JOE_M Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 (edited) Not really my thing but I was babysitting a cnc router a few weeks ago so I cut out about 20 of these on the scroll saw to kill time, using common pine I had laying around. Here's half, the rest are drying in the workshop. The book advertised "complete instructions" and the instructions for the colors were "this is a trade secret." That was probably the best written part of the book, which is now in the garbage. I can't really tell what level they're geared for - there is no continuity between animals - but they're going to a 4-1/2 year old. Colors are diluted acrylics, wood dyes, wood stains, and whatever else I had in the shop. Finish is just a couple shots of lacquer. I tried the cut shellac people suggested, it just ran right off. I tried dipping shellac straight out of the can, it stuck but was very rough and impossible to sand the edges smooth. I tried dipping in tung oil and the tung oil turned grayish purple green and ran off, except for the nooks and crannies where it stuck in big blobs that made it impossible to fit the pieces together until I scraped them off. On the bright side, I got rid of a few cans of finish that were just going stale on the shelf. Edited August 23, 2017 by JOE_M added the letter e because pin isn't a type of wood, but pine is. Scrolling Steve, Rob, barb.j.enders and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodmaster1 Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 Those puzzles look awesome. I love the colors the 4 1/2 year old will be overjoyed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjR Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 42 minutes ago, Woodmaster1 said: Those puzzles look awesome. I love the colors the 4 1/2 year old will be overjoyed. Any one could be proud of these; NEAT! Even if you had some tribulations to get them there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 2 hours ago, JOE_M said: Not really my thing but I was babysitting a cnc router a few weeks ago so I cut out about 20 of these on the scroll saw to kill time, using common pine I had laying around. Here's half, the rest are drying in the workshop. The book advertised "complete instructions" and the instructions for the colors were "this is a trade secret." That was probably the best written part of the book, which is now in the garbage. I can't really tell what level they're geared for - there is no continuity between animals - but they're going to a 4-1/2 year old. Colors are diluted acrylics, wood dyes, wood stains, and whatever else I had in the shop. Finish is just a couple shots of lacquer. I tried the cut shellac people suggested, it just ran right off. I tried dipping shellac straight out of the can, it stuck but was very rough and impossible to sand the edges smooth. I tried dipping in tung oil and the tung oil turned grayish purple green and ran off, except for the nooks and crannies where it stuck in big blobs that made it impossible to fit the pieces together until I scraped them off. On the bright side, I got rid of a few cans of finish that were just going stale on the shelf. Whoa!Eureka! these are top of the line! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 Joe you may have had some issues with finishing by boy oh boy do they look awesome. Fabulous job. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 Oh My! Joe They look Awesome!!Love the colors.That young fellow is gonna have a Blast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWSUDEKUM Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 Excellently done Joe. Those all came out great. Thanks for sharing them with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 Very nicely done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 fantastic job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meflick Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 Nice work Joe and sure to entertain and enthrall any 4 1/2 year old for some time. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfie Posted August 26, 2017 Report Share Posted August 26, 2017 Nice work thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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