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well, the wife 
has struck again! she wanted something special for my sister for christmas. i liked the design so much, i left out the names, and kept the text. also, using up some birch that was laying about. the plaque for my sister will be using up the last of the quartersawn red oak from the graduation plaque. the others will be a bit narrower, but that is no problem. i have coated the faces to be carved with 3 good coats of shellac, and after carving (and after hitting the rest of the sides with shellac), it will be getting a dark wash, to fill in the text, and trees area.
has struck again! she wanted something special for my sister for christmas. i liked the design so much, i left out the names, and kept the text. also, using up some birch that was laying about. the plaque for my sister will be using up the last of the quartersawn red oak from the graduation plaque. the others will be a bit narrower, but that is no problem. i have coated the faces to be carved with 3 good coats of shellac, and after carving (and after hitting the rest of the sides with shellac), it will be getting a dark wash, to fill in the text, and trees area.
