Popular Post Old Joe Posted March 10, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 (edited) I have been on a portrait jag for a while, mainly based on Charles Dearing patterns. I tend to torture myself by making them considerably smaller than the artist had designed them to be, often reduced by 50%. It’s become a sort of personal style that I like for the challenge, and the finished product isn’t quite so overwhelming. When using Baltic Birch, I almost always use 1/4”, and back them with a dark stained 3/4” piece of poplar, oak, or pine with a keyhole slot cut in the back to hang them. On this BB King, I cut it 9” x 9” square, which made the the guitar’s fretboard very tight. Other than the long outer cuts I used mainly 2/0 Pegas spiral blades, except a few cuts with #1 spirals. I hope you all enjoy it. Edited March 10, 2020 by Old Joe amazingkevin, Phantom Scroller, RabidAlien and 8 others 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted March 10, 2020 Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 fantastic job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdatelle Posted March 10, 2020 Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 That is some fine scrolling. I just can't get the hang of using a spiral blade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Joe Posted March 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 43 minutes ago, rdatelle said: That is some fine scrolling. I just can't get the hang of using a spiral blade. Ralph I started a couple + months ago with the spirals, after first trying unsuccessfully about a year ago. This time it just clicked, and now I have at least a couple of hundred hours of using them. I find them to work great on portraits, especially those with tons of details of things like hair. I’ll probably never do a portrait like this one with just flat blades again. Wilson142 and rdatelle 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson142 Posted March 10, 2020 Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 (edited) Really nice piece. One of my favorite blues musicians. I also cut a lot of Charles Dearing, Charles Hand and Mike Williams. I usually reduce to the size of wood I have. Lately I have been cutting everything from 3/8" BB because I like the look and I find I don't have to be quite so fussy about sanding the fuzzies because they aren't nearly as apparent on the thicker wood. We could be brothers by a different mother, I just ordered a gross each of Pegus 2/0 and #1spirals lol Edited March 10, 2020 by Wilson142 a thought Old Joe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Joe Posted March 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 Wilson, I also just reordered a mess of 2/0 and #1’s from Denny @Artcrafters, along with a size I have never used before- size 0. I wish I could get even smaller Pegas spirals than 2/0. Wilson142 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxfold Posted March 10, 2020 Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 Stunning Old Joe and amazingkevin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted March 10, 2020 Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 I know you had a good time with the spirals and it shows. Glad the learning curve is over, your a real spiral master now!!! Good job!!! Old Joe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted March 10, 2020 Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Old Joe said: Wilson, I also just reordered a mess of 2/0 and #1’s from Denny @Artcrafters, along with a size I have never used before- size 0. I wish I could get even smaller Pegas spirals than 2/0. I believe the Flying Dutchman 3/0 spiral is a little smaller then the Pegas 2/0. It is what I use for veining and really small areas. Great job on cutting BB. I Can't imagine cutting it that small. Very nice work. Old Joe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKSO_99 Posted March 10, 2020 Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 Awesome job, the detail is incredible ~ well done. Old Joe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted March 10, 2020 Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 I love the spiral blade experts here in The Village. One can not match the quality and ability to cut such delicate frets with a flat blade. I use them occasionally with success and occasionally without success. Not sure why I seem to do them one pretty well one time and not the next. I guess it boils down to practice...practice...practice. Great job on this piece Old Joe, as well as all that you post. I believe I saw this one done at Scrappile's house that last time I visited with him. Very interesting and challenging pattern Dick heppnerguy Old Joe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Joe Posted March 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 You’re too kind, heppenerguy. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Knappen Posted March 10, 2020 Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 (edited) Wow, that is wonderful, especially that you reduced it by 50%. FYI. The FD New Spiral #3/0 is listed as 0.024" in diameter on the website. The Pegas Spiral #2/0 is 0.0236" in diameter with a cutting trace of 0.0276". Edited March 10, 2020 by Denny Knappen Old Joe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted March 12, 2020 Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 Oh WOW only 9" x 9" that is insane. You did an awesome job, well done. Marg Old Joe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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