Plaque 2

Very nice Eagle. How did you do those scollops?. Buy the way is that you & the good lady?.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

cool i like those scollops. like grumpy wants to know. how did you do them?

Nice looking plaque. The edges look like they were done with a core box router bit.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Very nice. The edge profile adds a lot of visual interest.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

The bit used in the router is a 3/4” cove bit used in a router table and the work is plunged into the bit for each scallop. SERIOUS CARE MUST TAKEN chance of kickback is high! Just remember: use push blocks!! deep scallops (1/2” & bigger) are done in two passes

No, sorryto say(I think) that is not me and the misses

Masterpiece photo frame and an unforgetable gift.
Sharad

-- patanjali

Eagle,
Looks real nice.
Wouldn’t it be safer to do the scallops with a waste strip attached or clamped adjacent to the frame.
I think that’d eliminate the kickback concern.
Sort of like drilling a large hole half off the edge of a board.
Cheers,
Gary

Very nice job.

-- Maplewood, MN

Being that this is a site with everyone from beginners to masters I just like to inform everyone that it is not the norm for doing this type of work, it would be much easier on a drum sander, but kickback is all around us and we must be aware of it. I have been doing these plaques for 12 years now and have NEVER had a problem with kickback doing it this way. I believe this is due to my focus and FEEL for my machines.