charles dearing patterns

[red river]

Hi ya'll....Not much of a talker(typer). I am relatively new to scroll sawing and my name is Forrest.

This is one heck of a website and I have picked up many tips and tricks by reading past entries into the General scroll sawing forums....Thanks for that. I was wondering if any of ya'll have done any Dearing patterns and do you use spiral blades exclusively....Thanks....Forrest

[Dan]

Well ome to The Village. I've cut several of charles' patterns and used a flat blade for 95% of the cuts. I only use spirals for the parts that I can't get to with flat blades. 

[Scrappile]

Done quite a few,,, I use both spiral and flat....

Welcome to the forum... Glad you have joined us.

Edited December 26, 2020 by Scrappile

[dgman]

Welcome to the Village Forrest! I have done several Dearing patterns. Mostly done with flat blades, but a few cuts with spirals.

[red river]

Thanx for the replies...I just bought some FD spirals and trying to figure out on what kinds of patterns to use them on.Thinking of trying a portrait and am figuring that might be a place where they would be used. Correct?

 

[daveww1]

welcome to the village

[trackman]

Yes spirals are good for Portraits 

 

 

[Kris Martinson]

20 hours ago, red river said:

Thanx for the replies...I just bought some FD spirals and trying to figure out on what kinds of patterns to use them on.Thinking of trying a portrait and am figuring that might be a place where they would be used. Correct?

 

I've done no Charles Dearing patterns, but I make my own, sometimes from his inspiration. I have done 50+ portraits and I use Pegas 2/0 spirals exclusively. Once you get used to spirals, they allow so much versatility. 

[Denny Knappen]

Like Kris I have not done any of Charles Dearing patterns, but I have done many portrait patterns.  I use Pegas #2/0 and #0 Spiral blades.

[Roberta Moreton]

I have done both Charles Dearing and Charles Hand patterns. I use both flat and spiral blades. 

[stoney]

I have cut many of Charles Dearing patterns some of them exclusively with spiral blades.

[Sparkey]

On 12/25/2020 at 9:42 PM, red river said:

Thanx for the replies...I just bought some FD spirals and trying to figure out on what kinds of patterns to use them on.Thinking of trying a portrait and am figuring that might be a place where they would be used. Correct?

 

I use the FD new 3/0 spirals on stack cut plywood up to 3/4” thick and 3/8” hardwood.