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I made this Tribute award plaque for my son's restaurant which is located in my mom's home town. He wanted some things to adorn his walls so he could pay tribute to our hometown. My mom was an avid, home town alumni and loved her school. She graduated in 1945 and it was her class that came up with the school mascot name which was named after Mars, the Roman God of War.

The award case is made of Red Oak and stained with Golden Oak stain. This is the first time I have ever stained red oak as I have always liked the naked color of red oak. However, I wanted to give it an antique value of sorts. It is finished with 3 coats of lacquer. The frame itself is 2" deep and instead of a mitered corner or a butt joint I chose the corners to be half-lapped for more strength. For the frame front, I set the glass panel in 1/8" to receive the glass as shown. I always worry about glass breakage and ultimate replacement, so I made the frame so the glass can be replaced without worries. The back is nothing more than Lou-an I had laying around. I set that in about 3/16" so it could be wall flush. It turned out better than I had hoped.

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Nice tribute. She was a pretty lady. I have a couple of those "colorized" photos of both my folks too. They're pretty cool.
 

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Don,

Stellar job on the build of the frame…..You're mom would be very proud of her son….Beautiful… I need to build one of these for my antique fishing lures that I collected for years….I have some that are very old, and are expensive to buy these days…..And Joe's right….Your Mom was a pretty lady…..
 

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That is an awesome project-great design & build.

Thanks for sharing.

Bill in MI
 

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What a wonderful tribute. I live in Flint and find myself in Goodrich from time to time. Which restaurant is it?
 

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Nice job. I think your mother would be very pleased.
 

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Thanks everyone for the nice thoughts. I'm pretty sure mom would like this. She didn't like being in the spotlight, but she'd like this.

Thanks again, Don
 

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Super tribute to your mom Don,a very good build.
 

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Thanks Jim for the nice thoughts. I love woodworking, same as you. And, I loved my mom, she was a very big supporter of mine. It was the least I could do for her.
 

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Nice work Don. I'm sure she would be proud.
 
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