A gift for a family friend in the Army
- Thread starter cswillard
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Where did you get the Army blank? I would do one for a family that goes to church with us. Her daughter just went into the Air Force. My hope is that wherever you got the Army one, they would have an Air Force one.
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KenV
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Visit Wood-N-Whimsies. Good set of military inlay blanks
MrKugelschreiber
Member
Do a decal on your blank, then you can chose from all kinds of military logos.
OZturner
Member
Great Pens, Christopher.
Superb Blanks, Beautiful Fit and Finish.
Great Gifts for Both.
Congratulations,
Brian.
Superb Blanks, Beautiful Fit and Finish.
Great Gifts for Both.
Congratulations,
Brian.
cswillard
Member
Materials used
I used a piece of maple for the top and a darker piece of cocobolo for the bottom. I pulled the logo from the internet and printed on a piece of transparent water slide decal paper using a laser printer.
I cut the sheets in half both ways to create a 4.25" by 5.5" piece that feeds into my printer. I layout the decals in several size in a word document then print them to the water slide paper. I have also found it is better to reverse the image and text in Word, when you print them, so the toner side of the print goes against the wood and is protected by the decal paper until you add the CA finish. I use a medium CA and apply the first coat by manually turning the pen, while I apply it, to avoid pulling off the decal.
I used a piece of maple for the top and a darker piece of cocobolo for the bottom. I pulled the logo from the internet and printed on a piece of transparent water slide decal paper using a laser printer.
I cut the sheets in half both ways to create a 4.25" by 5.5" piece that feeds into my printer. I layout the decals in several size in a word document then print them to the water slide paper. I have also found it is better to reverse the image and text in Word, when you print them, so the toner side of the print goes against the wood and is protected by the decal paper until you add the CA finish. I use a medium CA and apply the first coat by manually turning the pen, while I apply it, to avoid pulling off the decal.