First Litho: Whitetail Buck

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Here is my first litho attempt.

It's not finished, and the parts are just setting in place and not glued yet...lol
But I was all fired up about it and had to show someone.

The base is a piece of quilted maple I had on the lumber rack. Twig uprights are dadoed so the litho slips into them.

I have a 13w florescent light behind it in the photo, but it's ugly and I need to find a better looking light source. I have an idea, but I'm only going to tell if it works.

Machine is all tuned up and running great, we are having fun now!

Edit: I also heated the litho in the oven at 350 and formed it around a coffee can until it cooled.