Plaque For A Good Friend

[dwilli9013]

Plaque for a good friend of mine that is really into Godsmack.
He wants to leave it natural and wait for the age.

Material: Redwood Old Growth.
Font V-Carve with 60° V-Bit to depth.
Pocket tool path with .0625 tapered ball nose.
Profile cut .25 EM

Really pleased with how this turned out as this is the first cut with my new Beckwith Ball Nosed End Mill. (thanks Randall for the lead)

Peace

[martin54]

That looks like it has machined very nicely, nice crisp edges
Did it come off the machine like that or have you spent a bit of time cleaning it up ??

Have to go away & find out how Redwood ages as it's not a wood I am really familiar with

[dwilli9013]

Martin,
Thank you. It came off of the machine like that. Was using a brand new Beckwith tapered bit at 25 inches per minute.

[SteveNelson46]

Have to go away & find out how Redwood ages as it's not a wood I am really familiar with

martin54,
It's strange how we take things for granite. Redwood comes mostly from California and here in Arizona it is a very common and economical wood that is resistant to weathering, rot, and insects. I had never given it much thought but I guess to those of you across the pond it would be considered an imported wood unless it grows elsewhere in places I'm not aware of. It's a soft wood about like Pine or Fir and used a lot in construction and framing.

Dwilli9013,
Nice job on the plaque.