breadstick Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 (edited) Finished two of these last night (thank God for stack cutting). Took about 5.5 hours. 1/4 birch plywood. Spitballing frame ideas. Second project using spiral blades. Getting the hang of this saw. Please forgive the cell phone picture. Any suggestions on stain? Golden Oak is my go-to stain and I think it would work well for this, but open to suggestions. Forgot to mention this is from a pattern posted here. I'll update with the username when I find it. Edited March 10, 2016 by breadstick tomsteve and lawson56 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfie Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 Beautiful piece of work thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 Nice cutting !.....I have cut a couple of old mills and used minwax natural stain on a black backer for a nice contrast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penquin Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 Very nice, looks like you got those blades down concerning how to use them. Thanks for showing this to us. jim penquin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranMike Harley Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 Very nice ! 5 1/2 hours well spent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 Finished two of these last night (thank God for stack cutting). Took about 5.5 hours. 1/4 birch plywood. Spitballing frame ideas. Second project using spiral blades. Getting the hang of this saw. Please forgive the cell phone picture. Any suggestions on stain? Golden Oak is my go-to stain and I think it would work well for this, but open to suggestions. Forgot to mention this is from a pattern posted here. I'll update with the username when I find it. Mr.Nathan,I sorry to here it took you 5.5 hors to do this master piece.It would have taking me double that to do.good idea you killed two birds with one stone! you learn quick how to get the most bang for your buck!Birch plywood is pretty strong stuff especially well for project with many pieces that could fall out being thinly cut.I too am fond of golden oak.I seen a frame my friend made out of walnut and pine.first he did a pine frame and surrounded it with a walnut frame.I. ,beautify was the outcome.I'm sorry you caught the scrolling bug .It's down right impossible to get rid of .did hear of a cure once ,and that's to keep scrolling .Keep up the great work friend :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Knappen Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 Nicely done. Looks like you got the hang of the spiral blades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill WIlson Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 Nice cutting. I tend to leave portraits natural, especially if I'm framing them. I like to use a darker wood for the frame and something dark for the backer to provide contrast. It helps highlight the detail in the cutting. I'm experimenting with fabric dye for backers now. I can get a good dark tone, that leaves a little of the grain showing and doesn't seem to interfere with glue. This particular portrait would look great with a frame made of old, weathered barn wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryEA Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 Very nice cutting. It is so nice to get more than one from your cutting efforts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky2 Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 Nicely done Nathan, personally, I like clear coatings. Len Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birchbark Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 Very well done, it looks fairly small. What size is it? If it was a dearing pattern it would be over 20 inches, you did good. Needed those spiral blades on this one. Thanks for sharing this with us. Russell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 A job Awesomely done!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 You really nailed that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breadstick Posted March 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 Thanks, everyone. I shrunk the picture to fit to page before I printed, so the whole piece is about 10" x 11". Funny you would mention a weathered look. I'm getting some white vinegar to soak my steel wool in to weather the other one. I did that with a frame for another project and it wound up really nice. Of course, I'll test it on the back first before I commit to the whole piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 Excellent work. I was going to suggest a weathered look. Great minds think alike. :) Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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