Hamlinwoodshop Posted January 6, 2014 Report Posted January 6, 2014 Hi everyone, I am relatively new to scrolling and have been lurking on this site in amazement of the wonderful work you guys and gals do. I just bought myself a dewalt saw for xmas and have been practicing, practicing, practicing. My question is this... I have a good friend who has a son-in-law in the Marine Corps and is stationed in Afghanistan right now. He sent me a picture of the battalion insignia and wanted me to make him a 14" sign/plaque. I was wondering on your thoughts, comments, etc. on how to go about this. Also if any designers are interested in making a pattern for this please let me know. Thanks, Terry Terry@hamlinwoodshop.com Quote
DonR Posted January 6, 2014 Report Posted January 6, 2014 Hi Terry, Welcome to the forum. I will have a go at your insignia but it may take a couple of days. Shouldn't be too difficult. Watch this space!! Don R Quote
LarryEA Posted January 6, 2014 Report Posted January 6, 2014 First, at the top of this page is an option to follow this topic. Do that. The Old Crow Don will create a nice pattern. You need to choose a nice wood. I prefer a thick wood opposed to framing for plaques. 1/2 to 3/4 thick. Print the pattern to size you want. Prepare the wood by sanding and edging and attach pattern. After you cut the pattern give a final sanding. Cut a piece of lauan (thin plywood) to size for the backing and paint the inside Marine Blue. Glue the backer to the scroll work. Adding small brads in the back corners to secure. One more final, final sanding and put a finish on. I prefer lacquer Saw tooth hanger if you want. Here is a plaque I did as an example DonR 1 Quote
amazingkevin Posted January 6, 2014 Report Posted January 6, 2014 Boy the village is really humming this year with great stuff! Quote
DonR Posted January 6, 2014 Report Posted January 6, 2014 Terry, Here is your pattern. I made it 12 X 12 but you can easily re-size it to whatever size you need. Hope it is OK. I basically re-drew it so it is not exactly like the original but I think it is close enough. If you cut it please post a picture of the cutting. Don R jellis, LarryEA and woodworker13403A 3 Quote
sullyscroller Posted January 7, 2014 Report Posted January 7, 2014 Don Great job on that, thanks for helping out. sully Quote
penquin Posted January 7, 2014 Report Posted January 7, 2014 Great job on the pattern can't wait to see it cut. jim penquin Quote
Hamlinwoodshop Posted January 8, 2014 Author Report Posted January 8, 2014 Wow! I am stunned. It looks great and soon as I saw it I wanted to leave work and start cutting. (Good thing I didn't though...) Well, Thank you very much Don and thanks LarryEA for the hints. I will definitely post an image when I get it cut. I am so glad I found this forum. It sure helps with the learning curve and I think I will stick around for awhile. -Terry http://hamlinwoodshop.com Quote
lawson56 Posted January 8, 2014 Report Posted January 8, 2014 Fantastic pattern Don R.Terry our Thanks goes out to your friend,as does our Prayers. :thumbs: Quote
frankorona Posted January 8, 2014 Report Posted January 8, 2014 DonR: Amazing pattern, looks great, thanks for your help. Quote
Hamlinwoodshop Posted March 2, 2014 Author Report Posted March 2, 2014 (edited) Well here it is everybody. I made the frame, cut the glass, added the color and it's all done. Thanks again Don for creating the pattern. Off to deliver the project to my friend now! -Terry Edited March 2, 2014 by Hamlinwoodshop Quote
DonR Posted March 2, 2014 Report Posted March 2, 2014 Very nice cutting Terry, Thanks for sharing it with us. Don R jrpeteo 1 Quote
LarryEA Posted March 2, 2014 Report Posted March 2, 2014 Terry, He's gotta like that! Nice cutting Larry Quote
jrpeteo Posted March 2, 2014 Report Posted March 2, 2014 Nice job Terry, you've cut it well. It's great to see another one of our great pattern designers hard work pay off. Pete DonR 1 Quote
Hamlinwoodshop Posted March 3, 2014 Author Report Posted March 3, 2014 Thank you everyone for the positive comments! -Terry Quote
lawson56 Posted March 4, 2014 Report Posted March 4, 2014 Awesome job.As a former soldier I salute your friend,on a job well done.and too all our soldiers. :thumbs: Wilson's Woodworking 1 Quote
Clayton717 Posted March 6, 2014 Report Posted March 6, 2014 great job on the pattern and cutting Quote
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