We’re going to a wedding next weekend and my partner wanted to give the newlyweds a lucky gift.
Took a used (new ones aren’t lucky!) horseshoe from our big fluffy dependent , flap-wheeled the worst of the scrapes and then machine polished and lacquered for that patina look that never fades. Added their names in wire, £13 from Etsy, but worth it
Had some beech worktop blackboard offcut leftover, so drew up a basic tea light holder, and set too with the low rider 2 (Lowrider2 - pingpong build - #13 by RupeB). Draft cuts in faced mdf scraps, then onto th beech itself.
Worn out 1/4 2flute upcut to part and pocket the hole, and a worn out 20degree bit for the carve - I need to get some new bits! Fine for messing about in mdf but not really good enough for real wood. 1mm doc, 12m/s. Part and pocket came out ok, but disappointing tear out on the vCarve. Not chance to redo as no more beech and no more time.
Could only go half depth on the block, so trimmed edges with circular saw and then with a flush bit in a trim router. Rounded off top and bottom faces, then a light sand and danish oil, followed by beeswax polish.
Pilot holes drilled for the real shoe nails, and then have-at-it to nail the shoe on.
appreciate this is a super basic, and arguably poor execution but I’m on the learning curve and this is the first LR2 project I’ve actually completed so far so pretty pleased! Lots to improve (feedback welcome!), but it’s a start, and might not be the last as think there is a market for horsey memorials/momentoes.
If I had the time (wedding is Saturday, and on the other side of Europe) and a machine that was accurate enough I would love to do that, but the LR2 is oversize and so I think has too much flex to accomplish it. Certainly would want to do loads of practice before I committed to something fixing something already nearly done
At this stage I don’t think I have time to order in resin…. Would nail polish work in a pinch? Or even coach enamel?
Pocket out a rectangle around the text. Cut out a similar shaped rectangle, slightly oversized, from a different colored wood and sand to fit. press it in, sand it down, then V carve a new date into the new wood. Save the dust from sanding and wood glue/wood filler any small gaps. Should look pretty decent without taking a ton of work.
