It's just a simple little Mother's Day gift. Yesterday after tracing our son's hands, I cut copies of his hands out of 3/8" oak. Last night I cut the base out of 15/16" Oak, and put a 30 degree bevel on the edges with the tablesaw.
Note - when putting an edge on a solid board like the base, make sure to cut against the grain first. That way the tear-out at the end of the cut will be removed when you cut with the grain for the final cuts. I forgot to do this and had to cut with the grain twice. Oops.
I sanded all 3 pieces with 120 and 220 grit on my random orbital sander, then took it into the garage for finishing. Both pieces got one coat of Minwax stain, medium oak for the hands and provincial for the base.
If I had a keyhole router bit such as this
then I would have cut a key slot in the back for hanging this on the wall. Since I don't I'll leave it whole for now and let Rosemary decide what she wants done (there may be a keyhole bit in my future...)
Note - when putting an edge on a solid board like the base, make sure to cut against the grain first. That way the tear-out at the end of the cut will be removed when you cut with the grain for the final cuts. I forgot to do this and had to cut with the grain twice. Oops.
I sanded all 3 pieces with 120 and 220 grit on my random orbital sander, then took it into the garage for finishing. Both pieces got one coat of Minwax stain, medium oak for the hands and provincial for the base.
If I had a keyhole router bit such as this
then I would have cut a key slot in the back for hanging this on the wall. Since I don't I'll leave it whole for now and let Rosemary decide what she wants done (there may be a keyhole bit in my future...)
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