Hack of the Week No.96

Now that we have released the Wildlife Scenes Collection we can't help but hack together a simple wall decoration for a camp or cabin.  

This "Eagle" wall decoration was created using models from these projects:

Note - This hack was assembled in Aspire V8 for presentation purposes.  It could have been done in VCarve Pro V8 or VCarve Desktop.

Below is a great finished project by Don Harding showing how he finished the wood slab to look like the real thing!

"The wood is White Birch.
Black Walnut Stain on Bark.
Text was Times New Roman.
Matt Clear 2X Painters Choice
Rust-Oleum
Machined on the Legacy ARTY 58"

"Finished By Don Harding a Newbie."

Don, you might be new to finishing but your excitement for CNC is infexious!   Thanks again for sharing.

Why not hack together your own layout mixing and matching models from other projects or from your own library!  For some great inspiration check out our  hacks page!

Be safe and let the chips fly!

The Design and Make Team

Customer Focus - Jim Meadows

We are always inspired by the unique finishing techniques our customers use.  In this case Jim Meadows uses charcoal to add shadowing and to blacken his recessed lettering. 

"Made this little plaque for a friend who has an embroidery shop in Rockport, Texas."

"After completion. Fun Stuff!!!!!"

This is a great hack using models from 5 different Design and Make CNC projects!

Before charcoal.

"(The shop is) on the beach, so the starfish, Rockport is home of the hummingbird festival, so that’s why the components.

Made from maple, finished with lacquer, and highlighted with charcoal. Not sure of the fonts, as they were traced from a bitmap."

What a great layout and the choice of components sure tells a lot about local culture.

The hummingbird and flower come from the Mother's Garden No.2 project, starfish from the Under the Sea No.1, boot from the Western Saloon No.1, cowboy hat from the Western Saloon No.2 and finally the sign shape from the Pub Sign No.2 project!  WOW!!!!  That is a hack!

Thank you Jim for sharing this special project with us!

For more Customer Focus posts click here! 

Mother's Day is almost here!

Introducing the second garden project...
Mother's Garden No.2

It's almost Mother's Day (May 10th) and we can't think of a better way to celebrate the mothers in your life than with some of your time either in person or in the creation of a heart felt project. This project just might be the perfect start to that special gift.  

Even if the recipient was not blessed with a green thumb for gardening we are sure you can express the perfect Mother's Day sentiment with some well chosen V-Carving (the mushier the better).

All 6 individual models.

Assembled layout.

Project Sheet

This project includes 5 models:

  • Hummingbird No.1
  • Daffodil No.1
  • Butterfly No.1
  • Ribbon No.16
  • Tile No.1

Plus 1 Assembled Layout and Project Sheet for just $30.00!

Order and Download it today!

Above are a few other very quick layouts that just might get you inspired!

Hope you enjoy this project... comments welcome!

Be safe and let the chips fly!

The CNCminiProjects Team