Popular Post New Guy Posted October 27, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 27, 2019 Used #1 blade Stack cut 2 1/8" BBpy OzarkSawdust, RabidAlien, lawson56 and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted October 27, 2019 Report Share Posted October 27, 2019 whoa! A light water color wash on the backing board with grain so nice in green or blue would be a big plus for this gem.perfect match wood and fish!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted October 27, 2019 Report Share Posted October 27, 2019 I've cut that pattern and you have done a great job with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted October 27, 2019 Report Share Posted October 27, 2019 5 minutes ago, amazingkevin said: whoa! A light water color wash on the backing board with grain so nice in green or blue would be a big plus for this gem.perfect match wood and fish!!! Just wondering, would a watercolor wash not raise the grain severely? I agree, a light green tint on that cutting would be terrific. Would there not have to be some wood protection be needed before the wash? I would like to know as I would like to do that on my cutting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted October 27, 2019 Report Share Posted October 27, 2019 I think a thin rubbed on tint would be ok.although i.ve only done this once on a grizzle bear who's hands were on the sides of a door jam and his head on top of the door frame,which I still have. Thinned down water base paint is what I used back then as suggested by the pattern designer. RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidAlien Posted October 27, 2019 Report Share Posted October 27, 2019 13 minutes ago, amazingkevin said: I think a thin rubbed on tint would be ok.although i.ve only done this once on a grizzle bear who's hands were on the sides of a door jam and his head on top of the door frame,which I still have. Thinned down water base paint is what I used back then as suggested by the pattern designer. ...I'd kinda like to see pics of that!!!! (and possibly a pattern?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted October 27, 2019 Report Share Posted October 27, 2019 One of my Favorite patterns,Awesome job!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 Fantastic job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Johnson Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 Well done Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzarkSawdust Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 Great job! I’ve got a bass pattern I need to get to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 Great work, well done. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 very nice job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdatelle Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 Nice cutting. That poor little frog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson142 Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 19 hours ago, Rockytime said: Just wondering, would a watercolor wash not raise the grain severely? I agree, a light green tint on that cutting would be terrific. Would there not have to be some wood protection be needed before the wash? I would like to know as I would like to do that on my cutting. I think any water based color would raise the grain some but, not severely. Just knock it down with a scuff pad or sandpaper. I personally would not prefinish because the experience I've had with prefinishes is they seal the wood and while they do minimize bleeding they often obscure the grain. I like to use aniline dyes because they don't cloud the grain, you can mix any color imaginable and you can mix any intensity you want. You can even wash some out if you decide it's too bright. Play around with some scrap and don't forget to apply some sort of top coat. The color wash will look OK but the clear finish will really make it pop. Think of how good cherry or some other woods look after applying an oil finish of some sort. You'll feel that smile growing as the piece comes to "life." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 Nicely done. There are a few 'hold your breath' cuts in it , like around the fishes eye and on the frog's feet. I like how it turned out quite well. I was thinking about the conversation about the grain possibly rising if it was washed in an additional color and the thought occurred to me that perhaps that would be what one might hope would happen, considering this is supposed to by under water and looking skyward. It might add even more realism to the pattern. Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namunolie Posted October 29, 2019 Report Share Posted October 29, 2019 I like fish patterns great job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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