Post by Bruce on Sept 13, 2020 0:47:13 GMT
I made a Challenge Coin holder for my son who is a chaplain in the USAF and just made the rank of captain.
The wood is cherry and used Artcam (Carvco) software. I did the relief carving with a 1/4" flat endmill for the roughing operation and 1/16" ball endmill for the finishing. The v-carving for the lettering and Chaplains Emblem was done with a 1/4" 60deg V-bit and clearing and finishing was a 1.5mm endmill.
I used an 1/8" 4 flute endmill to do the profile cut out.
The finish is a Varathane stain "Golden Pecan" with a satin lacquer clear coat.
I tried using oak but the grain was too coarse and I had a lot of tear out with the Chaplains Emblem. The Cherry is really nice for this kind of detail.
First time using cherry in fact. I also used threaded inserts to facilitate packing and assembly since I'm shipping it to Alaska were he is stationed.
The wood is cherry and used Artcam (Carvco) software. I did the relief carving with a 1/4" flat endmill for the roughing operation and 1/16" ball endmill for the finishing. The v-carving for the lettering and Chaplains Emblem was done with a 1/4" 60deg V-bit and clearing and finishing was a 1.5mm endmill.
I used an 1/8" 4 flute endmill to do the profile cut out.
The finish is a Varathane stain "Golden Pecan" with a satin lacquer clear coat.
I tried using oak but the grain was too coarse and I had a lot of tear out with the Chaplains Emblem. The Cherry is really nice for this kind of detail.
First time using cherry in fact. I also used threaded inserts to facilitate packing and assembly since I'm shipping it to Alaska were he is stationed.
