Is it Christmas already?!? 
You must be preparing for another busy winter!
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Oh right on! Great idea! Looks like you could turn a whole lot of scrap wood into some nice looking ornaments!
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They have a Dumbledore one as wellâŚ
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@PhilJohnson are the base ornament models from the design and make files or are they something youâve created?
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Iâm not a big H.P. fan but these are very nicely done! What is the diameter of the rim?
I love the Dumbledore one
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I think you need to make a video of your technique.
Very cool! Do you provide a bolt pattern template for the key holes? 
Hey, Phil is back to 2D world.
That is super clean result Phil.
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Donât forget to make template for those holes, 5 of them kindâa difficult to make proper holes on the wall. (Itâs time to use your pen holder) 
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I wish you success on your new bosses. I use to work for Eastman Kodak Company. I was District Technical Supervisor for Georgia-Alabama-South and North Carolina. Company filed Bankruptcy, another Company took over and cost thousands of jobs. We downsized like a hell. Finally they offer me to leave before âmajority decisionâ with 6 months continuous pay. I had to take it with no chance. And this happened on age 59, three years to earliest retirement. You do the math. Ended up moving more affordable Country and found myself in full time CNC business.
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Experiment with the minwax polyshades (non-gel) finishes for glazes. Seal, sand, apply polyshades and youâre done.
I also use trans-tint with 50/50 denatured alcohol/lacquer thinner for a fast evaporating, non-grain-popping finish, then use any clear coat I have on hand over the top.
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Komatsu bought JOY which was our competitor. I wish you luck in the merger, Phil. The corporate world is a B.
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Those are amazing Phil! And congrats with the buy out. Iâve been through a few and it sounds like yours will be way better. The gifts are a terrific idea as it puts a face to a name which can come in handy later. And every day they will be reminded they have some kick â â â engineers who care.
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Looks great Phil, although I think the banner/ribbon tails would look better if they protruded further beyond the top and bottom of the banner.
I think Iâm doing a bad job explaining what I mean, but it would make the banner section more obvious. Currently the detail of the tails are a little lost
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Lovely job. Looks really ribbony now
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Ok, not going to ask for the CRV, as I want to do this for myself, but what is your recommendation for paths for the ends of the ribbon to make it look âflowyâ⌠I donât think I saw those in the thread as I re-read it.
There is quite a contrast in the details of the trees in that pic, so you may be able to wangle something half decent using the âcomponent from bitmapâ button in vcarve.