This project was inspired by my grandma's love for the Cardinals baseball team.
On an inch thick piece of pine wood, I laid-out the the scaled design.
I cut the diamond on the inch thick piece, while on the 1/4" thick piece cut the cardinal, bat, and bases with a band-saw. I sanded the edges for soft corners.
After finalizing the shapes, I stained each of the pieces and glued them to the diamond. A piece of notebook spiral was used for the cardinals foot.
There were spacers added on the back side so the wall wouldn't interfere with the back lights.
I mocked up the circuit on a bread board, ensuring it all worked, then soldered the circuit together. I routered a spot for a battery pack and switch on the back side and glued the circuit/wires in place.
I sanded the red LEDs to diffuse the light that creates the uplighting to compliment the cardinals red stain.
The final project was gifted to my grandma for her 80th birthday.
On an inch thick piece of pine wood, I laid-out the the scaled design.
I cut the diamond on the inch thick piece, while on the 1/4" thick piece cut the cardinal, bat, and bases with a band-saw. I sanded the edges for soft corners.
After finalizing the shapes, I stained each of the pieces and glued them to the diamond. A piece of notebook spiral was used for the cardinals foot.
There were spacers added on the back side so the wall wouldn't interfere with the back lights.
I mocked up the circuit on a bread board, ensuring it all worked, then soldered the circuit together. I routered a spot for a battery pack and switch on the back side and glued the circuit/wires in place.
I sanded the red LEDs to diffuse the light that creates the uplighting to compliment the cardinals red stain.
The final project was gifted to my grandma for her 80th birthday.