Scrappile Posted April 3, 2020 Report Share Posted April 3, 2020 (edited) Recently @RabidAlien posted the pattern of the Jazz Trumpeter. One I wanted to try so I did. Not posting this because I am happy with it but more to give advice to anyone else that cuts it. As you can see with mine, it does not show up well. The reason is I did not enlarge the pattern enough, this is approximately 10" x 7.5" x 1/4". When I do it again (out of wood right now), I will increase the size by at least 50% more. That way the lines will be thick enough to let the white show through, and I will cut it in 1/8" pieces (stacked), that will also let the white show up more. It is a fun cut and not real difficult. There are some very fragile area and making it bigger will also strengthen them some. I really enjoyed playing around with it, not sorry I tried and it will be on my do over list. Is making a trip to a wood store essential???!! Feels like it to me.. Just thought of another option, reverse it, doesn't look too bad. Edited April 3, 2020 by Scrappile RabidAlien, LarryEA, OCtoolguy and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrollingforsanity Posted April 3, 2020 Report Share Posted April 3, 2020 Very nice Paul, you always do nice work. Scrappile and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidAlien Posted April 3, 2020 Report Share Posted April 3, 2020 Nice! Yeah, pattern might need to be enlarged. I just left it the size I downloaded it, since it seemed large enough on my screen. 150% or even 200% would work, or else use really thin wood. I was thinking it might also look good with a light behind it... OCtoolguy, Scrappile and scrollingforsanity 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris Martinson Posted April 3, 2020 Report Share Posted April 3, 2020 Looks like a very well-done project. Congratulations. Thanks for the tips on cutting. Have you thought about back-lighting this one? It might make it really pop. OCtoolguy and Scrappile 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted April 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2020 Ya, I did think of a lighted shadow box or something similar. Not going to put that much effort into this attempt, but I think it would work and be kinda neat. Kris, you did a much better job of of it than I did. Kris Martinson, OCtoolguy and scrollingforsanity 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris Martinson Posted April 3, 2020 Report Share Posted April 3, 2020 1 minute ago, Scrappile said: Ya, I did think of a lighted shadow box or something similar. Not going to put that much effort into this attempt, but I think it would work and be kinda neat. Kris, you did a much better job of of it than I did. I just tweeked your picture. I haven't cut this one. This is what yours would look like if back-lit. Scrappile, scrollingforsanity and OCtoolguy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted April 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2020 Oh,,, computer dummy me!! OCtoolguy and scrollingforsanity 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris Martinson Posted April 3, 2020 Report Share Posted April 3, 2020 scrollingforsanity, OCtoolguy and RabidAlien 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidAlien Posted April 3, 2020 Report Share Posted April 3, 2020 Dang. Is that backlit? scrollingforsanity 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted April 3, 2020 Report Share Posted April 3, 2020 Backlit? WOW, that is impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 nice job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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