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Carved Wood workshop plaque ( Doubleboost's Workshop )

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SwarfnStuff:
It's amazing how much "good" stuff gets tossed because that is easier, more cost effective to the builder Or for that matter other trades people. Thank goodness for people like you who can turn other's discards into fine items of interest and beauty. Keep rescuing stuff and share the results with the Mad Collective. Great work and well presented.
John B

Pete W.:

--- Quote from: micktoon on January 15, 2014, 05:11:23 PM --- SNIP

The wood is then routered around the edge to give it the classy look lol and sanded nice and smooth for the lettering to be marked out.


SNIP

  Cheers Mick

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Hi there, Mick,

That's a fine job.   :bow:   :bow:   :bow: 

I don't know why, but when I read the above, my mind jumped to the subject of climb milling!   :loco:   :loco:   :loco: 
You know, 'counter-clockwise round the outside and clockwise around the inside'.  But, for me, that always leaves two corners where there's a risk of splitting out.  How do you avoid that?

Somewhere, I've got a nice piece of mahogany - it was the counter-top in a corner shop on an East London housing estate that got demolished to make way for a link-road. 
That too was destined for the bonfire but was rescued just in time.   :clap:   :clap:   :clap:   

spuddevans:

--- Quote from: Pete W. on January 16, 2014, 08:23:22 AM ---  But, for me, that always leaves two corners where there's a risk of splitting out.  How do you avoid that?

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I can't speak for Mick, but I've always been told that to avoid the splitting out you route the end grain 1st, ie you route both ends 1st, then any splitting out will be routed off when you route the sides. (if you are only routing the ends then you may need to use some sacrificial pieces on the ends where it would split out)


Tim

dsquire:

--- Quote from: spuddevans on January 16, 2014, 08:39:58 AM ---
--- Quote from: Pete W. on January 16, 2014, 08:23:22 AM ---  But, for me, that always leaves two corners where there's a risk of splitting out.  How do you avoid that?

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I can't speak for Mick, but I've always been told that to avoid the splitting out you route the end grain 1st, ie you route both ends 1st, then any splitting out will be routed off when you route the sides. (if you are only routing the ends then you may need to use some sacrificial pieces on the ends where it would split out)


Tim

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That's exactly the way I have done it many times. A sacrificial piece on the side would give it some place to split out ensuring that the original was perfect.  :D

Cheers  :beer:

Don

 

micktoon:
Hi Lads, thanks for the comments, as for the splitting out , I did the end grain first which did split out a little bit, I sort of nibbled away at the ends carefully too as Tim mentioned, then did the sides and that removed the slightly split areas. If you were not going around the whole thing and just wanted to do the ends I think you would have to used sacrificial bits of wood to be safe or you would more than likely spoil things with bits split off at the corners.
  Cheers Mick

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