Litho for a Graduation Present

[Geomoo1]

Here is my latest project on my CarveWright. It's a lithophane of my granddaughter's high school graduation picture. The frame has the school crest at the top (Richland Rebels) with her name and graduation year at the bottom. I created the name and date in Paint.net and imported it into the pattern editor and the crest was downloaded from the internet. The frame is clear pine with a shellac sealer and golden pecan stain. The finish is five coats of wipe on poly sanded lightly with 320 grit between coats. After the last coat dried I rubbed in a liberal amount of Johnson's Paste Wax with 0000 steel wool and buffed with a cotton cloth. It is so slick a fly would slip down and break its neck.The back light is simply two puck lights. I tried rope lights but they were too yellow and not very bright. I am still searching for a better way to back light.

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[CarverJerry]

Looks good George, thanks for sharing with us.

[Bigtyme]

Nicely done, George.... I am sure it will be cherished for a long time to come.....

[Oak Tech]

Nice work. Do those lights get hot? If so what are you doing for ventilation? The puck lights I've seen get really hot and could be a fire hazard. Thanks for the post. Bob

[Geomoo1]

Nice work. Do those lights get hot? If so what are you doing for ventilation? The puck lights I've seen get really hot and could be a fire hazard. Thanks for the post. Bob

Thanks. These don't seem to get very hot but in any event there is a 1" hole in the back cover that should provide enough venting.

[Geomoo1]

Thanks. CarverJerry and John.