RangerJay Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 Just finished these up this afternoon - first time I've posted pictures on this site - hope it works ..... Patterns are put together from work by Sue Mey, Sheila Landry and my own hacking around with the backing pieces.Backing pieces are Elm (one Striped Elm and one stained White Elm) and Maple - White Elm and Maple are "Rescue" wood from old - really old - school desks - old guys (like me) will remember the desks with ink wells in the corner .....Crosses are Baltic Birch.Christ figures are Walnut (2) and Maple Burl (1) - first time working with Maple Burl - really like it - finish effect is terrific.Comments welcome.Jay crupiea, Fish, Lucky2 and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWSUDEKUM Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 Excellent work on those Jay. Whoever gets these will be well pleased with them. Thanks for sharing them with us. DW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 Very nice work, Jay!!.....Excellent cutting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlin Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 Wow... Excellent work friend Nice cutting and patterning. ***Merlin*** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodduck Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 Beautiful work Jay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 Exceptional !i like Just finished these up this afternoon - first time I've posted pictures on this site - hope it works ..... Patterns are put together from work by Sue Mey, Sheila Landry and my own hacking around with the backing pieces.Backing pieces are Elm (one Striped Elm and one stained White Elm) and Maple - White Elm and Maple are "Rescue" wood from old - really old - school desks - old guys (like me) will remember the desks with ink wells in the corner .....Crosses are Baltic Birch.Christ figures are Walnut (2) and Maple Burl (1) - first time working with Maple Burl - really like it - finish effect is terrific.Comments welcome.Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honeycow Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 Really really nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 Just some very beautiful work. Thanks for posting here. Hope you will continue to do so. They have a nice gallery here also that you can post your pictures in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdatelle Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 WoW Jay. Those came out beautiful. How big are they. I'd love to try something like that. Looks hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky2 Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 Gorgeous! Len Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 Jay there beautiful. l think you have just come up with a way to use cutting boards. I can't remember seeing the pattern for this one, where's it available please. Roly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 Wow Jay they are awesome. Your ability to put different pattern together and come up with a masterpiece is amazing. That deserves Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul hd Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 Hi Jay. Fantastic looking work. The backings are great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 Now those are just AWESOME!!! :thumbs: I do remember the school desk with ink wells,of course I didn't use the ink wells,just the desk Your Plaques are AWESOME!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobscroll Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 Hi Jay, It was a good year 1950! I remember going to a school with a desk and the ink well's and the blotting paper! I have to say your work is AWESOME! to use an American phrase, You really put that would to good use, And hey Man! great scrolling skill's , Way to go DUDE! Am I waffling? Thank you for showing, Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutoftheWoodwork Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 Okay those are GORGEOUS. Those are church-worthy for sure. Love the wood you chose and the patterns are amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerJay Posted August 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 Thanks so much for all of your kind words. First - a very humble apology - I do love cutting from the patterns of both Sheila Landry and Sue Mey but in this case I got the source of the patterns wrong - so - with genuine apologies to the both of them ...... the cuttings came from Wildwood designs - the Christ figure is pattern # 1476 and the Cross is pattern #62243 ...... guess I really need to bite the bullet and do a serious clean up the filing system for my patterns ...... sorry about that. The church "window" design is taken from images that turned up in a Google search. These pieces are not that big - about 10" tall and they are not that hard to cut - all you need is a little patience. The inside cuts on the Christ figure are cut with 2/0 flat blade. The inside cuts of the Cross are cut with a #1 and 2/0 spirals. The biggest lesson I learned on this project is that Maple Burl is a lot easier to cut than I would have imagined - a good thing - but - when cutting thin stock you really need to be careful or the swirly grains of the burl will take the blade in places you really don't want to be ..... and ...... no matter how gentle you are ...... a sanding mop is simply not a good idea ...... the original idea was that all the Christ figures would be from the Maple Burl ..... only one survived the sanding mop ..... you'd think I would have learned after the first one broke up ..... Thanks again, Jay Phantom Scroller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankorona Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 Awesome work!! Very well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penquin Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 Beautiful, That is the best way to describe these crosses. They are just great. What a wonderful combination of materials and cutting skill. Thank you for sharing them with us. Well done. jim penquin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crupiea Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 Fantastic work. Awesome work, I am very impressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdatelle Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 Hi Jay, would you happen to have the link to the church window design. I tried finding it but had no luck. I found the other two patterns. Also, did you stack cut any of those. Thanks, Ralph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerJay Posted August 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 Hi Jay, would you happen to have the link to the church window design. I tried finding it but had no luck. I found the other two patterns. Also, did you stack cut any of those. Thanks, Ralph. For the church window I just did a google search titled "Church Windows" - there are lots that come up but the one I used can be found here: http://photographyofgrace.com/3dTextures/transparentpngs/outside/OldChurchWindow.png I printed the picture in black and white but it did not exactly print in even proportions - maybe the picture was taken at a bit of an angle - so I ended up reproducing it in a line drawing made with pencil and ruler and that worked out fine. Yes - I stack cut the Christ figure as well as the Cross. Christ figure is about 3/16th inch and the Cross is 1/8 Baltic Birch. Hope this helps. Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdatelle Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 Thanks Jay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdatelle Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 (edited) Hi Jay. I printed out the window but like you said, it didn't print out to good. It looks a lot smaller then the patterns I ordered. I'm not to good with drawing. Would you happen to have a copy of your finished pattern for the window. Thanks, Ralph. Edited August 12, 2015 by rdatelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdatelle Posted August 15, 2015 Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 Hi Jay, I just got my cross pattern in but it's to big for my printer so I can't shrink it down. Would you happen to have a copy of the one you did. If not I'll take to a copy place. Thanks, Ralph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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