Compound nameplate

[Wichman]

A friend of mine's wife just got her CNA, so I thought I'd make something for her. And I got a bonus four extras  :

[don in brooklin on]

Well done. I love the compound name plate.

Where did the bonus come in?  

[Wichman]

1 hour ago, don in brooklin on said:

Well done. I love the compound name plate.

Where did the bonus come in?  

I can sand the scraps and have four flat pieces, two names and two Wonder woman.

 

[Fab4]

Hi Wich:
How do you get scraps from cutting this
I know I get scrap from cutting birdhouses and other compound cuts
but from this i am not seeing it
If your block is say 1.5"x1.5" don't you just cut out the spaces then you are left with the word.
What am I missing here
Thanks
Fab4 

[Wichman]

Paul,

     I used a 1" square dowel, the pattern was 3/4" so there was 1/8" left over when I cut, so 2 extra names for 2 different sides. The opposite side would be a reversed image, so I just turned the piece so you see the inside of the cut.

     I'll talk with my friend tomorrow to see if he wants me to laminate the extras to one , two, or four  square dowels. Lots of options and I have several square dowels.

Edited November 17, 2025 by Wichman

[Wichman]

Wow, I must have been tired last night.

This project was made from a 1" square dowel. The pattern came from Steve Goods mychain font ( the lowercase is deliberate, if you are looking for it in a drop down font list, it's at the bottom, that's just the way it gets sorted ) 90 point, about 3/4" high. Blades were FD Polar #1 for all the interior cuts, #3 for the outside, 3 1/2 hours cutting time ( some issues with the blades ).

 

Edited November 17, 2025 by Wichman

[artisanpirate]

Outstanding Work!