Drill sergeant Plaque

Published: February 17, 2026

Status: Carved

description

A wooden plaque featuring an engraved U.S. Army Drill Sergeant badge emblem with the motto "THIS WE'LL DEFEND" surrounded by stars. The design showcases the iconic crossed rifles, torch, and snake insignia on a natural wood grain surface, perfect for honoring military service and achievement.

notes

EDIT: I used a palm router to round over the edges after carving. If you know how to do it in easel, please message me!

I used dowels to piece everything together for ease of assembly and dissasembly. Be sure to adjust pockets for your board thickness. for the stand, i glued two pieces together and slid them into the baseplate.

machine

X-Carve

materials

Pine

COMMENTS

I like the round over you added to the edges. Did you do that on your CNC or use a hand router or router table?

Brian Adle · February 17, 2026

I used a hand router. I would like to have the machine do it. But I haven't found a way that would make it easier than just doing it manual.

Chai.Eazy · February 18, 2026

Yeah I've considered the same thing on a few of my projects and I think it's one of those you could do it but there is a better tool/process.

Brian Adle · February 18, 2026