Sawing Old School Style - Celtic Heart

[hotshot]

About once a month, I get to spend time in a craft store, holding down the fort, so to speak. Usually there is some dead time, so I take a manual saw (called a hand frame) and try to cut coins old school style. This is far harder than the scroll saw I usually use, but I'm getting a little better. All the inside cuts were done this way, and I cut the outside and tried to smooth my goofs on the inside with the normal saw when I got home.

So if you look closely, this particular celtic pattern has a heart incorporated into it.  Found the image google image shopping

 

 

[Scrolling Steve]

Wow !....That must take a steady hand !...Way to go Randy !

[hotshot]

Felt compelled to recut it with a tool invented in this century

 

[newfie]

Thats cool Randy thanks for sharing

[amazingkevin]

About once a month, I get to spend time in a craft store, holding down the fort, so to speak. Usually there is some dead time, so I take a manual saw (called a hand frame) and try to cut coins old school style. This is far harder than the scroll saw I usually use, but I'm getting a little better. All the inside cuts were done this way, and I cut the outside and tried to smooth my goofs on the inside with the normal saw when I got home.

 

So if you look closely, this particular celtic pattern has a heart incorporated into it.  Found the image google image shopping

 

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Beats a sharp stick in the eye.Nice work.Did you use bees wax or something else as a lubricant.And what kind of time on the hand cut and machine cut

[Scrappile]

Steady hand and great patience.  Very well done.

[hotshot]

Did you use bees wax or something else as a lubricant.And what kind of time on the hand cut and machine cut

 

I've tried the wax before, but couldn't really tell any difference and it obscured the line, so I gave up on that.  It took 3 hours by hand, mainly because I had to rest every so often.  My arm as the motor sucks.  Not sure how long it took on the EX, but it was much faster and better.  I lose time when I'm doing these.

Edited August 28, 2016 by hotshot

[amazingkevin]

I've tried the wax before, but couldn't really tell any difference and it obscured the line, so I gave up on that.  It took 3 hours by hand, mainly because I had to rest every so often.  My arm as the motor sucks.  Not sure how long it took on the EX, but it was much faster and better.  I lose time when I'm doing these.

Me too .everybody wants to know how long it takes to do my scroll work.I just do it and forget to log in my time.Boy if i spend 3 hours on something that small it had better be in gold lol By the way i like your choice of hand saw .I looked at all i could find and you have the best one!

[frankorona]

Wow! Amazing job, I reminded me of my student days in high school in the jewelry shop.            

[penquin]

That is sure "Old school" makes us all wonder how they did such great work back in the day.  Thanks for showing it to us.

jim

penquin

[Lucky2]

Very nice! Randy, please refresh my memory and tell me what blade you use, to do this type of cutting?

Len

[Rob]

Fantastic Job Randy.  I love that.

 

Rob

[hotshot]

Very nice! Randy, please refresh my memory and tell me what blade you use, to do this type of cutting?

Len

 

I use Pike brand 3/0 or 2/0 Jewelers blades.  You can find them on Amazon.com.

[wombatie]

Oh wow that is amazing.  It looks so delicate.  Don't think I would like to cut it by hand.

 

Marg

[Lucky2]

Randy, have you ever tried cutting a Canadian quarter? If you have, is there any difference between the two Canadian or American coins? Is one any harder than the other on blades? I might give this coin cutting thing a try, I'm asking these questions so that I know what coin I should start with the U.S. one or. the Canadian one?

Len

[hotshot]

Len

 

Randy, have you ever tried cutting a Canadian quarter? If you have, is there any difference between the two Canadian or American coins? Is one any harder than the other on blades? I might give this coin cutting thing a try, I'm asking these questions so that I know what coin I should start with the U.S. one or. the Canadian one?

Len

Len, I have not tried any Canadian coins.  That quarter has a lot of steel in it, so it might be interesting to try to cut.  If you give it a shot, let me know how it goes.

[Fish]

Very nice!  I'd love to cut that in wood. 

[Fab4]

Very nice!  I'd love to cut that in wood. 

My thoughts exactly

make it larger and cut it

Fab4

[Fab4]

Hi Randy:

Just echoing all of the above

Thanks for showing us

Fab4

[hotshot]

Fish and Fab,

 

Here is the source image if you want to try it.  You should be able to blow it up to any size:  http://tattooos.org/triquetra-knot-tattoo-stencil.html

My thoughts exactly

make it larger and cut it

Fab4

 

Edited September 1, 2016 by hotshot

[rjR]

Great work!

 

TWO --- for me!  Way past both my skills and my patience abilities!