I made this a while ago and never got around to posting, but it caught my eye earlier today and I thought I’d share. I had needed something to fill a fairly large wall space and couldn’t find anything I liked to purchase. It doesn’t have quite the flair as some of my projects, but it has become a part of the home. Don’t mind the dust…
It’s huge, at 67"x48", with the attached cherry frame. It’s made from two separately milled halves, joined with a plywood backing, and has a French cleat for hanging as it’s far too heavy to hang by normal means. It was finished with a variety of oil paints, both sprayed and sponged on.
It’s been a while, but I would guess 6-8 hours per side (half).
I’m sure there are no shortage of opinions on this, but I have installed a number of turret cams in my garage and am able to monitor my machines from my desk with both video and audio. I also have 6 monitors, so there is no shortage of space to always keep this in the foreground if a machine is running.
I work from home and am in front of my computer the vast majority of the day, most days, which means lots of time to mill. I can also control the machines remotely with v1pi and CNCJS. But if there is ever an issue, the garage is only 20 feet away.
I also have a fire extinguisher at the ready, and heat sensors in the garage that are connected to the monitored alarm system.
As an alternative to a vector file purchased from Etsy, I’ll piont out that Sandify will generate svg files, so it should be possible to create your own unique designs…
As for myself, I am proficient with Illustrator, so I could totally create my own unique designs or trace existing images to vectors. But sometimes I find something I already like. And there was still a fair amount of design work that went into preparing the halves for milling.
I was at the MOMA in NYC once and one of the exhibits was tacks in a wall strung with elastic string. I think MOMA should be monitoring some of the very creative people in these forums!
I think MOMA should be monitoring some of the very creative people in these forums! 
