Breakfast at Jose Wales'

[RabidAlien]

Tiffany was booked, so....   Put this pattern together the other day, after watching the Clint Eastwood movie on TV (yet again).  This is one of the best lines in a movie full of memorable quotes ("Dyin' ain't much of a livin', boy."  "You gonna pull those pistols or whistle Dixie?") and one of the iconic poses from the movie posters.  Dang thing is huge, there were parts where the distance between blade and corner of piece exceeded the 16" throat of my saw.  Makes for some interesting cutting, having to run off into the waste areas and come back from the other direction.  3/8" ply, #1 Pegas MG blades (two of em), stack cut two at once.  Next up, trimming the backers to size and seeing if Lowes has enough lumber to build a frame.    Once I figure out a way to stain these (I'm thinking about "building" a container out of aluminum foil), these will be a dark color, probably Minwax Provincial or Honey, and the backer will be as light as I can get it.  Probably do the frame dark, too.

 

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[Oges]

Good to see it cut, now I understand how the pattern work. Nicely done

[John B]

Nice pattern and cutting. One of my favourite westerns and I like almost all westerns

[daveww1]

very nice job

[Scrolling Steve]

Nice job all around !

[rdatelle]

looks good.

 

[RabidAlien]

Stained up and ready to assemble.  Minwax Honey, I think the backer is Minwax Oak or Ipswitch Pine.  One of the backers I experimented with scorching.

[Brianr24]

Careful he’s Faster than a rattler and meaner than a hedgehog with those pistols 

really beautiful work! 

[RabidAlien]

35 minutes ago, Brianr24 said:

Careful he’s Faster than a rattler and meaner than a hedgehog with those pistols 

really beautiful work! 

Gotta watch out for those Ole'West hedgehogs.  LOL  Lone Watie had some great lines, too.  "Snuk up on by a white man.  That's not right."

[Ron Johnson]

Very well done Kirk. 

[Dragonkort]

great work, pattern and cutting!!!

[John B]

The finished item looks gooder than before
I do prefer the plain backing as IMHO the burnt grain detracts from the cutting.

[lgtaylor]

Love that movie and very nice work!

[amazingkevin]

Now this is a piece of work to write home about!!! Love it!!!