Kickin' the Old School!...

[Larry White]

I tried to go new school on this, but for etching this world map on glass, all the available vector files out there had a single line between the countries. I need a double line, so I can have that line remain clear after sandblasting. Editting the file didn't seem like the right thing to do. I also tried to crunch a jpeg file into a vector file via Vector Magic, but when VM scaled down the jpeg and crunched it, it didn't have the detail I needed when enlarged to this 71" x 60" panel. So instead, got out the old xacto knife and hand cut it.

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Nearly lost my will to live....

This will be sandblasted with my standard texture, then I'll peel out the oceans and sandblast them with my extra-fine texture. Only way to handle it!


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[Tony Segale]

That is a bit of artistic creativity, it is.

A fella like you, if you save your breath, will etch another blasted masterpiece.

I'd give five dollars for a view of the finished piece.

Glad to see you can still hold the xacto with all those broken knuckles.

Aho.

[Larry White]

Well, here it is after the oceans were sandblasted and with the mask all peeled off.
It was a bit of work.....not to be replicated....

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-Aho!


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[Robare M. Novou]

Nice Work Larry! Now don't break it.

[bob gamache]

Totally killin it as usual Mr White!

[Tony Segale]

Nice version of the world wide web... outstanding!

I seen you're a man of fine blastin, I bet you come from one of those big cities.

I can think of a few ways I can use your services.
I'll be having words with you.

[Mike Jackson]

Hi Larry,
Nice job! Thanks for posting it here.

[DAVE SMITH]

Nice job and what a ton of work . Did you get England looking the right shape?

Dave

[Larry White]

When I cut out England...I thought of you!...


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[Roderick Treece]

Looks great. To bad for global warming, must be why there's on North pole.

[Jerry Berg]

Looks great Larry. A lot of cuttin' there, nicely done!

[erik winkler]

Massive!

Larry,
If you still want it, send me the original file and I can fix it to the double-line vector you wanted.
http://www.wetranfer.com
send it to info@ferrywinkler.nl

[Larry White]

Chinese Xacto Knife Torture....

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[Roderick Treece]

So nice ! Hope you had someone do a spell check !

[Jerry Berg]

wow.... That's a bit of layout and cuttin. Nice stuff Larry!

[Anthony Bennett]

brilliant.