Ninuninu Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 Hi to all. It has been a while since I have been on but I hope all you great people are doing well. Must say I missed you guys a bunch. I have been a little busy with my old fret saw and even a couple of new ones and have attached a couple of pics for your criticism. As usual, all made using a fret saw and all patterns were created by me. The first one is 24 in by 10 in by 3/8 in thick out of solid iroko with a simple black backer. Was a bit of a bugger to cut but got there in the end. The second one is my partners' mother that I did for my partners; daughter. Was very pleased to see her nan immortalised in wood. I have a bit of a thing for the X-Men and thought about doing The Wolverine. Personally I am happy with the result. Fourth and final one I got a little ambitious while cutting this ring wraith from Lord of the Rings and was beside myself lest I break off a piece during cutting. Very fiddly to do but it came out a treat. 2nd, 3rd and 4th were all cut in 4mm maple ply. Talk to you again soon. Till then take care all! Tony lawson56, Lucky2, amazingkevin and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordster Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 Beautiful work on all Tony. Love the portrait, she should be quite pleased. The sign is fantastic also. Some lovely cutting on the other two, they turned out great. nice to see you back, love your fretsaw work. Ninuninu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 That is very nice fretwork all around, Tony ! Ninuninu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Knappen Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 I also love your fretsaw work. Great pattern design and cutting. Ninuninu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninuninu Posted May 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 Beautiful work on all Tony. Love the portrait, she should be quite pleased. The sign is fantastic also. Some lovely cutting on the other two, they turned out great. nice to see you back, love your fretsaw work. Thanks Gordster. Yes she was very pleased with it. Wish I had the camera for the look on her face when she saw the portrait. Obviously huge hugs ensued! Tony Gordster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninuninu Posted May 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 That is very nice fretwork all around, Tony ! Thanks Steve. Sometimes gets tough using a fret saw! Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninuninu Posted May 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 I also love your fretsaw work. Great pattern design and cutting. Thanks Denny. Getting a little more ambitious in my pattern making. I find the challenge of portraits relax me so much. Obviously, the actual cutting is also very therapeutic! Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWSUDEKUM Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 Very very nicely done Tony. Those came out fantastic. Thanks for sharing them with us. DW Ninuninu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninuninu Posted May 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 Very very nicely done Tony. Those came out fantastic. Thanks for sharing them with us. DW Very welcome DW. Thanks for the great comments! Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 Hi to all. It has been a while since I have been on but I hope all you great people are doing well. Must say I missed you guys a bunch. I have been a little busy with my old fret saw and even a couple of new ones and have attached a couple of pics for your criticism. As usual, all made using a fret saw and all patterns were created by me. The first one is 24 in by 10 in by 3/8 in thick out of solid iroko with a simple black backer. Was a bit of a bugger to cut but got there in the end. The second one is my partners' mother that I did for my partners; daughter. Was very pleased to see her nan immortalised in wood. I have a bit of a thing for the X-Men and thought about doing The Wolverine. Personally I am happy with the result. Fourth and final one I got a little ambitious while cutting this ring wraith from Lord of the Rings and was beside myself lest I break off a piece during cutting. Very fiddly to do but it came out a treat. 2nd, 3rd and 4th were all cut in 4mm maple ply. Talk to you again soon. Till then take care all! Tony Lots of talent used here.Excellent portrait i'm fond of.Some times a little time off brings out the best in a person,Very well done projects! Ninuninu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky2 Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 Wow Tony, you've been busy. All four pieces look fantastic, when using a fret saw, can you use spiral blades? Len Ninuninu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kywoodmaster Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 All look great but I personally love the sign. Ninuninu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 They are all excellent. Your partners mother is image perfect and the last one is VERY delicate, I am sure it was a heart stopper to cut. Great work. Marg Ninuninu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirithorse Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 Beautiful work and I am really impressed with the pattern of your partner's mother. Thank you for sharing and God Bless! Spirithorse Ninuninu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninuninu Posted May 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 Lots of talent used here.Excellent portrait i'm fond of.Some times a little time off brings out the best in a person,Very well done projects! Thanks Kevin. Yes I needed to rest my fingers a while as I had to have some stitches in my finger and was a little worried that I might tear them if I did any work. :( Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninuninu Posted May 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 Wow Tony, you've been busy. All four pieces look fantastic, when using a fret saw, can you use spiral blades? Len Thanks Len. Am trying to make up for lost time here! I honestly don't know about the spiral blades with a fret saw because I am having a hard time finding them here in Malta. I would love to give them a try sometime but supplies are very limited over here. There is not so much of a following for scroll work here so I basically have to make do with what I find. I normally use a size 3 or 1 blade. All these were cut with a size 3 blade. Tony . Lucky2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninuninu Posted May 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 All look great but I personally love the sign. Thanks ky. I am happy with the sign. The largest piece I have cut to date and on solid wood so it did provide a challenge. Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninuninu Posted May 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 They are all excellent. Your partners mother is image perfect and the last one is VERY delicate, I am sure it was a heart stopper to cut. Great work. Marg Thanks Marg. The portrait pattern was a little time consuming but came out good and to be honest my heart was in my mouth a few times when cutting the last one. Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninuninu Posted May 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 Beautiful work and I am really impressed with the pattern of your partner's mother. Thank you for sharing and God Bless! Spirithorse Thanks Spirithorse. The portrait pattern did take quite a bit of time but I find that the attention to detail pays dividends when coming to do the cutting. When doing a portrait, if it doesn't look like the person then I can't say it is them! Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clayton717 Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 excellent cutting on all of them. Well done. Ninuninu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninuninu Posted May 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 excellent cutting on all of them. Well done. Thanks Clayton! Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 great job Ninuninu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Monk Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 Your work is very humbling...to think you do it by had with a fret saw. Your pattern making is also awesome. dave Ninuninu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vykus Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 They all look great, you have a talent with pattern design. Any chance you are going to share those wonderful patterns with the rest of us? I think the Ring Wraith would be awesome to cut. Ninuninu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninuninu Posted May 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 great job Thanks Dave! Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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