Making your own panel's

[WILDWORLDTAXI]

I'm all the time doing something out of the ordinary, so I make my own panels for occasions like this. It's a very simple process and takes about 15 mins total working time.

Step 1 lay out your panel design, this one is a going to be cut out of a 2ft by 2ft square 3/4 inch birch plywood.

[RICK P]

Now I can reply------- That is nice work, you make it look easy.
I had to delete my interrupt because I didn't want it to break-up your step by step..

[RICK P]

Thanks -
My wife will be mad now that I have more projects to do. LOL

[stargazer644]

Thanks for sharing your method WILDWORLDTAXI. You made that look easy. I will give it a try. Stargazer.

[josh s.]

i make my own panels as well but have never even heard of finishing the edge off like that......you have just expanded my knowledge and business......thank you!

[josh s.]

forgot to ask.....is that bc sanded plywood and what stain is that? i really like that color!

[WILDWORLDTAXI]

It is birch plywood, came from lowes actually. The stain actually is van dykes antler stain. Works good on wood, not so good on antlers.

[josh s.]

no kidding! i figured that much on birch but never would have guessed on the stain.....thanks!

[Nate G.]

That is really cool! Thanks a bunch!

[Hill Country Taxidermy]

Being that the panel is one solid piece of wood, do you ever have any problems with warping?  I remember making lazy susans in high school woodshop and we had to cut the panels in three pieces, glue them back together, and then route and stain.  I have noticed that most of the deer panels I buy are also made that way.  In the near future I will have to make a custom plaque for a javelina wall pedestal....your method looks great, any experiences with having them warp?l

[WILDWORLDTAXI]

It's not a solid piece of wood, it is a plywood with a birch veneer on the tops. I see what your saying and yes if it was a solid piece of wood there would probably be some warping just do to the size of it there is no way the board itself could be cut from a tree big enough so that the grain ran in the right direction. There are several types of cuts the lumber yards do to get the most lumber out of a tree. If your looking to make something out of a solid piece of wood look for Quarter sawn  lumber. The grain is more consistent and stable and less likely to distort.

[Hill Country Taxidermy]

Gotcha.....thanks a bunch