Scaling some Flags

[Merick01 (Maurice)]

I guess I was bored in the shop and had a ton of 8/4 left overs from a recent project so why not make a ton of smaller American wavy flags !

These two are 1/4” and 1/8” width stripes. Using 8/4 material….roughly 2” thick, I was able to make blocks and then cut 1/4” and 1/2” thick finished pieces. I can yield quite a bit from each block. Then off to the Shapeoko to cut the profile, then finish the stars with my laser.

What am I going to do with all these??? I have no idea lol!

Super fun to make. I’ll cut the wavy profile into the smallest flag tomorrow. Excited to see how it turns out.

Cheers!

[avetrano (ANTHONY VETRANO)]

Great work Maurice I like the Little flags and the display board.

Anthony

[cnackers (Chris Nackers)]

Are you painting the stars white?

Been working on some flag designs, i really wanted to inlay the stars, but haven’t figured out a good way to do it yet.

[CullenS (Cullen Simpson)]

Excellent. I have been wanting to do this. I bought the wavy flag file but have not tried it yet. This is a great way to do some testing without blowing through a lot of wood.

[Merick01 (Maurice)]

It’s tiny!

Now I’m thinking why not do a 1/16th width stripes.

I’m loving the profile

Off to the laser to burn in the stars.

@cnackers right now I’m painting the stars. Thinking about inlaying them, it hurts my head thinking about how they will be distorted.

[cnackers (Chris Nackers)]

They look great!

Figuring out the 3d inlay hurts my head as well, i’ve tried a few things ,but haven’t come up with a good solution yet.

[Merick01 (Maurice)]

Here was a final gift I used the smaller flag in. Turned out really good and they were really happy.

Also, posted a new video on the process for this.

Creating Miniature Wooden Wavy Flags | Woodworking Tips and Tricks

Cheers

[cnackers (Chris Nackers)]

Ah laser for the stars, nice