These 3x5 boxes are in progress.
I will post finished version.
What timber did you use for these? I think the pale colour goes well with the black…especially the dolphin
All of the wood is Red Oak
Pretty good mix of designs there, what angle bit have you been using? I have found for the finer designs like your dolphin and the lizard, to use a smaller angled bit like 30 or 45 degree, and for more simple designs like the flower, paw print and lion to use a 90 degree or even 120 degree bit.
I had a laugh at your ‘I learned to carve the top and not the bottom’… I have also learned this one haha
These were done with 60 degree v bit. Some of the complicated ones would look great on larger projects. A 3x5 canvas looks best to me with a simple design. So far friends and family want the horse that I have shown the pics to. Personally I like the lion. I am in Houston Tx today and bought some beech to make the 3x5 boxes. With the beech I may be able to increase the the size. The ones in the pic are 3x5 because the wood was already cut when I got it so I sized by the golden mean i.e. 1x 1.66 dimensions. I rounded off 3x1.66 equals 4.98" to 5".
Goon_2003,
How are you adjusting your depth of cut with the v bit. I’m new to the CNC world and tried making a few designs using the v bit cutters. Problem I’m having is they cut to deep for somethings.
Gonefishing, take a look at this thread. Basically the cut depth is based on the width of the area to be carved, narrow areas get shallow cut while wide areas get deeper cuts.
