Running Horse Plaque
Running Horse Plaque
I recently carved the running horse from the 3D Model Club. It' carved on MDF with a Celtic border from Dover Clip Art. Since there has been some controversy over this model I only carved it for my personal collection. I am very pleased with the results
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Re: Running Horse Plaque
Very nice Phil, what type of stain?
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Re: Running Horse Plaque
Nice job Phil, how did you do the weave part, did you manipulate it to fit the circle or is it like that & you resized it? Dubliner
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Re: Running Horse Plaque
Thats fantastic. The stain really doesn't look like MDF.
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Re: Running Horse Plaque
Hi Phil,
It looks great! As Thk said it doesn't even look like MDF where its stained.
It looks great! As Thk said it doesn't even look like MDF where its stained.
Re: Running Horse Plaque
The stain technique I followed was detailed previously by Randall Newcomb. I sealed the 3D center with one coat of water based polyurethane then I applied Zar cherry stain, I worked it in with a small brush and dabbed off most of the stain with a paper towel, let it dry overnight then I buffed it and applied two more coats of poly.
I tried Minwax gel stain but it was too thick, it didn't penetrate very well. The Zar stain worked well for me.
The weave pattern was from a Dover Vector Clip Art Collection that I just bought.
I tried Minwax gel stain but it was too thick, it didn't penetrate very well. The Zar stain worked well for me.
The weave pattern was from a Dover Vector Clip Art Collection that I just bought.
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Re: Running Horse Plaque
Well done. I like how we can improve on each other's techniques.
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