There are many different fish, "Gold-fish", "Cat-fish", even "Star-fish", but this one
is a "Redwood-Bass-fish".
This was cut in a slab of a redwood burl, about 28"x 11"x1.5". Using the Bass relief
from the Animal Collection, from VectorArt 3D.
The finish cut was using a 1/8" round nose bit, with a 4% stepover. The bass was
covered with a couple coats of stain, then sanded with wet/dry paper, to create
highlights.
Thanks James, and Vectric - - could not have done it without you all !!!
Paul
"Redwood" BASS
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Thanks Guys !!
AngelicDiablo = I have an older model ShopBot, the finish cut took about 4.0 hours,
but I'm not a production shop, and I have found that say an extra hour on the table
cutting, may save me several hours hand sanding.
Andy = Thanks for the comments, we need to get together sometime and talk !!!
Breadboard = With the small stepover, the hand sanding maybe took an hour. I found
that this burl wood was really soft, cut clean, and sanded fast.
After the inital sanding, I brushed a couple coats of sanding sealer around the fish, then
started working with the stains, to darken and highlight the fish. I used a 400 grit wet/dry
sand paper, and worked the stain into the fish, while it was still wet, then again after the
stain was dry, I again sanded over the fish with the wet/dry sandpaper, this time wet with
thinner.
The final finsh is 3 coats of wipe on Old Masters Gel Varnish, for the satin finish.
Paul
AngelicDiablo = I have an older model ShopBot, the finish cut took about 4.0 hours,
but I'm not a production shop, and I have found that say an extra hour on the table
cutting, may save me several hours hand sanding.
Andy = Thanks for the comments, we need to get together sometime and talk !!!
Breadboard = With the small stepover, the hand sanding maybe took an hour. I found
that this burl wood was really soft, cut clean, and sanded fast.
After the inital sanding, I brushed a couple coats of sanding sealer around the fish, then
started working with the stains, to darken and highlight the fish. I used a 400 grit wet/dry
sand paper, and worked the stain into the fish, while it was still wet, then again after the
stain was dry, I again sanded over the fish with the wet/dry sandpaper, this time wet with
thinner.
The final finsh is 3 coats of wipe on Old Masters Gel Varnish, for the satin finish.
Paul