Popular Post bleedinblue Posted December 28, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 Nothing you write home about here, but if you make something and dont post pictures, did it really happen? The American flag was for my father, who is a Vietnam veteran. I bought the union, I wanted the perfection of the CNC. I was going to do the typical burned/stained home center pine, but realized I have piles of cherry and curly maple that bumped it up a notch. I didn't use my best maple, but there's still some curl in there. A very quick, easy project. The Ulu knife sets go to my in-laws. Nothing extraordinary here either, except since I have no lathe, I cut the bowls with a router in a jig. Messy, but it went pretty well. I'll attach photos of the jig when I switch to a computer. 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 Really nice on both counts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 2 hours ago, pkinneb said: Really nice on both counts! I agree 100% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 Sweet! The cherry / maple stripes make the flag stand head and shoulders above tge crowd! Use a pendulum type jig for the bowls? They look really smooth. And is the knife hardware available in a kit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bleedinblue Posted December 28, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 Yeah, a pendulum is a good way to describe the jig. I used a large bowl bit from Eagle America and it left a pretty good finish, sanding wasn't as horrible as I expected. The knife hardware was just the blade and the rivets...for the life of me I can't find the website I ordered them from, but I know I saw them at several other websites. This was kind of a test run, if/when I make a set for myself, I'll spend more on a better knife blade. I don't know anything about metallurgy, but these blades are pretty obviously low end. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 That bowl jig gives me the Uughs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted December 29, 2018 Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 Great work @bleedinblue I’m sure he’s going to like having that flag on the wall from you, and tell him from me “welcome home” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted December 29, 2018 Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 The flag is beautiful. You did right by it! The knife sets are are cool, well done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronn W Posted December 29, 2018 Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 I asssume that the bowl blank rests on a center pin and that you gradually rotate it with your hand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleedinblue Posted December 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Ronn W said: I asssume that the bowl blank rests on a center pin and that you gradually rotate it with your hand? Yup. It's not real clear in the picture, but there is an MDF square under the bowl blank. The MDF has a center dowel pin that it rotates on. The bowl blank was taped onto the MDF square. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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