Family Crest Olive Wood

[MikeD]

I was really impressed by the Don Ward/Ken Nelsen collaboration, so I thought I would show my Family Crest engraved in Olive wood.
I used an Epilog laser with a rotary device for the engraving.

 

[spiritwoodturner]

That's crazy! Did the laser leave that rough "tearout"? Absolutely incredible what those things can do. Almost looks like you sandblasted it.

I love them.

Dale

 

[its_virgil]

Nice crest and laser work. I like your crest much better than the one I did...yours is really neat.
Do a good turn daily!
Don


Dale[/quote]

 

[thewishman]

That is great work!

 

[laserturner]

Pretty impressive stuff Mike. Great job.

 

[arjudy]

Very nice indeed.

 

[johncrane]

Well done!:biggrin:

 

[Constant Laubscher]

Looks great, well done!

 

[YORKGUM]

Pretty cool. Nice job.:glasses-cool:

 

[Hillbilly]

Holy Smokes that is Awesome!!

Do you turn the pen while its being ingraved or is it all automated? Do you hold a little lazer in one hand and pen in the other and free hand this? I thought scrimshaw was pretty cool but this tops the chart. Just wondering how you do it.

 

[MikeD]

Thanks for the comments everyone.
To spiritwoodturner - The wood grain has a real impact. Wood selection is critical. You don't want the softer areas to go too deep. I like the results I get with Olivewood.
To Hillbilly - Automated, but tricky. Artwork prep, fixturing, wood selection, and a whole lot of practice are the keys

 

[cnirenberg]

Mike,
Wow, That is awesome. I always wanted to combine my carvings with turning, but you have brought that thought to a new level.

 

[MikeD]

Thanks Chris.

I've carved a fair amount of wood myself in days gone by, so I had a look in mind, that is why I tried to create a scooped out appearence for the backrground.

 

[Fred]

Very,very nicely executed. Beautiful work!

What power laser do you use?

 

[johnnycnc]

Extremely nice work!
I love the look, it is very well done.

 

[cnirenberg]

Thanks Chris.

I've carved a fair amount of wood myself in days gone by, so I had a look in mind, that is why I tried to create a scooped out appearence for the backrground.

It came out great

 

[Stick Rounder]

Wow! That is amazing. Great pen.

 

[workinforwood]

Very nice. Now you need a box to put it in.

 

[dwpenworks]

Just when I thought I'd seen it all. Wow, What a pen. Great Job.

 

[markgum]

WOW... I need to dig out some Family Crests on my lines and see what may work.
thanks for inspiring us.

 

[Dalecamino]

Yeh , that's really very nice !