Community challenge #30: Gifts

Made for a customer who will use it as a gift.

Original request

It went through several design iterations…

Based on the original request

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So I removed the names, and added a tractor

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Final design approved.

19" x 36", so it’s going to require tiling. I did use the tiling feature, and set it at 20" so the overlap was between the tractor & the union.

I did a couple test cuts with the scrap to see how it cut, and decide what to do with the edges

On the machine

I did the first cut with the 1/4" endmill, then the 2nd with a 90° downcut V-bit.
On the 2nd tile, I left the V-bit in & cut that path first, then did the clearing path last.
I did get a slightly better result cutting with the V-bit first.
A good hard brushing with a stiff nylon scrub brush got rid of the ‘fuzzies’.

Finished product is 1/2" Walnut plywood with several coats of lacquer.

Chance_Wackerlin_Flag.c2d (484 KB)

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