Absolutely fabulous!
Am I seeing a juice rim, rather than a juice groove?
OF summer release Redline Foreman with the 240V spindle (Gen 1 Redline?).
No juice groove. My wife won’t cut on it - she’ll use it as a serving board.
Others I’ve done have the same “it’s too nice to cut on” problem so I have to remind people that they’re made to cut on and are cut resistant because of the end-grain and a light sanding will take care of any serious wear. But most people are still hesitant so I tell them they can always flip them over and use the “back” side 
That board has amazing detail Jim.
What type of bit do you use and is there less tear out when inlaying end grain to endgrain?
magnificent. !!!
Made this 8 X 7 inch tom. Sounds really good. Now that I’ve figured this out, I’m going to move on to making a 14 inch snare drum.
Build video: https://youtu.be/AjiLHyrchaU
I enjoyed the video, but I did speed it up.
Nice to see the warts and all. Lots of learnings. Thank you for sharing
I used a standard 1/8" upcut endmill for the clearing pass and a 1/64" 12.4 degree tapered ball nose for the detail pass. I defined the TBN as a V-bit in VCarve. I also used the standard v-carve operation and not their new one so I can make sure the parameters all match what I tested. The bits are Amanas but I think that’s less important than testing the actual bit and using those parameters vs what VCarve thinks from the standard bit definition in the tool database. The Amana TBN is about $80 and lasts about 20 cutting boards. Cutting It Close Workshop has released their own version of that bit for about 1/2 the cost but I haven’t tried it yet.
End-grain boards don’t really have tear out in carving pockets & such because the wood fibers are standing upright. I do get a lot of little straw shaped “shavings” but the edges are super clean. The only tear out I get is when surfacing the board and get it on the very outside edges (which I cut away so it’s no issue).
Here’s a picture of the female pocket I just cut for a new golf-themed board. It looks like the walls are vertical but that’s because the 12.4 degree slope of the bit is nearly non-existent over the 1/4" depth of cut.
The Simple 3 Part Mallet posted here: https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/ep-14-onefinity-cnc-simple-3-part-mallet-as-seen-at-workbenchcon-2023/19448 is an easy way to use up some cut-offs I had, and make great gifts. I even flooded one with cutting board oil for someone to use as a meat tenderizer.
I cloned the center circle for the pocket to the handle and made it a through cut. Gives me a 2" x 1" pocket to fill with weight. Lead shot is way overpriced so a bottle of steel BBs works just fine.
L to R- walnut handle, cherry sides. Maple handle, cherry sides. Hickory handle, walnut sides.
Would you be able to share the file? I have a request for a mini bat just that size. Thanks
Thanks for the feedback!
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3824481
I just used a 3d model of a baseball bat, see the hyperlink, and scaled it to size. I hope this helps
Well you guys are amazing. I hope to be as good as some of the items I see on here. Well after finally getting to put my Gen 2 Elite Foreman together I have managed to make 2 signs. I thought these would be easy and fun to do. However, I did not realize how much I would love my machine during the process. While my shop is still a work in progress and my learning on this machine is to, this turned out really nice. I have never done this before and I was able to make this for my son and his wife. This was made with 3 fonts, 4 different bits, and a $15 peice of pine wood and a $5 can of spray paint. I was able to restart the program on certain lines to rerun the bit to help with some of the “fuzzies”, and at an increased speed because I could do all of that from the HMI. I LOVE IT! I am sure you can critique this and find things wrong with it but I am proud of how it turned out and my son and his wife love it. Not sure if I will ever be as good as some of the stuff on Etsy or on here but it is cool either way. For you guys posting on here, thank you for the inspiration.
Looks great from my house! 
I don’t see a blessed thing wrong with your sign, that’s nice work, I’m sure your son and his wife will cherish it.
Nice to hear you’re having a good time and I imagine you will for years to come.
Cheers.
Looks great. What software are you using for this?
I used Vectric Vcarve Pro.
