Old Joe Posted April 29, 2018 Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 (edited) I have gotten into doing relief scrolls as of late. I did a few variations of Steve Good's Wood Spirit a while ago. Yesterday I finished this Kopopelli Arrowhead adapted from a pattern that I think I found on here, but now I regrettably can't find it to give credit where credit is due, though making it into a relief piece was my idea. At first I made a mistake, thought it was kindling, but then figured a way to save it. It came out "okay." The second relief is from a Steve Good butterfly relief done out of African Padauk. I wasn't thrilled with the empty fretwork, so I filled it with colorful Fimo clay, baked it and got a quasi-inlay effect. Edited April 29, 2018 by Old Joe spelling error Scrolling Steve, wombatie, MTCowpoke22 and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted April 29, 2018 Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 Looking good,great cuts. Roly Old Joe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianr24 Posted April 29, 2018 Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 They look great. I'v been recently getting into relief carving . I like it but I hate sharpening tools so that a problem. What you did looks good . nice job. Old Joe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Joe Posted April 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 This was the last Steve Good Wood Spirit that I made. It is out of 1'' thick rough sawn oak. The insignia on the bottom right side is my name done in Elvish runes. I kept this one for myself and mounted it next the door of my shop. I countersunk the screws and made plugs to cover them, hopefully preventing theft. bobscroll 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted April 29, 2018 Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 Love them both!...especially the arrowhead!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjR Posted April 29, 2018 Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 26 minutes ago, lew said: Love them both!...especially the arrowhead!! Agree wholeheartedly with Lew! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWSUDEKUM Posted April 29, 2018 Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 Very nicely done. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordster Posted April 29, 2018 Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 Nice work Joe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobscroll Posted April 29, 2018 Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 You did fantastic work on your project Joe, Thank you for posting! Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meflick Posted April 29, 2018 Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 Nice work on both. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted April 29, 2018 Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 That work is wonderfully unique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfie Posted April 30, 2018 Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 Looks great thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted April 30, 2018 Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 excellent job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdatelle Posted April 30, 2018 Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 Those look great. Looks tricky to cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new2woodwrk Posted April 30, 2018 Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 Great job! By "relief" do you mean that it is mounted/raised above the background? Is that what it is called - "relief"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPscroller Posted May 1, 2018 Report Share Posted May 1, 2018 Both are great, but the arrowhead is my favourite. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Joe Posted May 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2018 20 hours ago, new2woodwrk said: Great job! By "relief" do you mean that it is mounted/raised above the background? Is that what it is called - "relief"? Yes. You cut around the subject with your table set at an angle. The degree of the angle is determined by the thickness of the wood and the size of the blade. If the wood is say, one inch thick, a good “relief” cut will allow the perimeter of the subject to protrude about a half inch from the board when pushed through from the back. Sometimes it’s nice to let the grain show through the entire piece, other times it’s cool to contrast it with stains, or paint. new2woodwrk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Monk Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 Great projects! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 Keep your work coming!Your having a good time scrolling I see! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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