transferring the dowel locations to the backer.  Drilled 1/4" holes into the lipstick markings (more praying).
IT WORKED!  The dowels lined up with the holes and I was able to press/tap (pray) the ends into the sun backer.
Whew!  Ended with a prayer of thanks.  

Now to see if someone likes it as much as I do at the next event.

[daveww1]

very nice

[rjweb]

Great job, RJ

[Ron Johnson]

Very nicely done Joe. 

[Scrappile]

You really did a great job on that. 

[jerry walters]

Joe, I admire your using your wife's lipstick as a marking device. Just goes to show the inganuity of the folks here at SSV.

Jerry

[wombatie]

Looks fabulous.

Marg

[barb.j.enders]

Looks great. 

I hope you replace your wife's lipstick.  You can also use nail polish or a bit of paint!

[jimmyG]

Wow, I really like that... Using lipstick was a great idea!

[Stretch]

Creative use for wife's lipstick!  

In the interest of preserving marital bliss maybe ask Santa for some of these if you plan on using dowels frequently!

dowel centers

 

 

[Charlie E]

Nice job. I love how the blue paint turned out.

[TAIrving]

11 hours ago, Stretch said:

Creative use for wife's lipstick!  

In the interest of preserving marital bliss maybe ask Santa for some of these if you plan on using dowels frequently!

dowel centers

 

 

Very good Brian @Stretch.  I was going to suggest these, but you beat me to it.  

[Mistycat]

Hey Joe,

looks good,

am i the only onr that thinks it looks more like a devil, imagine the the outer spikes as flames, 

or is it just my warped mind?

Misty

[FrankEV]

1 hour ago, Mistycat said:

...am i the only onr that thinks it looks more like a devil, imagine the the outer spikes as flames...

 

Kinda agree with you.  I have seen many of these Sun Faces.  Most are smiling.  

[meflick]

On 11/30/2023 at 9:02 AM, barb.j.enders said:

Looks great. 

I hope you replace your wife's lipstick.  You can also use nail polish or a bit of paint!

Or chalk works too

looks good. I don’t see it as a devil, nor do I see it as not a smile.

Edited December 11, 2023 by meflick

[Joe W.]

23 hours ago, Stretch said:

In the interest of preserving marital bliss maybe ask Santa for some of these if you plan on using dowels frequently!

dowel centers

 

Thank you - Now I know what to ask for a stocking stuffer. 

[Joe W.]

11 hours ago, Mistycat said:

looks good,

am i the only one that thinks it looks more like a devil, imagine the the outer spikes as flames, 

or is it just my warped mind?

Misty

Hey there!  yes, when I squint my eyes I can see a bit of devil in it.
I see you are from Wales.  
My wife and I spent a week in and around Denbigh Wales a few years ago and enjoyed the visit very much.
Why Denbigh Wales?  Her maiden name is Denbigh, so it was a no-brainer for a wedding anniversary trip.
If you ever find yourself in that neighborhood, check out the men's choir.  Great voices.

 

[Joe W.]

22 hours ago, Charlie E said:

Nice job. I love how the blue paint turned out.

Thanks.  I raided my wife acrylic paint collection and hoped for the best.

[Roberta Moreton]

When doing remodeling, I always kept a dollar store lipstick in my tool kit. It is very useful!

[Joe W.]

4 hours ago, Roberta Moreton said:

When doing remodeling, I always kept a dollar store lipstick in my tool kit. It is very useful!

YAy - another person who thinks outside the box.