Red Oak

Made on a Glowforge
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So, I was able to get my hands a beautiful 11x 1 3/4 x19 inch piece of Red Oak. Then a customer at Market asked if I could make a block sign using his logo; an oak tree.
Here’s how it turned out:

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I like it! The darker grain in the tree gives it a sense of motion, like wind in the branches.

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Thanks! I also think it looks as if names are engraved instead of lines?

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I thought that at first too!

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Grain burn.
Something that would have ruined a lot of projects enhanced this one.
Weird how things happen.

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This is remarkable!

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That turned out great!

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Looks pretty good. Did you use the fonts in glowforge?

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Thank you.
No. It’s from the Vectonator App on Mac

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Sorry, the Vectonator App

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Oak, especially red oak, is very bad about making the grain overemphasized. Yours worked out much better than is often the case. For others having strong masking well smoothed down will allow a darker stain that would make it more even.

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A happy customer for sure! Great work!

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Looks beautiful. Thanks for sharing and growing my understanding of different options.

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Thank you!

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Thank you. I am still learning myself!

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Thank you. I started with the palm sander using 80 grit and worked my way up to 320 grit. The client loved it so I am pleased.

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Very nice! I love the way it highlights the grain.

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Thank you!

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so true. this turned out fantastic. yet another picture it would just make us all sad the wood was wasted.

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Thank you!