bbrozo
05-31-2010, 12:28 AM
Here are several pictures of the first real work I've done with my ShopBot. It is a sign made from a cedar plank (2.75x17.5x55") with a couple of dished out 3d models. One is a single calla lilly. The other is a group of calla lillies. It is finished with 3 coats of a transparent stain. The lettering is about .5 in. deep and is stained but catches the shadows well for a good contrast.
This is a sign for a shade garden I am making for my wife (she passed away last year). A couple of years ago, we had this area leveled out for a vegetable garden but it didn't do very well the first year since it did not get enough sun. I had suggested a flower garden instead to her and am just now getting around to doing it. The sign is just the first step. Next, I will be rototilling, building a decorative fence around the garden, garden layout, planting and, finally, making a garden bench along one side.
There will be a few parts of the project that I will be using the 'bot but the sign was the first piece.
Thanks for looking and sharing your thoughts. I only managed to break one bit and have one board for a test run go walking unexpectedly across the table before I did this. Not bad, I think...
http://i882.photobucket.com/albums/ac25/bbrozo/Anns%20Garden/DSC00234.jpg
http://i882.photobucket.com/albums/ac25/bbrozo/Anns%20Garden/DSC00235.jpg
http://i882.photobucket.com/albums/ac25/bbrozo/Anns%20Garden/DSC00237.jpg
This is a sign for a shade garden I am making for my wife (she passed away last year). A couple of years ago, we had this area leveled out for a vegetable garden but it didn't do very well the first year since it did not get enough sun. I had suggested a flower garden instead to her and am just now getting around to doing it. The sign is just the first step. Next, I will be rototilling, building a decorative fence around the garden, garden layout, planting and, finally, making a garden bench along one side.
There will be a few parts of the project that I will be using the 'bot but the sign was the first piece.
Thanks for looking and sharing your thoughts. I only managed to break one bit and have one board for a test run go walking unexpectedly across the table before I did this. Not bad, I think...
http://i882.photobucket.com/albums/ac25/bbrozo/Anns%20Garden/DSC00234.jpg
http://i882.photobucket.com/albums/ac25/bbrozo/Anns%20Garden/DSC00235.jpg
http://i882.photobucket.com/albums/ac25/bbrozo/Anns%20Garden/DSC00237.jpg