More Practice Puzzles

[rdatelle]

Those are looking real good. What type of wood are you guys using. Almost looks like oak. Iggy, I'm heading to your site now to order some patterns. I guess it's time to give it a try. Also, what size blade are you using.

 

[blights69]

26 minutes ago, rdatelle said:

Those are looking real good. What type of wood are you guys using. Almost looks like oak. Iggy, I'm heading to your site now to order some patterns. I guess it's time to give it a try. Also, what size blade are you using.

 

Not sure what Iggy uses but mine I am practising so only using bits I have lying around until I get to grips with them I use #3 pegas modified to do mine 

[meflick]

19 hours ago, rdatelle said:

Those are looking real good. What type of wood are you guys using. Almost looks like oak. Iggy, I'm heading to your site now to order some patterns. I guess it's time to give it a try. Also, what size blade are you using.

 

Ralph - Scott/Iggy said he uses Popular wood in response to this thread here. Others chimed in with other wood selections that they use so would be a good thread to glance through to see options discussed: 

Also - Scott/Iggy goes through his "process" on doing these puzzles in the following thread.  The first post outlines his process, later in the thread - there is an updated discussion on dipping the puzzles to finish rather than wiping it on.  Great Info. for those interested.

 

Edited June 8, 2017 by meflick

[Iguanadon]

On 6/7/2017 at 2:43 PM, rdatelle said:

Those are looking real good. What type of wood are you guys using. Almost looks like oak. Iggy, I'm heading to your site now to order some patterns. I guess it's time to give it a try. Also, what size blade are you using.

 

Hey Ralph, I use poplar because I like the color variations (see recent example).  It's a bit brittle with the tight grain but I really like how it looks with mineral oil applied.

I use #3 blade - Olson Mach Speed

I sent your patterns, let me know if you didn't receive them.  Thanks for the order.

Iggy

[Iguanadon]

8 hours ago, meflick said:

Ralph - Scott/Iggy said he uses Popular wood in response to this thread here. Others chimed in with other wood selections that they use so would be a good thread to glance through to see options discussed: 

Also - Scott/Iggy goes through his "process" on doing these puzzles in the following thread.  The first post outlines his process, later in the thread - there is an updated discussion on dipping the puzzles to finish rather than wiping it on.  Great Info. for those interested.

 

You're hired as my communications director.  :-)

[meflick]

  Well, I've been "studying" up on your posts in regard to the puzzles since I've been trying some out.  You all make it look much easier then they are however!

I had a book with just animals not the words I had worked on some from.  I had some trouble cutting those so I was a little afraid of the "words" ones I got from you. However, I finally got brave and gave one ago. I just finished the "Bulldog" I got from you.  First, I like the puzzles and know lots of family members who have different dogs so I can give them as gifts.  Second, I figure cutting the puzzles is a great way for me to work on cutting on the lines - something highly important in the intarsia work that brought me to the scroll saw last year.  I will try to get some pictures up sooner or later of mine BUT I''m no expert for sure!  I went looking today to see what wood you used because I had tried other woods and wasn't happy.   The bulldog I did today I used some popular to cut it and was much happier with it.  I had also tried with different blades - some Flying Dutchmen, and some others.  I had more trouble with those then I had today when I cut using the Oh Line Gold blades I had gotten from Judy Gale Roberts for my Intarsia work.  Somewhere I think I had read the FD were aggressive - from my experiences - I think they were for me at least. I also still have a tendency to "push" sometimes - not good on puzzles like these if you want someone to actually be able to put them together and have them go together from either side.  Did better on the one I did today - think some of it was me trying to make sure to not push and I think the popular was easier for me to cut without pushing.  Thanks for all you and others have shared on making the puzzles.