Recent Projects - Lords Prayer and Buffalo Plaque
Recent Projects - Lords Prayer and Buffalo Plaque
I used the distortion effect in VCP to make the lettering follow the page. In applying finish to the lords pray I used the glazing techniques described by Tim Merrill elsewhere on this forum (Thanks Tim!). I applied a couple coats of shellac and then used a brown gel stain to give the "book cover" its color. Then a couple more coats of shellac and then I applied a pickling stain to give the pages a muted "white" look...more shellac and then I painted the letters, with the multiple coats of shellac, I was able to remove most of the unwanted paint. I did a final light sanding to clean up the lettering. I donated this to our church for a fund raiser which was well recieved.
I made the Buffalo Plaque for a coworker. He told me he wanted a buffalo with the phrase "its all in the journey". I'm pretty happy with the results. I was going for the look of a "nickel" with the bas relief buffalo, raised lettering and raised rim. I cut the buffalo out of walnut I applied a couple coats of shellac then sanded and then applied more shellac. I applied two coats of brown get stain to make the head darker then applied some to "highlight" the dark areas of the "fur". The rear end of the buffalo just has shellac - no stain. I painted the hooves, eye and nose with black paint. After making the maple disk I glued on the buffalo and lettering. Love that contrast between walnut and maple...
I had one major problem during fabrication...after machining the pocket and the raised rim (I used the moulding profile to create the rim) I was making the profile cut when things when wrong. I had added four holding tabs, but that was not enough because the disk began to warp during the final pass breaking the top and bottom tabs and warping about 2", which when the bit tried to return to zero it partially cut through the rim before I could hit the estop. Needless to say I was not a happy camper. To fix the "warp" I clamped the plaque upside down to my table and then soaked the exposed side of the plaque with water and left it overnight. Much to my surprise when I went out to the shop in the morning and removed the clamps the plaque did not move, it was flat again. If than had not worked I was going to machine a similar pocket and rim on the backside to help equalize the residual stresses in the wood, but the water trick worked.
I made the Buffalo Plaque for a coworker. He told me he wanted a buffalo with the phrase "its all in the journey". I'm pretty happy with the results. I was going for the look of a "nickel" with the bas relief buffalo, raised lettering and raised rim. I cut the buffalo out of walnut I applied a couple coats of shellac then sanded and then applied more shellac. I applied two coats of brown get stain to make the head darker then applied some to "highlight" the dark areas of the "fur". The rear end of the buffalo just has shellac - no stain. I painted the hooves, eye and nose with black paint. After making the maple disk I glued on the buffalo and lettering. Love that contrast between walnut and maple...
I had one major problem during fabrication...after machining the pocket and the raised rim (I used the moulding profile to create the rim) I was making the profile cut when things when wrong. I had added four holding tabs, but that was not enough because the disk began to warp during the final pass breaking the top and bottom tabs and warping about 2", which when the bit tried to return to zero it partially cut through the rim before I could hit the estop. Needless to say I was not a happy camper. To fix the "warp" I clamped the plaque upside down to my table and then soaked the exposed side of the plaque with water and left it overnight. Much to my surprise when I went out to the shop in the morning and removed the clamps the plaque did not move, it was flat again. If than had not worked I was going to machine a similar pocket and rim on the backside to help equalize the residual stresses in the wood, but the water trick worked.
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Beautiful work! Nice buffalo.
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The coloring on the book is so realistic!
How big in diameter is the buffalo plaque? It looks huge!
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How big in diameter is the buffalo plaque? It looks huge!
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Nice work all around. The prayer is spot on.
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I agree with Michael, beautiful work!
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Thanks for comments. The Buffalo Plaque 24" diameter.
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The Lord's Prayer book is awesome!! I'm just starting and have a lot to learn. That is definitely something that I would love to make. Very well done.
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All are awesome !
Especially like the Prayer Book.
Especially like the Prayer Book.
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What font did you use for the Prayer?
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What buffalo model did you use? I really like it.
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Font used was "monotype corsiva". The model for the buffalo was from vectric 3D art.
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Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. We were so impressed with the Buffalo Plaque, I created one also.
Marty painted it by hand. Buffalo Trace is Marty's favorite distillery in Kentucky.
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Marty painted it by hand. Buffalo Trace is Marty's favorite distillery in Kentucky.
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Beautiful job!
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Newbe here wih a question. You said you used the glazing technique, this may be a silly question but, what part of the project did you use the glazing on?
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Here's a new version of the Buffalo Nickel featuring a paint job by my sister Erica!
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