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!
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.
Anyway, thanks for looking and as always, comments, critiques, etc, are appreciated.
Lawrence