Hack of the Week No.92

"Dreams don't work unless you do."

With the school year 1/2 over you might need to spread a bit of old "school" motivation.  

This "School Room" plaque was created using models from these projects:

The fonts we used to simulate the v-carving are called:

  • Gabriola, Garamond, Gabriola Italic, Javanese Text, Impact

Update - March 4th, 2016

We opened our email today to find this great finished version of this Hack of the Week from James Patton!

"Carved this one for the wife’s classroom. (she teaches avid, kind of like college prep classes), She loved it.
Carved in brown maple, Turned out to be about an 11” x 16” project. We liked the white of the maple, I decided to just put a few coats of semi gloss on it and not stain it at all. The lettering I think I did in Royal Blue..
Thanks for another great hack..."

What a nice job and we sure are glad she liked it!!

Note - This hack was assembled in Aspire V8 for presentation purposes.  It could have been done in VCarve Pro V8 or VCarve Desktop.

Why not hack together your own layout mixing and matching models from other projects or from your own library!  For some great inspiration check out our  hacks page!

Be safe and let the chips fly!

The Design and Make Team

Hack of the Week No.81

Everyone loves to hang a great looking door sign this time of the year.  Something that shares a bit of holiday spirit!   Could also be used a holiday teachers gift...

This "Have yourself a Merry little Christmas" door sign layout was created using models from these CNC projects:

The fonts we used to simulate the v-carving on this layout are called: Segoe Print, Forgot to note the other - Sorry.

Note - This hack was assembled in Aspire V8 for presentation purposes.  It could have been done in VCarve Pro V8 or VCarve Desktop.

Why not hack together your own layout mixing and matching models from other projects or from your own library!  For some great inspiration check out our  hacks page!

Be safe and let the chips fly!

The Design and Make Team

Tony Duderewicz - Customer Focus

Tony sent this in just before the end of the 2015 school year.

"Graduation plaque I made out of red oak,
measuring about 10 inches. Took me 3 hrs to carve."
"I like all your projects. I use a CNC Shark extended bed from Rockler.
I use Aspire from Vectric."

Tony used the Graduation Day No.1 CNC project for his finished piece!

"I've been doing cnc woodworking for 4 yrs now and really enjoy it. Been a woodworker for 35 yrs."

Glad to see an old school woodworker add this sort of technology to his toolbox!

"I used a .25 end mill for rough carving and for cutting it out. I use a .125 ball nose bit for finishing and a 90 deg v bit for the lettering. I used a clear gloss finish on it about 3 coats."

The finish looks great and the grain of the wood really adds to the look!

"I get a lot of ideas from your website and also lot of ideas on facebook from other people."

We always love to hear where customers get their inspiration from.  

Can't help but think how much Danae will appreciate the work that went into this keepsake.  Nice work Tony!

Thanks again Tony for sharing this project with us!