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PostPosted: Sun May 06, 2012 8:13 pm 
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I promise I actually make more things on my Carvewright than I post... I try to keep what I put on here to either really big stuff or new stuff... like these wings!
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This piece is in walnut and was carved in 2 pieces on my Carvewright. It is a commission for a retiring Master Sergeant (I'm making his shadowbox as well) and is 24 inches long.

The carve took a little under 2 hours on my Carvewright, and the only sanding done was on the tabs that held the piece to the board so it wouldn't move during the carve.

The finish is shellac followed by a couple of coats of wipe on poly. I'll let this cure then buff it with wax.

The machine makes a very seamless boundary between the pieces-- try to find it here.. (keep scrolling down for the answer)
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You're probably mistaken... the cut is not at point 1 - which is part of the grain, but is at point 2... again, no sanding needed to create a very tight and nearly invisible seam... this machine really does amaze me sometimes :) Here is what the pattern looked like (this is a computer rendition) before it carved. Doing it this way (2 parts) reduces waste greatly as I can use a much narrower (8.75 wide) piece of walnut.
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Anyway, thanks for looking and as always, comments, critiques, etc, are appreciated.

Lawrence


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PostPosted: Mon May 07, 2012 9:16 am 
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That is a great piece Lawrence. That machine never ceases to amaze me and what it can do.

Love seeing you work.

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Lawrence,
How long did the programing take, and can you estimated
programing hours vs machine hours?

Been looking at the new Wood Mag. in which they have a review
of these machines.

By the way, Wonderful work.


Thanks
Duan

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Clipper wrote:
Lawrence,
How long did the programing take, and can you estimated
programing hours vs machine hours?

Been looking at the new Wood Mag. in which they have a review
of these machines.

By the way, Wonderful work.


Thanks
Duan


I'll try and answer if I can... with a video maybe showing a project? I have no clue if this is the right way, but I'll try to do up a quick vid tonight for you showing the programming

Lawrence


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PostPosted: Mon May 07, 2012 11:43 pm 
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRCNHaZ2 ... e=youtu.be

Here's the quick video... just for you Clipper! (and anyone else that wants to watch it)

FYI, the carve of the entire wing was about 1:45 of actual carve time.

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Thanks Lawrence, was very interesting and you answered lots of
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