https://www.youtube.com/c/MattsOffRoadRecovery). They tow people stuck in sand and mud with unique tow vehicles. This model hit to a lot of bases for me. Had no problems with it, either, and you can't say that about a lot of models.
The yellow rope was made to mimic the tow / snatch rope these folks use to accomplish their tasks. It is quite technical, too, involving special knot tying and threading the rope inside itself; compliments of my son and his hiking/hammock skills. He says someone he knows pulled a truck with a sample like this one, but all this one has to hold is the wood.
I cut this out of a cherry board, added a special linseed oil sealer and covered with poly after about a week of waiting. Their logo is colored with yellow filler in the letters, but I couldn't bring myself to paint that wood!
Had a lot of fun with this Design And Make model. I made it as a gift for some folks in Utah that we watch on YouTube (Plaque for Matt's Offroad Recovery
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Plaque for Matt's Offroad Recovery
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Re: Plaque for Matt's Offroad Recovery
Very nice.
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Re: Plaque for Matt's Offroad Recovery
Looks good and I like the finish.
Does the poly coat over the linseed oil sealer stop it from getting darker and darker over time?
I find when I finish with Boiled Lindseed Oil and nothing else, my projects seem to darken over time.
Does the poly coat over the linseed oil sealer stop it from getting darker and darker over time?
I find when I finish with Boiled Lindseed Oil and nothing else, my projects seem to darken over time.
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Re: Plaque for Matt's Offroad Recovery
Of course, I don't know if this project will darken over time, because there hasn't been enough time to know. I got this "Special Linseed Oil" from https://www.earthpaint.net/ , because scottp55 of Maine uses it and recommended it to me. There's some details listed at that website about "boiled linseed oil" that will explain why I resisted using any linseed oil until I bought this stuff.
Thanks for the compliment!
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Re: Plaque for Matt's Offroad Recovery
Very nice work! Matt's bound to love it.
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