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hesitant about your ability to make an intarsia piece ??


heppnerguy

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OK, guys and gals, I have seen where many of you have been thinking about doing an intarsia piece but a little hesitant because it maybe looks like something you might not be successful at completing it. Let me set your mind at ease and encourage you to give it a try. The photo of the dolphin intarsia is the first intarsia piece I did. I looked at some patterns and decided if I was to make a really easy one to try, I would know right away if it was doable of not, for me. I drew up this 6 piece item and I even cut it on my bandsaw as I did not have good experiences with my scrollsaw from previous efforts. ( Later as I got interested in pursuing my new found in interest in intarsia, I learned about using the right blades and some other tips I picked up on line, and I found success with my scrollsaw and never looked back after that}

    So if I could make this simple intarsia piece and didn't even use  my scrollsaw, think what you could produce with your skill on your scroll saw?? so make a pattern of this simple dolphin and try it, I am confident that you will discover that you  too can do this.. EVEN YOU. ROLY.     Good luck to all, if you prefer, you can PM and i will send you this pattern.

 

 

Dick

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Dick it's not that I don't want to try it it's just a time factor, it takes so much time all that shaping and dremeling and sanding and if you don't have the coloured wood the staining.

 

It's the only reason. perhaps when I retire I might have more time but talking to people who have already retired sounds like there's not much chance of that. God Bless stay safe. Roly

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I tried it a long time ago. I did a rooster out of 3/8 pine. This was a trial . It didn't look like much when I put it together with out gluing so I painted it and It looked all right. The main draw back for me was it was time consuming. Now that I have more time on my hands I will try it again.

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I have wanted to try Intarsia for a long time now but I never seen to have the time to have a go.  I always seen to go one step forward and two steps back.  But I am determined that one day I am going to do an Intarsia.

 

Marg

 

 

Dick it's not that I don't want to try it it's just a time factor, it takes so much time all that shaping and dremeling and sanding and if you don't have the coloured wood the staining.

 

It's the only reason. perhaps when I retire I might have more time but talking to people who have already retired sounds like there's not much chance of that. God Bless stay safe. Roly

  Ok  guys.. this one is so easy.. I could do this one in under 1 hour,  It would take about 15 minutes max to cut and another 15 minutes max to sand and shape and then 30 minutes max to cut mounting board and glue it on.  How does that take retirement to do   ????????????????

 

No excuses  just go for it.. 

 

Dick

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  Ok  guys.. this one is so easy.. I could do this one in under 1 hour,  It would take about 15 minutes max to cut and another 15 minutes max to sand and shape and then 30 minutes max to cut mounting board and glue it on.  How does that take retirement to do   ????????????????

 

No excuses  just go for it.. 

 

Dick

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Its not retirement that is the problem because I am already retired.  ;):lol: :lol:   Its the time I have had that many orders this year that I no sooner finish one when I get another one to start.  I have not had time to do the other things on my to do list this year.  But hopefully next year will be the year I do it.

 

Marg

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    So if I could make this simple intarsia piece and didn't even use  my scrollsaw, think what you could produce with your skill on your scroll saw?? so make a pattern of this simple dolphin and try it, I am confident that you will discover that you  too can do this..

 

 

Dick

heppnergfuy

Dick

 

I thought long and hard about what I could produce with my skill on my scroll saw and decided I need to stick to word art.  But I think you did awesome.

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My first piece was the 37" eagle from Judy Gale Roberts,(see photo) that I made during an Intarsia beginners class.  The instructor looked at me and said" you don't start small, do you?"  I made it out of pine, and stained it.  The only tools used were the scrollsaw and a benchtop belt sander.  The class was 2 hours a week, for 6 weeks, and that's the only time I worked on it.   The instructor simply explained HOW to cut and shape, and left me to do my own thing from there.  Its not as hard as people think it is.  Most of you already use a scrollsaw ( I had NO experience with one when I started) so following a line is easy.  Even if your first piece is a segmentation, you will quickly graduate to full Intarsia.

 

My second piece was a motorcycle from Sawbird.com  I also stained this piece, and that was the last time I stained a piece unless it was to enhance the project, or a customer asked me to stain it.

 

Yes, I made mistakes along the way, but for each mistake, I learned more and more.  I have now been doing Intarsia for 2 years, and have made over 75 pieces, and I work full time on top of that.   If I can do it, ANYONE can.

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For Me Intarsia is a Mood thing ,once you see ,what really interests You , and you start ,the juices start flowing and it is hard to let it goe till you finnish ,Time consuming yes ,like rjr I rarely pick a simple pc. The journey is the reward ! The Farm scene is my favorite 26"x22" Not for sale !

When you find Yours ,you will find addiction in it's finest form !

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I started with intarsia because what I knew as scrolling did not interest me. Intarsia is not all the hard, no inside cutting and sanding takes care of most 'not fitted well' pieces. I hope more will not put it aside and give it a try. I think they will all enjoy it. Scrolling experience makes the task way easier because accuracy in the cuts, saves the more difficult task of sanding. I found it is quicker to re-cut a piece then to spend a lot of time, trying to 'make it fit' I hope to see those even considering making an intarsia piece, to try one as soon as you can. You will surprise yourself. Lee is a good example of where you can go with it, if you only try

 

Dick

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