CNC carved Hickory Coat Rack

[tmerrill]

After purchasing some assorted wood from Roy at great prices (http://www.ncwoodworker.net/forums/f64/cheap-kd-lumber-s-maple-fas-hickory-25122/) I thought I'd post a picture of the first project made with one of the pieces of hickory.

The overall size is 50" wide by 9" high and the carved 3D image is approximately 48" x 6" x 0.75" deep. It took about 8 hours total for the 3D image and carved surface texture to be cut on my ShopBot.

The 3D image was purchased from a company called VectorArt3D.

The 3D image was sealed with multiple coats of shellac, then a glaze was applied to bring out the depth. The remainder was finished with shellac, followed by a couple of coats of lacquer.

Tim

 

[Mike Davis]

That looks great! :icon_thum

 

[Ken Massingale]

Freaking awesome, that's what that is!

 

[Trent Mason]

EXCELLENT work! :eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap

 

[PChristy]

Tim, that is a great job:icon_thum thanks for sharing

 

[gfernandez]

Wow, that's pretty cool!

 

[MrAudio815]

Very Freakin' Awesome! :eusa_clap I really like the finish, nice depth, detail~! :eusa_clap

Just one question? Why didn't you stick with all wooden dowels or all brass dowels? The brass to me seems to detract from the image.

 

[tmerrill]

Thanks for all the comments! I normally hesitate to post something completely carved by machine out of respect for the real craftspeople present. But since the wood was purchased thanks to a forum message, I made an exception.

Matthew,
The simple answer is that's what I had on hand. And I've hid the mounting holes under two of the brass ones. Next time I'll stick with all wood. I wanted a rustic look and the brass is too refined for that.

Tim