This is my first sketch carving project ever. I am headed out Tuesday to meet the newest addition to my extended family and wanted to give them a little something. I am happy with how it turned out.

They say, go big or go home so I went big. This is my first large 3d carve. It's 37 inches long and I think 10.5 inches tall. The wood is solid cherry and I did a copper colored epoxy inlay for the deer tracks. The finish is shellac with a top semi-gloss clear coat that is shellac compatible. I used a beast, .25 ball nose, a 1/16 TBN, a 25 em and a 90 v bit. There was a little bit of chip out on the top of some of the antlers so I hand chiseled them for a more finished look. The design comes from Vectric. It is one of their prepared scenes in the deer collection. I have an Axiom Precision AR8 CNC and am running Aspire. This project was designed specifically to go into an area above the door that leads to the garage. We live in Montana and deer are in our field nearly every day. This carving reflects our furry friends. I am happy with how it turned out and am excited to do more 3d stuff. I do have a question for ya'll regarding the chip out on the delicate pieces. I ran my step-overs very small to lower my sanding time and ran my bits conservatively with shallower plunge depths. What else could I have done to try to prevent the chipping? I know wood does chip and it's always a risk. I just want to know if you have any tricks to reduce the chances of chipping. If I would have applied some shellac after I ran my roughing, would that have helped? Any other ideas? Have a great day and happy cutting.

This is my grandson sitting on a porch swing his great grandfather used at his age (4 years old) Imported the photo using Easy Create. I was disappointed with the details in his face when I carved it. I need to find out how to increase the depth of those details without destroying the whole picture. The worst thing is the time required. I had 2 hours for rough carving and 5 hours for finishing tool path.

Latest project. Hard maple for the picture (10 x10) and walnut for the frame. Created with VistaSculpt.

Made with EasyCreate carved in mahogany

I made the memorial plaque out of walnut and maple, the guy that purchased it wants to put a finish on it himself. It’s 20” x 10”. The cardinal plaque is made out of cherry from a model using Easy Create. My wife painted it. It’s 14” x14”.

Made this sign for a client.

Made the cross from Kyle's class.

Made a baby memory box for a friend.

Cat's are a huge seller at the Wishing Spring Gallery where I generally sell completed works, not claimed by family. This piece was developed from a Steve Good Scroll Saw pattern. It's first shot at modeling 2D vectors with Aspire.

This was a commission project for someone that wanted an Heirloom Backgammon Board that he was giving to his son and daughter-in-law for their wedding. They had a previous family heirloom that burned up in a house fire. So they had the player pieces and wanted a complimentary board to math the player piece colors. I used AI several times during this build to help understand wood movement, methods for attaching the boards in the borders to account for seasonable and area wood movement, as well as other key and unique features with the board. I implemented temporary spoiler board jigs to get my dados installed in each of the borer pieces and to properly place the player and dice holding carvings in the borders. Challenges I had to overcome were primarily mistakes I made such as I forgot to carve the dice holders before assembling the board and I got the wrong information on how many pieces there are in a Backgammon Game. I had to add extra carvings in the borders after the board was assembled because of these errors. I used the technique of creating individual component models for these additions and using an xy center location to be able to properly locate and carve these additions after the board was assembled. The client was very pleased but have to admit it was my most stressful project to date and took me 5 weeks between the design and making of the board. Not sure I want to do this project again - I hear time heals all wounds so who knows after I have had some time away from the project.

I found the plans for this cabinet and thought it would be a challenge. I used the cnc to cut the legs. Corbils, drawer fronts, and handles. Challenges were overcome by asking questions to Kyle and the group. Wonderful source of information and assistance. My wife will be using it for a jewelry cabinet.

I find myself intimidated by all your guys and girl's beautiful work. But I'd still like to post my attempts to make good projects. With this Academy and the great community, I'm learning. I finally got a finish on my last project. I don't like cherry.

I thought i would share my latest project. This was my first use of Vectric easy create AI. My client had an AI generated picture of a sign he wanted made. I used Easy create to generate the 3d files. I think it went well. The only thing I struggled with is removing the background around the sign. I ended up creating vectors around the sign which took a bit of time. Does anyone know what verbiage to use so Easy create removes the background around the final files. Here are both the AI image and the finished sign.

This is a project I started 2 1/2 months ago. I was going to make a chessboard to go with the chess pieces that I have had for about 40 years. I lost the chessboard in one of my many military moves, so I thought it would be a good time to make a chessboard. The chess pieces are an inch and a half in diameter and 6 inches tall. When I was making the project in aspire to make the chess pieces fit on the chessboard they had to be 1.6 inches square. And I wanted a design around the edges. That made the chessboard 19 inches square. Then I decided I wanted to make decorations around the board and that turned into a chess table. So a long story short, I built a chest table! It is 24 inches wide by 30 inches long and 2 1/2 inches thick on the top. The whole table is 24 x 30 x 28" high with a drawer to hold the chess pieces. I did an epoxy inlay on the drawer face and back panel, of chess pieces. It's made out of spalted maple and stained with walnut stain. I used the glazing process on all of the carved nautical designs on the legs and the top, then a poly satin finish.

Here’s a coin display I recently designed and machined entirely with my CNC router. Made with American Walnut and Peruvian Walnut, with velvet covered coin slots. Plan on offering customized variations for service branches or government agencies.

This is very simple and kind of silly but my niece is really into anime. For her birthday/valentine's day, I whipped up a couple items and this wall hanging is one of them. It is a character from one of her favorite shows. I used slightly different colors--ones she likes. The wall hanging is about 16 inches tall and is cut from a reclaimed pine panel I had made from pallet wood. The colors were done with epoxy inlays. Axiom Pro AR8 CNC with Aspire software .25 and .125 endmills The picture on the right is what I modeled it after. I am not a fan of anime but I am a fan of my niece. :-)

We recently upgraded our built-in refrigerators to built-in column refrigerators. As a result, I had to retro-fit the cabinet to allow for the taller units. The original unit had two cubby holes/shelves above the units. But now those cubby holes were only 5 inches tall and useless. I came up with an idea to add art to the cabinet. Being that we live in the Bitterroot Mountain area of Montana, I created a mountain scene. The mountains are made with solid mahogany. They are embellished with epoxy-resin inlayed snow capped mountains and an abstract river "swoosh". I utilized textured plastic (the kind that is used with fluorescent lighting) behind the mountains. Within the cabinet, I have two forms of lighting. One is a multi-color changing rope light. The other is an "aurora" light. Working together, the unit creates the illusion that we are looking at the aurora on a cold winter's night. It was a fun project and is now fully done. :-). Pictured is the original cabinet, an overview of the new cabinet and a close-up of the art. I have an Axiom AR8 Pro and was using V-Carve at that time.

one of my beautiful stl work💪