Sunday, February 26, 2017

Real men Become Cyclists Part 3

Well, the cutting is done. This was cut out of 1" Poplar, but since this is wood in reality it is 3/4". You really can't see the green tint. All that is left to do is to finish it off. It is not perfect but what the heck. If you create you know what it is like. It is never as good as you want and there are always flaws but I'm never going to be perfect and this is an imperfect world. So you eventually learn to just create and do as good as you can. Sometimes you even win things even when you think the job is so imperfect.


I will at least put Danish Oil on it and a backer board with color. Still deciding if I will use any type of clear coat on it. I tend to stay away from that simply because I suck at finishes. So I will post at least once more about this once I finish it.

Thanks for looking!

4 comments:

  1. Great pattern! Any chance this will be made available for others to cut?

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    1. When I post the final picture of this once I complete the finishing I will figure out the best way to have the pattern available.

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  2. Thanks - I have a co-worker that is a cycling fanatic - both mountain and road bikes.

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    1. Brian,

      I figured a way to post the pattern. It is the latest post and here is a direct link to that post:

      http://www.jimbrownsworkshop.com/2017/02/real-men-become-cyclists-pattern.html

      Jim

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