Furnished content.
(from Lumberjocks.com)
Well if you followed my aborted attempt to be competent with my Milsescraft Signpro you would have seen the miserable attempt to use it.A friend Jannis was visiting from Mackay and I thought she may like a sign for her home spot place.After about 4 attempts to use my Signpro I gave up pulled out my scroll saw and set to work.A series of, ... “you should give away woodwork” ... occurred as a result.The reason being,1. My lack of skills with the Signpro2. My ability to recognise a spelling error as I was making the Fred Flintstone version.
Anyway pressing on I eventually obtained a reasonable result.
Materials used:-
The backing timber is Silky Oak
The letters are Recycled pine form my ongoing 8 Drawer Beaded Cabinet I am struggling with, (yet another journey into the unknown)The tools used :-
first up my Milescraft SignPro.
Only to be packed back in its Mike Marvel Case for maybe another time.
My scroll saw
disk sander
holesaw for the edges
ROS for finishing, along with a little die grinder work.
Thicknesser to remove my Milescraft mess
some “Harvest” colour rattle can
and marine external finish poly.So eventually Jannys Pot became Jannys Place.So why do I keep persevering? ... well I enjoy the activity, it keeps me from getting too senile (I hope)
and I do get a sense of achievement and satisfaction from it all, even if some ends up in the Otto bin!Plus I get to post it on Lumberjocks so others may learn from my mistakes!