A neighbor came to me and asked if I could do a sign for Father’s Day. It needed a header, an International Harvester logo, and the names of the children. I went on and added a laser etch of an old model of the tractor brand ('54 Farmall 300).
To add some depth, I embedded the etch inside a bowl. After the etch, I was going to finish my champers with a ballnose and forgot to zero the bit. The bit brushed the etch and went straight into the bowl. It was just outside the bowl when I managed to stop G-sender. My day and my chances of ever going to heaven were instantly ruined.
The next day, I was looking at the sign, still strapped to the machine with an intact zero setting, when it hit me. I managed to outpocket the damage and add an extra element to the design.
