Be_O_Be Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 Made this for a local American Legion post. The center part of this is a 9" dia. circle cut from 1/2" beech wood and the lettering is approx. 3/4". The scroll saw part was a breeze. Now the challenge. Each ring has a meaning within the logo and all needed to be in place. I set up my router table with a series of holes and using a pin I turned the wood over an 1/8" veining bit 3/16" deep. I also used this process to finish cut the outside dia. of the circle. I actually did this before I did any scroll sawing. The ultimate challenge came when I realized that to make the starburst I had to cut each piece, 120 total, at a 3* angle. The shortest piece is 3/8" tall by 5/16" wide & 1/4" thick and the tallest 1.5 x 5/8". The pieces are too small to see the angle and it would be a glue up nightmare. After heavy thought this idea was scraped. To make the starburst I glued strips of cherry and oak each progressively wider, 4.75" finish by 4' long. I then crosscut those strips to 3" long to allow for waste. I cut 10 pieces with an 18* angle on each side which gave me my 360* circle. I glued the ring to some 1/8 plywood that I painted black. I cut the points,120, with a 5* draft so they wouldn't look so flat. Opps the table only tilts to the right, turn the blade towards the back of the saw and cut the other side. I then went back to the router table and cut the inside dia. of the strips to allow the beech wood circle to set flat on the plywood backing, piston & shaft. This allowed the center to protrude 1/4" and gave me something to glue the centers of the "r,o,a". Install brass brads and polyurethane. My ultimate challenge and most rewarding. Kepy, lawson56, Scrolling Steve and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Guy Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 That is TOP NOTCH work!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepy Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 That is beautiful work. Might I ask, is that your pattern? Don't know that I could ever do it but as a member of my local legion, that would be something that would be great for me to do for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 WOW ! Bob that is an amazing piece of work ! ......Your time and effort sure paid off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Knappen Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 That was sure a challenge and you did a wonderful job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTCowpoke22 Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 That looks great. Great job!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 Very professional looking job. Beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don watson Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 That looks a super piece of work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWSUDEKUM Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 Excellent work Bob. That came out great. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Johnson Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 "AWESOME", "AWESOME", and Totally "AWESOME" Bob. There's not much more to say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky2 Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 WOW, what an outstanding bit of cutting, this is one of the most awesome pieces that I've ever seen. It definitely is one to be proud of, you got everything out of it that there was to get. Len Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Monk Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 That project would make my brain hurt. Great job. dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 Made this for a local American Legion post. The center part of this is a 9" dia. circle cut from 1/2" beech wood and the lettering is approx. 3/4". The scroll saw part was a breeze. Now the challenge. Each ring has a meaning within the logo and all needed to be in place. I set up my router table with a series of holes and using a pin I turned the wood over an 1/8" veining bit 3/16" deep. I also used this process to finish cut the outside dia. of the circle. I actually did this before I did any scroll sawing. The ultimate challenge came when I realized that to make the starburst I had to cut each piece, 120 total, at a 3* angle. The shortest piece is 3/8" tall by 5/16" wide & 1/4" thick and the tallest 1.5 x 5/8". The pieces are too small to see the angle and it would be a glue up nightmare. After heavy thought this idea was scraped. To make the starburst I glued strips of cherry and oak each progressively wider, 4.75" finish by 4' long. I then crosscut those strips to 3" long to allow for waste. I cut 10 pieces with an 18* angle on each side which gave me my 360* circle. I glued the ring to some 1/8 plywood that I painted black. I cut the points,120, with a 5* draft so they wouldn't look so flat. Opps the table only tilts to the right, turn the blade towards the back of the saw and cut the other side. I then went back to the router table and cut the inside dia. of the strips to allow the beech wood circle to set flat on the plywood backing, piston & shaft. This allowed the center to protrude 1/4" and gave me something to glue the centers of the "r,o,a". Install brass brads and polyurethane. My ultimate challenge and most rewarding. This type quality could be something a gold medal award should take after. :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 WOW, AMAZING, AWESOME, IMPRESSIVE. What more can I say?????? Great work Bob. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 Just an AWESOME job WHEW.That is So Cool!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Be_O_Be Posted June 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 Thanks for all the compliments. To answer Zepy, no this is not mine I downloaded the logo from the internet and had it blown up to fit my wood. As to the brain pain, 16 hrs. work, at least 40 hrs. of racking my brain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birchbark Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 Wow I'm impressed. Super nice. Thanks for sharing that with us. It was worth all the work, turned out great and I'm sure it will hang for many, many years and will be admired by many. Russell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdatelle Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 Awesome job on that. That outside star effect really brings that piece together. Not sure if I would be able to figure out how to do those angles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 I have to add this is one of the most outstanding projects I can remember seeing in a long time. Your talent is certainly apparent in this piece can't wait to see what you come up with in future posts. Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penquin Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 That is one sweet cutting. Well done it really came out super. Thanks for sharing it with us. jim penquin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Be_O_Be Posted June 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 Thanks guys. Hey Ralph if you look at the bottom of the starburst in the first photo you'll see that the boards are flat and straight. The only angles are where the long points meet, 18*. When the light hits it appears to be beveled, top of photo. I've read some articles since making this that use a glue up of strips and then cut it and use it for inlays on jewelry boxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjR Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 The scrollers are 100% accurate in their praise! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfie Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 Beautiful piece thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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