Weekend progress

[TunaHead]

I finished the cuddy door today and had enough time left over to mount the down rigger. My wife burst into the garage with a smile on her face a couple of hours ago saying, "It's snowing!" I'm only a mile from the ocean so the weather report from northern CA is that it's snowing at sea level. (That almost never happens here.)

 

[tsubaki]

COOL
Hummingbirds and snow.
Dang

 

[whale]

That door is pretty sweet. Did you carve that by hand?

 

[TunaHead]

My wife created the design on the computer and printed it out on paper. I used double sided tape to stick the paper to the wood then cut out the design with an exacto knife, pressing hard enough to leave a mark in the mahogany. After peeling away the paper I used a router with a flat cutting bit to take away most of the material. I cleaned up the remainder with hand carving tools and a Dremel.

I stained the recessed portions with a dark mahogany oil-based stain so the lettering would stand out better. After applying the waterproofing treatment to the wood you can't tell the difference...

 

[reelapeelin]

Nice door, but tell yer wife to stop bustin' in like that and scarin' he!! outta me

 

[willy]

Iver's got skills

 

[phester]

Iver's got skills

yeah, nice work!

 

[cfelton]

Excellent work tuna! Really looks good.