Post #269152 by Limbo Lizard on Tue, Nov 28, 2006 9:05 AM

I like 'em! You get much the same effect as a carving, without 'going deep'. What are the panels? Looks like maybe a section of 1"x12". You could do some larger ones on plywood, with a Santa hat, for Christmas yard art. Or not.
I hope you'll take it as flattery if I try to "steal" your technique, or a variation of it. I've started carving a series of mask-style panels in 2"x6" redwood planks, intended to be affixed around the rails of our tiki-theme houseboat. I'm a beginner at carving, so I still work painfully slow and careful, and it's time consuming to remove a lot of wood. So, I'm thinking that I should try the wood-burned, painted/stained and sealed panels for outside, and the more 3-D carved panels for inside, where they'll be looked at up-close. I think your design would be more visible and appreciated at a distance, than the carvings I was doing.
Don't expect to have much time for this before Christmas, but I hope to make some good progress over the winter, in time to have them up for the beginning of the next boating season.