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General Category => General Scroll Saw Talk => Topic started by: tundraguy on August 06, 2013, 10:44:16 pm
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Hello all, I am making a plaque for my brother-in-law that was killed on a motorcycle.....with name. dates and little saying on it.....what wood would be good to make this out of..??? I was think about cutting the plaque out then gluing to another piece of contrasting wood....any suggestions.....
Thanks,
Jim.
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Baltic Birch Plywood is probably the best for cutting a lot of text - that can get pretty fine, and the BB Ply will stand up to the stresses. 1/4" is tough stuff.
You can use another BB Ply backer with paint or stain on it to get the contrast. You can also back it with felt to get a deep black or other flat color that won't fade.
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Good idea from EIEIO. I tend to use walnut quite often and back it with a color or light shade of plywood (baltic). I find the walnut at 1/4 is also durable and steady.
Just a thought. Our condolences on the loss of your brother-in-law.
Al
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I second what EIEIO says.
I use the light BB to cut out the pattern and then glue it to a piece of masonite (don't laugh - it works great.) The contrast in color is just right.
Light letters on dark background looks great. The reverse doesn't seem to work as well.
I do feel however, that a commerative plaque deserves a frame also.
I'm sorry for your loss.
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I agree with the BB idea as well. Just make sure you don't have any voids going through the board or it could spell disaster with all the cuts on it. I know from experience. Sorry for your loss.
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at first my condolences for your loss!
I agree with Raymond, BB is the best for this.
I use 1/8" for plaques and text with the same BB backer, no color add.
see example pic