I promised I would post pictures
Male:
Female:
Finished:
Thoughts:
Both the male & female carves went well. Using the taper bit VCarve actually stepped down in Z, not taking the entire depth in one pass … a good thing.
There were lot’s of artifacts left behind after the carve … these little slivers had to be knocked out with a dental pick. (about 1 hr. for both male & female clean up)
I messed up somewhere and did not re-sync the female and male sides after a geometry tweak … so male and female pieces did not fit together.
Time for a pivot. I purchased crushed turquoise and super glue from Amazon. I filled the female side with the stone and tossed the male side into the scrap bin.
Finish is 5 coats of clear shellac on the show face, and board butter on the back face. The base wood is cherry and should patina well.
Overall, I would grade this a “B” … there are two flaws, but the wedding was Sunday.