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I have been a large format photographer for years. I took this picture of an old abandoned farm house north of Fargo North Dakota in 1999. I was struck by the intricate craftsmanship above the window and still evident in the vertical casing on the right side that showed through despite the decay. Would you guess the design was from German, Swedish/Norwegian or other heritage?

Beautiful job, Paul. As one who went through Aviation Officer Candidate School (AOCS) where we were trained by Marine DIs the Marine Corp insignia retains a special place. Great job!!!

That is a beautiful pattern and you have executed it superbly. Well done, I love it!!!

That is stunning. Great pattern, great execution! Merry Christmas!

Very nice!

Nice work, Kevin.

Beautiful work!

Thanks Marg. Last year I stumbled across a 7" wide, 8' long, 8-quarter piece of cherry at Woodcraft that was very close to a true quarter sawn stock. With some very careful re-sawing (read fear and trembling) and sectioning to eliminate pitch pockets it has produced some spectacular.40 thick panels perfect for scrolling.

Very nice. A great subject well executed!

This is the final pattern for my Micah 6:8 plaque. I poster several earlier versions some time ago. After I finished the scrolling I debated endlessly (procrastinated) about the finish. With so much time invested I really wished I had a tried and true finish method. I finally decided to use Danish Oil and Lacquer. I read that this works well provided you allow the Danish Oil to dry for at least 4 days. I waited a week and applied 8 coats of spray lacquer. The Lacquer was wet sanded with 320 grade wet-or-dry to knock down any high spots and eliminate dust nibs. I followed this with 600 grade wet or dry. I finished with an extremely light wet sand with 2000 grade wet or dry and a light buff with grocery bag paper. I chose not to glue the plaque on the backer board until it was complete. This allowed me to rinse the sanding slurry out of the lettering. The areas on the back of the Cherry that were to be glued to the backer board were masked off before I applied Danish oil. These areas were matched with the same masking pattern on the backer board before spaying the letter portions of the backer board with flat black lacquer I wiped the plaque dry and blew any remaining water from the letters with compressed air and let it dry overnight before gluing it to the backer board. I also put 2 "insurance" screws through the backer board and into the Cherry (just in case). I did not need to use any wax on the face of the plaque. I think I have found my tried and true finish! It is now ready to be wrapped and gifted to a dear friend.

Thanks Danny!

Very nice. Those are items that elicit the "How did you do that?!!"

That is impressive. Great job!

Thanks Dave.

Thanks Marg.

Very well done!

Beautiful!

Very nice! You captured the "cuteness" beautifully.

Love it! Well done. Bruce

Thanks, Rocky. That would be 0.403" to be exact.

Thanks Steve.

Thank you Lawson.

Thank you SP.

Thank you.

Thanks, Jim.