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Step 5 R - Firebert010

Firebert010

It all started out with a rough sketch. I knew my "R" would be made from wood, so I drew out what I wanted on a piece of paper. I then drafted a final copy onto graph paper and set to work on the actual letter.

I rooted around in my shop and found a really nice piece of cedar which would serve as my letter and base.I started by using a jigsaw to rough the letter out of cedar. At this point it was pretty visually unappealing, so I used my Dremel to round the edges of the front of the letter. I worked over the entire letter with sandpaper gradually getting finer and finer. Once it was super smooth, I stained the entire letter with Early American.

I ripped a small piece of the same cedar to make the base, cutting it to a relative size. I then took a router and went around the edge of it to make it look nice. I then went through the same procedure of sanding and staining.

I took the easy way out and hot glued the letter to the base, and it looks pretty nice. No Sistine Chapel, but it'll do =]

Comments

[Kryptonite]

All we need now is to know how to make that pin ball.