Graduation stand

[JDPratt]

It has been almost 4 months since I've been on here. I've been swamped with flat work projects involving no carving and quite a bit of lathe work. But... I just finished this stand that a unit places out in front of the soldiers when they are graduating from Basic Training. The old one was broken and the "other" vendor in town wanted to charge them $2K to rebuild it in straight walnut. I changed the design a little and used some yellow heart for the cannons and blood wood for the letters. the Drill Sergeant badges are done with a laser. I had a two week period to get this done, so the finish could be a little better, but it still got 6 coats of ploy since it will spend some time outside. Comments and critiques always welcome.

John

[Kenm810]

Very Nice John!! Great Layout, Carvings, and Finish, -- Well Done!!

[eelamb]

Looks great John, well done.

[DickB]

Looks awesome! Finish looks great.

[Smoken D]

Did a Great Job on it!

[fwharris]

John,

Great job! I bet they are glad they had you do it instead of the other guy!!!! :D

[lawrence]

Man, you knocked that out of the park! Excellent work

Glad to see you back 'round here too.
Lawrence

[JDPratt]

John,

Great job! I bet they are glad they had you do it instead of the other guy!!!! :D

They definitely liked my price better than the other vendor. I charged $120 for the materials and another $30 for the laser work which I had a friend do. I don't charge for labor for military projects.