An exercise in Spirals.

[Foxfold]

My first time using spiral blades along side my flat blades. I found the spiral quite 'scary', mainly because I'm relatively comfortable with my flat blades and I like nice 'clean' points and corners and the spirals gave me neither. .  However, I'm not unhappy with the outcome and I can see that they have a place in my 'tool box',  just not too often I think. !!

[Scrappile]

I'd say that turned out very well.  I saw a Charles Dearing Video a couple years ago where Charles was showing how he could make a sharp inside point using a Spiral.  I never could do it.  But he also never used less than a #5 spiral, I never use bigger than an 2/0 so maybe with a bigger blade it may be possible. 

In the half way done update you posted it looked to me like you had colored the eye on that tiger.  Maybe it was just my eyes registering incorrectly, my eyes do some funny things.  But it looked good... what happen?

Edited August 24, 2019 by Scrappile

[Foxfold]

4 minutes ago, Scrappile said:

In the half way done update you posted it looked to me like you had colored the eye on that tiger.  Maybe it was just my eyes registering incorrectly, my eyes do some funny things.  But it looked good... what happen?

It was just where the pattern had torn and come off the wood. I think it just showed up very 'brown' against the white paper, I've done nothing to it at all. xx

Edited August 24, 2019 by Foxfold

[RabidAlien]

Looks great to me!

[Miran]

Looks great 

[Rockytime]

You've done a dynamite job. The cutting looks superb and I love the pattern. Who makes the pattern?

[Gonzo]

Very nice!

[Charlie E]

Very nice! Cute little tiger.

 

[wombatie]

I hate spirals and have used 3 spiral blades to make maybe a 4 inch cut and that was only because the project was too big to turn with flat blades so HAD to use the spirals and I broke 2 of them.    So I take my hat off to you, excellent job.

Marg

[lawson56]

Looks Down Right Awesome!! I have tried Spirals  several  times,just can't get the hang of it.Kuddos to you and all who use Spirals

[daveww1]

very nice job

[bobscroll]

Very nice work indeed Brenda, I love that portrait you've done! Thank you for showing us,

Bob 

[don watson]

Very well done Brenda. Looks pretty cute.

[flarud]

10 hours ago, lawson56 said:

Looks Down Right Awesome!! I have tried Spirals  several  times,just can't get the hang of it.Kuddos to you and all who use Spirals

You took the words right out of my mouth!

[Foxfold]

19 hours ago, Rockytime said:

You've done a dynamite job. The cutting looks superb and I love the pattern. Who makes the pattern?

It's an H Botas pattern.

[MTCowpoke22]

Looks good. I share your opinion of spiral blades. They serve their purpose, but are not my preferred means of scrolling.

[Bill WIlson]

Well done Brenda.  Now that you see what spirals are capable of and what you are capable of, you may find that you end up using them more than you might think.   

[heppnerguy]

an amazing job. Your work is very nice and I can see that there is nothing that can stop you from taking on anything you think you would like to cut. I really like this one, too

Dick

heppnerguy

[spirithorse]

Beautiful work!
Thanks for sharing and God Bless! Spirithorse

[amazingkevin]

We have members here all female that learned on spirals and have stuck with them. Judging from your exhibit here I'd say the same was true for you!!! Your a natural with them. Spirals give the look you just can't get with a flat blade. Keep em coming!!!