Popular Post difalkner Posted May 23, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted May 23, 2020 I grabbed this photo off our Pastor's FB page and will give this to him tomorrow at church, so he doesn't know I did this for him. This is a photo V carve that I did in Carveco and cut into Maple, about 6" x 11". I used a 60° V bit from Amana and this is my first time to use their bits. This one cut extremely well, btw! Absolutely no tear out on the carving and very clean across the entire board. The finish is my fairly standard for this type of work - Nitrocellulose sanding sealer, Mohawk Van Dyke Brown glazing stain, followed by a coat of semi-gloss lacquer. As is the case with most things, there is a proper viewing distance. The closer you get the less this looks good, but viewed at arm distance or even a little further it looks really good. My iPhone tries to do facial recognition on each face, kinda cool, I think! Close shot - Proper viewing distance - Enjoy! David 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenskye Posted May 23, 2020 Report Share Posted May 23, 2020 David that's cool! So do you need to go in with a scalpel or something to clean out debris? How long did this take to cut? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
difalkner Posted May 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2020 Thanks, Bryan! No sir, the bit cut it precisely; no follow up work or debris. Start to finish on the cut was 7 minutes. I could have cut it faster but there was no need. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted May 23, 2020 Report Share Posted May 23, 2020 That's pretty cool, David! Could a piece like that work as a printing block if you cut the negative? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
difalkner Posted May 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2020 I suppose you could make that work, given the right image and substrate. David 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Beasley Posted May 24, 2020 Report Share Posted May 24, 2020 Use a linoleum block, made for that purpose. Should work pretty well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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