1st attempt

[OzarkSawdust]

OK people...don't laugh too hard. This is the 1st full pattern I've cut. Practiced a little on a cedar fence board then cut this out of 1/4 birch plywood.

I started with the buck's antlers then head and neck. I would cut a little then go across and drop out the piece...then continue to the next section. 

I cut most of the "LOVE" and dropped out the piece...it was then that I realized I was missing the center of the L, O, and E! I looked at a copy of the pattern and there they were. I think you call them "floaters"? So I just finished the doe for practice.

Wasn't really a scroll saw pattern, just one of a bunch of pictures on the internet. Now I know what to look for when I think I've found a project!

Does anyone have a real pattern like this?

 

[Rockytime]

I don't have a pattern for you but you did great for the first time. You are here with lot's of friends who can give you helpful advice. Your pattern is clever. Nice work.

[meflick]

First, great job. Looks nice, and is readable even with the “middles” missing. I have seen some designs where this was done like this on purpose. It’s called “creative license.” So, you can give and use as is, or you can take your original pattern and add in some bridges so the insides of the letters stay when cut the next time. You just need to decide where you want those bridges located.

[wombatie]

You learn by each cut you make, you now know about bridges and floaters.   Excellent first full pattern. 

Marg

[lawson56]

It Looks Fantastic,Hey It's you 1st,You have a Great Reason to be Proud.You should have seen my 1st,(Horrible)Looking forward to seeing your next cutting.

[JimErn]

Great job, hang it on the wall, down the road it will be something to see.  I still have mine hanging.

[bobscroll]

Hi Gary, Isn't learning great! Being creative! I think you did great on your first project,

Thank you for showing us,

Bob 

[ike]

you did good you are now on your way to do some advance fret work

ikie

[daveww1]

nice job

[rdatelle]

You did alright for the first time. Practice makes perfect. We've all been there.

[Foxfold]

I think you've done great for your 1st pattern,  my first cutting went on the bonfire 

 

[Denny Knappen]

Great work on your first.  Suggest you keep it in the shop and look at it from time to time and you will see the progress.

[RabidAlien]

Ah, yes, the joys of islands.  LOL  Nicely cut!!!

 

One trick I do, when I'm thinking about printing something to cut, is to load it up in Gimp, select the paintbucket, change the color to a neon green, then "paint" the area that will remain.  Gimp will change everything connected, so your islands will stand out as the original color.  Some intricate patterns, I'll zoom in and find that the island *is* connected with a bridge, but the bridge is so thin that its a couple of pixels wide and those are not quite the same color, which I'm fine with.  Other times, I find actual islands and have to sit back and figure out the best way to unobtrusively bridge them or whether I can take them out altogether.  CTRL-Z lets you un-do the paintbucket and get back to the original colors without the inevitable odd-colored dot here and there. 

 

Another trick, in a case like this where you have a backer, is to cut the island first, then cut the "outside" of the pattern, stain everything including the islands, then glue the islands back into place when you attach the pattern to the backer.    Plenty of ways to approach scrolling, just keep at it and find what works best for you!

[OzarkSawdust]

Some good ideas...Thanks! I've played with Inkscape some, but haven't looked at GIMP yet at all. Guess I need to...lol.

Didn't think of cutting out the islands first and gluing them to a backer. Good to know. I'll be starting a hummingbird in the next few days and may need to do that with a flower part.

 

[namunolie]

I am not 100%  sure but I have seen that pattern In Korea

well done

 

[amazingkevin]

A customer drew just the deers and sent it to me. Do you know I never knew why he wanted me to cut it. I could not see the deers and never asked. Just thought it was a tattoo or something. You did real good here!!!

[heppnerguy]

On 9/9/2019 at 2:53 PM, OzarkSawdust said:

OK people...don't laugh too hard. This is the 1st full pattern I've cut. Practiced a little on a cedar fence board then cut this out of 1/4 birch plywood.

I started with the buck's antlers then head and neck. I would cut a little then go across and drop out the piece...then continue to the next section. 

I cut most of the "LOVE" and dropped out the piece...it was then that I realized I was missing the center of the L, O, and E! I looked at a copy of the pattern and there they were. I think you call them "floaters"? So I just finished the doe for practice.

Wasn't really a scroll saw pattern, just one of a bunch of pictures on the internet. Now I know what to look for when I think I've found a project!

Does anyone have a real pattern like this?

 

I saw your post so I thought I would try to make a pattern you could cut without losing the middle of the letters. I am not much of a pattern maker but I thought it would be worth a try for you. I hope this helps

Dick

heppnerguy

[OzarkSawdust]

Thank you! I'll try that!

[OzarkSawdust]

14 hours ago, heppnerguy said:

I saw your post so I thought I would try to make a pattern you could cut without losing the middle of the letters. I am not much of a pattern maker but I thought it would be worth a try for you. I hope this helps

Dick

heppnerguy

Try as I may I can't get it to print any larger than about 3" x 3 1/2". I've tried setting the photo size to "full page" and 8 x 10" I've tried fit to "fill page" It still prints same size. Will some computer genius out there please tell me what I'm doing wrong? 

[Loskoppie]

I feel you did just fine for a first job.  I am always very hard on my work don't copy me PLEASE

[Scrappile]

Does you print program let you increase it by %?  If so try it at 200% or somewhere around there.  If that doesn't work try Image Resizer

Below it is inlarged using Image Resizer

[OzarkSawdust]

Thanks! I'll look for it on line.

 

[OzarkSawdust]

YEA! I got it to enlarge to full page with Image Resizer...and saved the website!

[Lucky2]

I agree with Jim Ern,it's your first cutting, "hang it on the wall". It will be something to gauge how much and fast you improve, but always leave it hanging there, so that you know where you started from.

Len