RangerJay Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 I've always enjoyed viewing antique cars and trucks that have been cut on the scrollsaw so thought I would try my own hand at it. The patterns are from our own Pattern Library and both are done by "Wild Bill" - a 1933 Chevrolet Coupe and a 1933 Dodge Pickup. Thanks Bill! I learned a bit here - both patterns were shrunk for the purposes of this "key rack" project - I like the size of the final cutting but the grills in both patterns became an issue - they weren't tough to cut but the 1/8 inch Baltic Birch was too thin between the grill lines - it began to chip out or break between the cuts - if I were to do it again I think I would do some experimenting before cutting the pattern to see how to best do it. You will see in the pictures that once I saw this starting to happen I reduced and staggered the cuts and tried a wood burner to fill in the visual representation of the grill - it didn't really turn out all that well. I'm wondering if maybe a thicker BB?? or another type of plywood?? also thinking that maybe actually changing the pattern around the grill to reduce the number of vertical cuts?? course I could always pick a future pattern that doesn't have this kind of grill ..... I have no idea what the wood is - was among a number of boards given to me by the wife of a friend who passed away. I've included a picture of the raw wood before staining for anyone who would like to take a stab at identifying it: the one piece has a strong greenish colour that is represented fairly well in the picture. It is a very soft wood - sands and marks easily - in the piece that I used you can see that it has any even softer pith. the other 3 pieces also have a greenish tinge which is not really seen well in the picture - it is also extremely soft and when cut or sanded has a pronounced perfume odor. It has an oakish look about it, particularly when stained, although the grain is much finer. This was a fun project to do - I'd been wondering if there might be some interest among the antique car owners in town - despite a small populations these folks make a pretty good showing when they all get together - but I'm not going to get the opportunity to gauge their interest - these pieces have yet to get out the door and they've all been spoken for by family (two sons) or neighbours ..... maybe next time ... Comments welcome. Jay barb.j.enders, Lucky2, oldhudson and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 I love how they came out. Very creative. RangerJay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 Great idea and they turned out real neat. RangerJay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoney Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 (edited) It looks like some tedious cutting. I like the key racks they turned out great. Thanks for showing us. Edited May 9, 2017 by stoney RangerJay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 Beautiful job Jay. I love the contrast between the BB and the wood. Really makes them stand out. Rob RangerJay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWSUDEKUM Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 Those came out great. Wonderful Idea. Thanks for sharing them with us, DW RangerJay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 Wonderful work !...Neat idea, Jay ! RangerJay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted May 10, 2017 Report Share Posted May 10, 2017 7 hours ago, RangerJay said: I've always enjoyed viewing antique cars and trucks that have been cut on the scrollsaw so thought I would try my own hand at it. The patterns are from our own Pattern Library and both are done by "Wild Bill" - a 1933 Chevrolet Coupe and a 1933 Dodge Pickup. Thanks Bill! I learned a bit here - both patterns were shrunk for the purposes of this "key rack" project - I like the size of the final cutting but the grills in both patterns became an issue - they weren't tough to cut but the 1/8 inch Baltic Birch was too thin between the grill lines - it began to chip out or break between the cuts - if I were to do it again I think I would do some experimenting before cutting the pattern to see how to best do it. You will see in the pictures that once I saw this starting to happen I reduced and staggered the cuts and tried a wood burner to fill in the visual representation of the grill - it didn't really turn out all that well. I'm wondering if maybe a thicker BB?? or another type of plywood?? also thinking that maybe actually changing the pattern around the grill to reduce the number of vertical cuts?? course I could always pick a future pattern that doesn't have this kind of grill ..... I have no idea what the wood is - was among a number of boards given to me by the wife of a friend who passed away. I've included a picture of the raw wood before staining for anyone who would like to take a stab at identifying it: the one piece has a strong greenish colour that is represented fairly well in the picture. It is a very soft wood - sands and marks easily - in the piece that I used you can see that it has any even softer pith. the other 3 pieces also have a greenish tinge which is not really seen well in the picture - it is also extremely soft and when cut or sanded has a pronounced perfume odor. It has an oakish look about it, particularly when stained, although the grain is much finer. This was a fun project to do - I'd been wondering if there might be some interest among the antique car owners in town - despite a small populations these folks make a pretty good showing when they all get together - but I'm not going to get the opportunity to gauge their interest - these pieces have yet to get out the door and they've all been spoken for by family (two sons) or neighbours ..... maybe next time ... Comments welcome. Jay Very much not the norm.these will be the talk of any car show! Great job! RangerJay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted May 10, 2017 Report Share Posted May 10, 2017 They look great Jay, you did a wonderful job. Smart thinking. Marg RangerJay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blights69 Posted May 10, 2017 Report Share Posted May 10, 2017 They look real good Thanks for sharing RangerJay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted May 10, 2017 Report Share Posted May 10, 2017 Jay,they look Fantastic!!.They wood is Beautiful.I wish I could tell what kind it is. RangerJay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted May 10, 2017 Report Share Posted May 10, 2017 awesome job, they're very nice RangerJay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meflick Posted May 10, 2017 Report Share Posted May 10, 2017 Very nice work. They look great. Thanks for sharing. RangerJay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTCowpoke22 Posted May 10, 2017 Report Share Posted May 10, 2017 Well done. Those look great! RangerJay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Monk Posted May 11, 2017 Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 Great idea Jay. Beautiful job. RangerJay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjR Posted May 11, 2017 Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 Great work! They are so nice you will have to do too many to be fun anymore! You just painted yourself into a corner! RangerJay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfie Posted May 11, 2017 Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 Nice work thanks for sharing RangerJay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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