Popular Post RabidAlien Posted September 28, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 28, 2020 Had to pause in my "clearing out the backlog" to cut this H.Botas pattern that my wife fell in love with. The things we do for our spouses.... This was a fun cut, lots of smaller spots but nothing *really* difficult, just a bunch of quick angle changes and sharp corners. #1MG Pegas blades, and low speed did the trick. I single-stacked this one, and kept thinking I was going to regret that but a) didn't have much of a need for a second copy and 2) ended up NOT regretting it (gotta love variable-speed saws!). 3/8" bbply, same for backer. Now to get it framed so she can take it in to work... jbrowning, new2woodwrk, Dave Monk and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted September 28, 2020 Report Share Posted September 28, 2020 So beautiful. Bet she loved it. Marg RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomanydogs Posted September 28, 2020 Report Share Posted September 28, 2020 Wow that is so beautifully cut and the backer you chose it just makes the hummingbird bird stand out beautifully. RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted September 28, 2020 Report Share Posted September 28, 2020 fantastic job RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidAlien Posted September 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2020 Thanks all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxfold Posted September 28, 2020 Report Share Posted September 28, 2020 Brilliant !! RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danj84 Posted September 28, 2020 Report Share Posted September 28, 2020 That looks fantastic well done RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted September 28, 2020 Report Share Posted September 28, 2020 So you let your guard down and something caught her eye!!! She will keep you busy!!! Scary cuts but you aced it!!! RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirithorse Posted September 28, 2020 Report Share Posted September 28, 2020 Nicely done! Thanks for sharing and God Bless! Spirithorse RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted September 29, 2020 Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 Beautiful pattern and you did a great job of cutting it! RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smitty0312 Posted September 29, 2020 Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 Oh that is very very nice...excellent scroll saw artist RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidAlien Posted October 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 Framed! Used some scrap wood found at Lowes...I believe they're spacers that were used between layers on a pallet of fence slats, and they're all sorts of nasty green tinted when I pull them out of the scrap bin, but they're free, they have some great grain when sanded (and lose most of the greenishness), take stain really well, and usually have a lot of character in the way of knots and dings and occasional rounded edges with bark still visible. PERFECT for rustic, rugged frames. There's not really any consistency with thickness/width, so I try to grab a bunch at once and make frames out of pieces that are as close as possible in all dimensions, but sometimes I have to get aggressive in sanding to make edges match up a bit. I'll cut the bevel on my table saw, then measure and cut the 45-degree angles to length on my miter, flip all the pieces face-down (bevel-up) and glue/nail them together so that at least the front side is pretty even and any thickness differences can be sanded down. Wasn't able to get the back-side perfect on this one, but the differences are on the back, not the front. And I think it still gives it character. Foxfold 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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