Made a little something this weekend. New Pics

Rube Burrows · Post by **Rube Burrows** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 6:46 pm

This weekend I was just sitting around and thought I would try my hand at wood burning. I wanted to burn the Winchester horse into my strong box on my SASS Gun Cart. I went to Home Depot and picked up a piece of practice wood. I bought a long piece so I could try more than once if need be.

Well.....I made and transferred the logo onto my board and went at it. Two things came to light.....first......that was a lot of work for a "practice" run. Second was that I liked the way it turned out so much that I didnt want to just throw it away.

I then started thinking about what I want to do with it. Thought about just cutting it nailing that to my gun cart.

Then I came up with the idea that I would write my last name using the same style as the Winchester logos. I lucked out because the letters that are in Winchester are also in my name. Winchester didnt have a "L" so I just altered one of the "E"s and went with that.

Now, I have never done anything like this and Im def not on par with some of the projects you guys come up with and do.....but.......Figured since it was dealing with Winchester that yall could appreciate it.

I guess its some kind of sign or something.....here it is.

I do wish I would have burned the horse a little darker. I thought it would darken up a little when the stain hit it.....but its a little lighter than I like. I may at some point go over it again.

Ben_Rumson · Post by **Ben_Rumson** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 6:54 pm

Hey that came out nice!!

Rube Burrows · Post by **Rube Burrows** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 7:04 pm

Ben_Rumson wrote:Hey that came out nice!!

Thanks....it was fun to do.

rjohns94 · Post by **rjohns94** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 7:49 pm

Turned out very nice. Well done.

RIHMFIRE · Post by **RIHMFIRE** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 8:02 pm

outstanging Rube...well done!.............I like it!!

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 8:05 pm

Very cool and looks great, i should get one of those burners to put my sig on these spinning wheels i`ve been building.

Post by **Chuck 100 yd** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 8:08 pm

COOL !!

Rube Burrows · Post by **Rube Burrows** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 8:11 pm

Pitchy wrote:Very cool and looks great, i should get one of those burners to put my sig on these spinning wheels i`ve been building.

Thanks guys.

Yeah....if you are getting rid of them....some type of calling card would be a good addition.

Ben_Rumson · Post by **Ben_Rumson** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 8:19 pm

Pitchy said:

Very cool and looks great, i should get one of those burners to put my sig on these spinning wheels i`ve been building.

Maybe some kind of smallish branding iron?

pwl44m · Post by **pwl44m** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 8:29 pm

Good job Rube, U can make one for Me Anytime. My name consists of a W an E an H and an R. Where did U get the Win horse pattern,I like it and agree it could have been a little darker. The name came out perfect.

ollogger · Post by **ollogger** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 8:36 pm

practice run? wow thats great

Rube Burrows · Post by **Rube Burrows** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 8:45 pm

pwl44m wrote:Good job Rube, U can make one for Me Anytime. My name consists of a W an E an H and an R. Where did U get the Win horse pattern,I like it and agree it could have been a little darker. The name came out perfect.

I mad the pattern for the Winchester horse. Its very detailed so burning it was a slight challenge and with all the details in it I used a fine point burner tip and so it didnt burn as deep and dark as the letters.

Rube Burrows · Post by **Rube Burrows** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 8:46 pm

ollogger wrote:practice run? wow thats great

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 9:12 pm

You did a great job on that!

damienph · Post by **damienph** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 9:19 pm

That looks great!

KirkD · Post by **KirkD** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 9:25 pm

Nice work!

Rube Burrows · Post by **Rube Burrows** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 10:17 pm

KirkD wrote:Nice work!

Thanks.

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 10:22 pm

Sweet! Excellent work!

AJMD429 · Post by **AJMD429** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 10:26 pm

Rube Burrows wrote:Now, I have never done anything like this and Im def not on par with some of the projects you guys come up with and do....

It isn't about whether a person's particular project is better than someone else's, but it's just whether or not you're pushing outward your own horizons. Sounds like you did just that.

Personally, I think it's really cool...

fordwannabe · Post by **fordwannabe** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 10:27 pm

Well done my friend!
S E L L A R S
Just in case you were wondering

rossim92 · Post by **rossim92** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 10:38 pm

wow! nice horsie you have there. Giddyup. My wife maiden name is wheeler.

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 10:46 pm

Very, Very nice. I'm thinking in terms of AWESOME!

Rube Burrows · Post by **Rube Burrows** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 11:21 pm

fordwannabe wrote:Well done my friend!
S E L L A R S
Just in case you were wondering

Indeed.

gamekeeper · Post by **gamekeeper** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 2:04 am

Rube,
That's excellent, you've given me an idea for future projects when I retire.

Mac in Mo · Post by **Mac in Mo** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 8:21 am

That did turn out very nice. I did some wood burning on a smaller scale and it was very tedious. Those big letters look like they took some time. Good work.

Kevin

OD* · Post by OD* » Wed Sep 14, 2011 8:36 am

Looks great.

C. Cash · Post by **C. Cash** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 9:21 am

OD* wrote:Looks great.

Dan, good to see your post and hope you are well friend.

The sign looks great Rube! Let us know if you go into business as you might get some here.

OD* · Post by OD* » Wed Sep 14, 2011 9:43 am

Hi Chris! Long time no see, mi amigo!
Doing well thank you, and you and yours?

C. Cash · Post by **C. Cash** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 9:47 am

OD* wrote:Hi Chris! Long time no see, mi amigo!
Doing well thank you, and your and yours?

Still kicking brother! Little older and uglier is all. All is well and God is good.

barbarossa · Post by **barbarossa** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 4:39 pm

I always liked the Winchester rider logo and think it would make a real nice tattoo probably cost a bit though to get it done.

Borregos · Post by **Borregos** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 5:00 pm

Nicely done Rube

Rube Burrows · Post by **Rube Burrows** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:51 pm

Mac in Mo wrote:That did turn out very nice. I did some wood burning on a smaller scale and it was very tedious. Those big letters look like they took some time. Good work.

Kevin

The letters did take a while. Even broke one burner .....it made a POOF sound like a fuse blowing. I could have just shaded them and it would have been a lot quicker but I wanted them to be textured and have more pattern to them. When you look up close its almost like a checkered grip on a rifle stock.....except no true pattern to the checkering.

Rube Burrows · Post by **Rube Burrows** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 10:24 am

Bis · Post by **Bis** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 12:30 pm

very nice

fordwannabe · Post by **fordwannabe** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 1:36 pm

YEAH YOU AIN"T KIDDING NICE, CAUSE I KNOW WHERE THAT BABY IS ENDING UP!!!!!!!
THANKS RUBE!!!!!!

Nath · Post by **Nath** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 3:26 pm

Thats real neat Rube.

N.

JReed · Post by **JReed** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 4:01 pm

WOW! that came out great

Dont think you need to practice no more looks like you got it down to me.

JohndeFresno · Post by **JohndeFresno** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 5:03 pm

Very cool.

Rube Burrows · Post by **Rube Burrows** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 5:16 pm

fordwannabe wrote:YEAH YOU AIN"T KIDDING NICE, CAUSE I KNOW WHERE THAT BABY IS ENDING UP!!!!!!!
THANKS RUBE!!!!!!

My pleasure.

Rube Burrows · Post by **Rube Burrows** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 5:17 pm

Thanks for the comments guys.

kimwcook · Post by **kimwcook** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 8:12 pm

Rube, you're a natural. Those look great. I think you've found a calling.

Rube Burrows · Post by **Rube Burrows** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 9:25 am

kimwcook wrote:Rube, you're a natural. Those look great. I think you've found a calling.

Thanks. Maybe I have. I have been working with some other designs also and last night I attempted to do copy of a John Wesley Hardin tin type......but I could not get the eyes right. I'll have to practice that some more.

Streetstar · Post by **Streetstar** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 2:29 pm

Truly neat stuff ! It looks like if you ever took it a little bit past the hobby stage -- this board's forum members could keep you busy for a little while

PS-- my name is ---

, just kiddin'

O.S.O.K. · Post by **O.S.O.K.** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 3:35 pm

Nice work! Those would make great house or farm gate signs! With a good coat or two of spar varnish.... I like the Marlin horse logo.

Rube Burrows · Post by **Rube Burrows** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 8:13 pm

O.S.O.K. wrote:Nice work! Those would make great house or farm gate signs! With a good coat or two of spar varnish.... I like the Marlin horse logo.

I picked up some protective coating yesterday that I plan to hit them with.

Rube Burrows · Post by **Rube Burrows** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 6:30 pm

Since I love old Tin Types I figured I would play around and try my hand at recreating one.

I am not happy with the way it turned out but it was a good learning experience. First thing I learned is that I need a professional machine.....(ordered)

It actually didnt look all that bad till I went a little overboard with the shading....which was brought on by the cheap machine I use. Its very hard to regulate temps so it has a tendency to spot up certain places.

It was fun to do but no where near being on par with what I like a finished product to look like.

Anyways.......bad with the good so here it is.

fordwannabe · Post by **fordwannabe** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 12:42 am

Well after a very long, frustrating, hectic, and generally crappy day at work on Monday I finally dragged my unhappy butt, home at 8:10 pm. I wasn't in a bad mood but it wasn't great either, until.......I opened the door and saw a long package from a Mr Wheeler, who we know here as Rube Burrows. MY SIGN IS HERE!! For the first time all day I had a smile on my face and I hadn't even opened it yet. When I did open it I was even more thrilled. Rube you really made a losey day into a bright one. It gets even better, my wife walked in the house about 10 pm from her 7am to 7pm shift (she was having one of those days too) on the phone and said to whoever was on the other end "well I'm gonna go now, and talk to my husband and find out where this really cool sign came from." She hung up and was amazed at the sign, I mean she really likes it Rube.
This is a public thank you for turning around the day of two people who really needed it. Love the sign and I think it's going in my gun room , she has other thoughts but we'll see! Tom

Post by **Old Savage** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 8:46 am

Great looking work.

Rube Burrows · Post by **Rube Burrows** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 10:10 am

fordwannabe wrote:Well after a very long, frustrating, hectic, and generally crappy day at work on Monday I finally dragged my unhappy butt, home at 8:10 pm. I wasn't in a bad mood but it wasn't great either, until.......I opened the door and saw a long package from a Mr Wheeler, who we know here as Rube Burrows. MY SIGN IS HERE!! For the first time all day I had a smile on my face and I hadn't even opened it yet. When I did open it I was even more thrilled. Rube you really made a losey day into a bright one. It gets even better, my wife walked in the house about 10 pm from her 7am to 7pm shift (she was having one of those days too) on the phone and said to whoever was on the other end "well I'm gonna go now, and talk to my husband and find out where this really cool sign came from." She hung up and was amazed at the sign, I mean she really likes it Rube.
This is a public thank you for turning around the day of two people who really needed it. Love the sign and I think it's going in my gun room , she has other thoughts but we'll see! Tom

That is AWESOME. Glad you both like it. I enjoyed making the sign. I hoped that you liked the Marlin horse. I did it that way because we have had so many talks about Marlins.

Rube Burrows · Post by **Rube Burrows** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 10:12 am

Old Savage wrote:Great looking work.

Thanks. I have gotten okay with the signs.....portraits are a different story. That John Wesley Hardin was an experiment, and a learning process.