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August 2009

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Unique Serving Tray

We recently created a very special Wood Serving Tray which is to be a wedding gift. We were asked if we could work from hand-drawn artwork and carve a Serving Tray. Our client had an artist prepare a drawing incorporating some elements that were special to this particular couple. The hand-drawn artwork was then mailed to us.

Image of the drawing which our client provided –

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We then scanned the artwork and imported it into our software. Per our client’s request, the image was stretched slightly to fill the Serving Tray –

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We then carefully traced the image of the drawing line for line. These vectors are necessary in order for our CNC router to carve the image -

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This image is a digital rendering of what was presented to our client for approval -

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Here is the finished piece -

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The carved image was machined 1/32″ deep. The image below reflects the detail that can be achieved –

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We had a great laugh with our client when we shared with her what we thought the artwork represented. We were completely wrong. Any guesses?

Jim & Rebecca

4 comments Sunday 16 Aug 2009 | admin | Made to Order

A Piece of History

Jameson and I enjoy our trips to the lumberyard. The other day we headed south before the sun rose to pick up some more material. I had been telling my son about a huge band saw which is displayed in front of one of my favorite lumberyards. Words fall short in trying to express the size. Jameson was not disappointed.

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