Plaque for my daughter inlaw's graduation

[chrislewis425]

My daughter inlaw is graduating from Fire Academy this week and is starting her first full time position. It's been a long, hard effort for a woman who's wanted to be a firefighter since she was a kid.

It's from an old growth vertical grain fir board that my grandfather salvaged from something 60+ years ago. The tree must have been over 200 years old when cut.

Nice machine guys. Fun to build, easy to use (project designed in Easel).

Have a great one!

Chris in Seattle

[chrislewis425]

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[kevin]

Great job on the plaque and congrats to Sara for achieving her goal.

[Derek the Admin]

Congrats to her for her accomplishment.

The plaque came out great and The wood has a cool grain with a cooler back story.

Thanks for sharing Chris.

[mp4doggie]

nice job , what software did you use? Wood just like me gets better with age

[chrislewis425]

I used Easel for this. I imported the shield graphic from a free vector graphic site I found on the web and the rest is just Text. I did have to manipulate some points to smooth the curves in some places.

1/8” (not!) Freud solid carbide bit driven by a DeWalt 611.

Chris in Seattle