Iguanadon Posted November 4, 2016 Report Share Posted November 4, 2016 Having focused on dogs, then sea creatures, then zoo animals, I'm now starting to make a horse series for those enthusiasts. Here are the first 3 that I've done. I have another 8-10 of Harvey Bylers patterns on the way. I have an event tomorrow, local handmade holiday festival. Perfect weather, should be a great day. banderson, Smudger, Old Joe and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted November 4, 2016 Report Share Posted November 4, 2016 Scott, you have really found your niche !....Nice cutting...Good luck with your show ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted November 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2016 Scott, you have really found your niche !....Nice cutting...Good luck with your show ! Thanks Steve, I very much enjoy cutting all of these puzzles and Mr. Byler has hundreds of patterns so I'll be certain never to get bored. Swing by tomorrow. It's at the Carolina Beach Lake from 10am-4pm. 40+ vendors to do a little Christmas shopping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTCowpoke22 Posted November 4, 2016 Report Share Posted November 4, 2016 Great Job Cutting. They look amazing. Iguanadon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penquin Posted November 4, 2016 Report Share Posted November 4, 2016 Those look super, my problem is I can never get them to come apart both ways. I must push to hard cutting. They are great, good luck on the show. jim penquin Iguanadon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meflick Posted November 4, 2016 Report Share Posted November 4, 2016 Those look great as usual Iggy. You are definitely the master of the animal puzzles. Good luck with the show and sales tomorrow. Look forward to seeing ore when you get your new patterns in. Thanks for sharing these. Iguanadon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted November 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2016 Those look super, my problem is I can never get them to come apart both ways. I must push to hard cutting. They are great, good luck on the show. jim penquin Jim, that's definitely a problem with cutting puzzles out of thick stock. And the harder the wood, the more likely you'll have that issue. I've tried using black walnut and red oak and more times than not I have to toss them out as I end up putting too much pressure and flexing the blade while cutting and they won't slide apart both ways. I have found poplar to be the Goldilocks wood so far, it's just the right hardness and I personally like the color variations which add character to the finished product. BUT... it's rather brittle with a tight grain that will snap easily in any skinny areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted November 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2016 Those look great as usual Iggy. You are definitely the master of the animal puzzles. Good luck with the show and sales tomorrow. Look forward to seeing ore when you get your new patterns in. Thanks for sharing these. Thank you Melanie, you're too kind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiscroll Posted November 4, 2016 Report Share Posted November 4, 2016 Very nice job The should go well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankorona Posted November 5, 2016 Report Share Posted November 5, 2016 Great work, looks very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPscroller Posted November 5, 2016 Report Share Posted November 5, 2016 They look great! Good luck tomorrow and I hope you have good sales. Love the Cowgirl puzzle. Thanks for the pics. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfie Posted November 5, 2016 Report Share Posted November 5, 2016 Those look great thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkey Posted November 5, 2016 Report Share Posted November 5, 2016 Looks good Iggy. Good luck at the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky2 Posted November 5, 2016 Report Share Posted November 5, 2016 Scott, I think his new series will be good sellers for you, there's lots of horse people out there. Len Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWSUDEKUM Posted November 5, 2016 Report Share Posted November 5, 2016 Very nicely done Iggy. May you have a great show. Thanks for sharing these with us. DW Iguanadon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Johnson Posted November 5, 2016 Report Share Posted November 5, 2016 Well done Iggy. Have a good show. Iguanadon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted November 5, 2016 Report Share Posted November 5, 2016 (edited) Those look super, my problem is I can never get them to come apart both ways. I must push to hard cutting. They are great, good luck on the show. jim penquin cut a thick piece of wood and then cut a line 1/8 deep in the middle of it it swing the wood around to the back side of the blade an see how the blade fits in it.If there's any angle at all difference you[ll know right now,then adjust your table t fix it.This is a good way of making your blade 90 degrees to the table Edited November 5, 2016 by amazingkevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted November 5, 2016 Report Share Posted November 5, 2016 Love these puzzles I must had missed something who's Mr. Byler? Roly Iguanadon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted November 5, 2016 Report Share Posted November 5, 2016 very nice job, good luck with the show Iguanadon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted November 5, 2016 Report Share Posted November 5, 2016 these pieces should catch some eyes.. I know they would here. Everyone has horses in our area. They love the horses and cowboy/ cowgirl things Dick heppnerguy Iguanadon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted November 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 Love these puzzles I must had missed something who's Mr. Byler? Roly Hi Roly, Harvey Byler is the artist behind all of the animal puzzles that I make. His patterns are available on Wooden Teddy Bear site, about six hundred of them including cars, trucks, etc. http://www.woodenteddybearonline.com/x/home.php?cat=100 I was fortunate enough to track him down and he was kind enough to offer his services to do custom names within animal bodies when I get requests. He's an Amish gentleman in Ohio. We communicate by phone and he snail mail sends me the patterns when he draws them. He does amazing work. He's also a scroller. A shame he can't join us here on the forum. Phantom Scroller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted November 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 My event yesterday went very well. It was of course my first year doing this particular one. The pottery vendor next to me had told me this was always her best event each year. but at the end of the day she said it wasn't nearly as busy as usual. For me however, it was one of my top 5 days with solid sales of 35 pieces. The highlight of the day was the administrator of the zoo in South Carolina was here on vacation and was very intrigued by the zoo animal collection (Lion, Gorilla, Elephant, Giraffe, etc) and we swapped cards. He said he'd be interested in having them in the gift shop. I emailed him last night thanking him for speaking with me and maybe we'll come to some sort of an arrangement. Fingers crossed. I've been trying to get in touch with the NC Aquarium that is just 5 miles down the road from me but haven't been able to get my foot in the door yet, but this inspired me to try again and I'm asking friends in town if they know anyone within management that they can connect me up with. Phantom Scroller and Scrolling Steve 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 Congrats on the good show, Scott ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdatelle Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 Great job on cutting those puzzles pieces out. I know they can be tricky to cut some times. When I first started cutting some of the four by six puzzles out, i had that problem with not being able to take them apart both ways until I found out that by blade was not cutting straight and that I was pushing to fast. I got all that info on this forum from all of you. Thanks for this forum and all the great scrollers that are here and always willing to help each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 Thanks for the link Scott, sounds like you have a good partnership there and long may it continue. Roly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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