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Title: Personalized Christmas Ornaments - with Names - 2015
Post by: no1texan on November 23, 2015, 02:16:02 am
Is Steve doing the personalized Christmas ornaments - with names - for 2015? Don't see it on the website?
Title: Re: Personalized Christmas Ornaments - with Names - 2015
Post by: don in brooklin on on November 23, 2015, 05:47:09 am
Steve is doing 2 different types this year layered and non layered.  I ordered sometime ago and almost finished my layered ones.

Bell or Wreath

http://www.emailmeform.com/builder/form/Q5aGl78iKZ8tNf6298fOm8

Layered

http://www.emailmeform.com/builder/form/Bw1fH8304LibxZ9E3KQ

Title: Re: Personalized Christmas Ornaments - with Names - 2015
Post by: no1texan on November 23, 2015, 06:35:43 pm
Thanks for the information. I just submitted an order. I got a very quick reply by email that my order was received. But the email says the order can take up to 2 weeks. I was hoping to get them sooner....Christmas is just around the corner. I should have inquired earlier:(
Title: Re: Personalized Christmas Ornaments - with Names - 2015
Post by: don in brooklin on on November 23, 2015, 09:15:34 pm
Watch Steve do his magic.  I order when he was real busy and it took a couple of days.

From time to time Steve is busy with his real job but he is usually real quick,

Title: Re: Personalized Christmas Ornaments - with Names - 2015
Post by: no1texan on November 23, 2015, 11:44:55 pm
Understand. Can you stack cut the layered?
Title: Re: Personalized Christmas Ornaments - with Names - 2015
Post by: don in brooklin on on November 24, 2015, 06:08:06 am
For the bottom 2 layers I stacked 5 pieces of 1/8 BB.  I had 2 up on one sheet.  I hot glued together in the corners and the middle as I wanted to assure no movement.

For the top, I stack cut out  the snowflakes and the 2015.  I did not cut out the name as I cut across the red line.

When I cut the out side they split part since the glue is on the edges. I then glued the names only to the layers below and cut just the names. 

I did not cut the ones from last year and so I am doing those plus the ones I ordered this year so I have 15 to do.  I will end up with a few blanks which is good as the fist name I cut out had a void right at the edge and it broke. 

I hope that this is not too confusing
Title: Re: Personalized Christmas Ornaments - with Names - 2015
Post by: no1texan on November 24, 2015, 12:58:00 pm
Makes sense to me. Do you add the Santa, Christmas tree also? Can't determine what the other figure is in the back.

What wood to use? I know Steve suggests Baltic Birch ply and I will start with this. I find that ply doesn't seem to have the cleanest cut as compared to using a hardwood, less sanding in the small tiny areas when using a hardwood.

Two years ago when I used Steve's Christmas ornaments, I used Walnut 1/4" but found that often the Walnut would really darken too much after finish was applied. This time I am going to look for a lighter hardwood and a cheaper one.
Title: Re: Personalized Christmas Ornaments - with Names - 2015
Post by: don in brooklin on on November 24, 2015, 01:24:43 pm
I add the other layers as I stack cut those separately.  I also stack cut the dividers too.

I would use hardwood if I had a source other than milling myself  but I use 1/8 inch Baltic birch.

I saw a post were someone use all 1/4 and no dividers and it looked cool.

Don