Writing on wood

[Toothpick]

I've noticed some patterns have writing on them. Mostly lines to accent a curve or scroll cut. What do y'all use to mark on the wood that won't rub off when stained with Danish oil or other oil?

Sharpie?

[Foxfold]

Mmm I think the 'lines' you are thinking about are not written they are actually cut into the wood.

 

[dgman]

3 hours ago, Foxfold said:

Mmm I think the 'lines' you are thinking about are not written they are actually cut into the wood.

 

Yes, Brenda is right. It is Called veining. Some veins are cut from the outside, and some are cut from an inside cut. And some you have to drill into the blank to cut.

To see a very good example of veining, go over to bragging Rites and look at Scrollerpete’s cut under Another Dog Pattern by Iggy.

Edited February 8, 2019 by dgman

[Rockytime]

Perhaps it is something called veining if I understand your question. Fine lines are cut with a small blade. Some scrollers use a small spiral blade to make the fine line a little more noticeable. Not being a wordsmith someone may explain it better.

[Toothpick]

Hmmm, 

You all might be right. This is where I saw it. The “happy Halloween”. Those lines are not drawn on but cut with a very fine blade? 

Wow, noob question!! Haha

 

[Scrappile]

Yep, you cut those lines.

[OCtoolguy]

No dumb questions. You asked and now you know.

 

[Fran L]

Yeah, those fine lines can really bring out the character in a piece and can be as rewarding when they come out right as any tricky angle,etc..

[kmmcrafts]

Use to be a seller on Etsy that never cut those fine lines like that.. they always cut the main stuff and then wood burn (Pyrography) the details into the rest of it.. Always looked nice.. and is an idea for some things I suppose.. but me and wood burning.. event though i have a nice burner outfit.. looks like I hit it with a torch instead LOL 

[OCtoolguy]

38 minutes ago, kmmcrafts said:

Use to be a seller on Etsy that never cut those fine lines like that.. they always cut the main stuff and then wood burn (Pyrography) the details into the rest of it.. Always looked nice.. and is an idea for some things I suppose.. but me and wood burning.. event though i have a nice burner outfit.. looks like I hit it with a torch instead LOL 

I learned how to sign my projects using my soldering station on high. You do have to be quick though. I sign in pencil and the trace it with the fine tip.

[Toothpick]

Thanks all! 

[RabidAlien]

22 hours ago, octoolguy said:

I learned how to sign my projects using my soldering station on high. You do have to be quick though. I sign in pencil and the trace it with the fine tip.

Good idea!!!

 

**quietly slides flamethrower under desk**

[redwine]

"Veining" was the original way  of showing definition to a cutting. Once the computer and the very talented designers learned how and what the machine could do, veining was not used as much. The pattern you have is using that technique on the letters for that definition as a Halloween design. Veining can and is still used but not as much as it once was.

Erv  

[Rolf]

This ornament is 4" tall, designed by Volker Arnold. He uses a lot of veining. Spiral blades are great for uniform wide veins. This is the Womens Church in Dresden Germany.

[Toothpick]

I don’t think I have a small enough drill bit to be able to do that. 

[kmmcrafts]

This ornament was designed for a CNC and was actually designed to be cut on a plasma cutter.. original size was abut 20" long.. I first made a desk clock with this design but shrunk it down to about 9 - 10 inch.. then I shrunk it even more and made this ornament.. ornament is 4.5 inch wide and about 3 inch tall.. The veining was done with a 2/0 spiral blade.. I now have smaller drill bits but at the time all I had was a 56 I think it was.. I shrink down a lot of patterns to make them into ornaments... some actually turn out    

[Rockytime]

That one turned out nice for sure.

[NC Scroller]

On ‎2‎/‎9‎/‎2019 at 7:39 PM, kmmcrafts said:

This ornament was designed for a CNC and was actually designed to be cut on a plasma cutter.. original size was abut 20" long.. I first made a desk clock with this design but shrunk it down to about 9 - 10 inch.. then I shrunk it even more and made this ornament.. ornament is 4.5 inch wide and about 3 inch tall.. The veining was done with a 2/0 spiral blade.. I now have smaller drill bits but at the time all I had was a 56 I think it was.. I shrink down a lot of patterns to make them into ornaments... some actually turn out    

I don't do it 100% of the time but I often drill the same size hole on both ends of the vein line.  I personally like the look.  Be very careful if you are stack cutting that your lines and drilling are 100% perpendicular or the end holes will be off.

[Toothpick]

So where do you get smaller bits from? 

[OCtoolguy]

16 minutes ago, Toothpick said:

So where do you get smaller bits from? 

I buy them from my son who is a tool dealer in Colorado Springs but only because I get a deal. You can order them from a lot of the blade retailers and OttoFrei.com. Probably on Amazon too. It seems that they have everything. When I first took the marquetry class, the instructor put us onto Otto Frei so I bought 2 gross of the 2/0 blades and a dozen #68 drill bits. 

 

[Toothpick]

Awesome. Thanks!!

[kmmcrafts]

I used to get my bits from Mikesworkshop.com ( where I get my Flying dutchman blades ) but not that they was bad bits or anything.. I don't think they are the best though.. especially when I place my last order of them from DnD where I buy my Pegas saw blades.. Those bits seemed so much nicer than the others I had been buying.

https://www.dndsawbladesonline.com/page/448829586

[Rolf]

Mc Master Carr or Amazon.