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yamatetsu:
"Mr. Lizzardo"

23 x 28cm, backer board 4mm, Mr. Lizzardo 4mm

I wanted to do a more traditional pattern that gave me a challenge, and boy, did I get one. This thing is almost completely about very fine details, and lots upon lots of 'em.
25 - 30 hours of focused concentration, very careful sawing and even more careful sanding.

Despite all of that there are some spots where the cheap ass veneer cracked :badmood:. Maybe later on I'll touch them up with a bit of stain, right now I'm just glad that Mr. Lizzardo is finished.

yamatetsu:
"Sisyphus meets Indiana Jones"

45 x 60cm, backer boards 4mm, landscape 4mm, Sisyphus & Indy 4mm

Found this cartoon by Mark Parisi ("Off the Mark"), just had to do it. That look on Indy's face is priceless.

This seems to be a simple pic, but it actually was a lot of work to get it done (cutting all those simple straight lines ... two holes to drill, sawing the line up, sawing the line down... about more than 150 times). It didn't help that it's too big for my fretsaw. Because of that, cutting the letters was tricky, I couldn't cut Sisyphus, Indy & the rocks out of the 'landscape' board, and some of the straight lines were tricky also.
This time, I used stain instead of paint, looks great.

bobbyb13:
:cheers:
These continue to get more fun!
Well chosen piece.

The look of the stain is awesome.

yamatetsu:

--- Quote from: bobbyb13 on August 07, 2024, 02:56:55 am ---The look of the stain is awesome.

--- End quote ---

It really is. Sadly, it's a bit impractical as it's very hard to find pics that only use shades of brown :(

bobbyb13:
Well then you haven't looked down the wood dye rabbithole yet maybe?

https://www.woodworkingshop.com/product/CG21713/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw2dG1BhB4EiwA998cqENqZ7QKAL4pY79MQqGqdxjHM8pCeFdVXbwqLVpQeClaZt_JrhjwLRoCtBQQAvD_BwE

I've used dyes for cresting arrows and you can get some cool stuff out of it.
The kind I used was actually powder and I know there are both water and alcohol soluble ones depending on what your end goal finish needs to be.

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