H. Botas Owl.

[Foxfold]

Straight off the saw. No finish, no frame. Just glad to have him done

An H Botas pattern. Niqua #3 blade for all except the 'feathers'. 3mm B/B

Edited March 30, 2021 by Foxfold

[dgman]

That’s a beauty Brenda!

[rjR]

Great job!

 

[FrankEV]

Very well done!  Botas pattern of the wise bird is really nice.

[namunolie]

Great work 

Look very nice

[Charlie E]

Beautifully done!

[Rockytime]

Beautifully done. I love owls!

[wombatie]

That is one of the nicest owl patterns that I have see.  You did a great job, it's lovely.

Marg

[daveww1]

fantastic job

[amazingkevin]

Must have been good meds they gave you for your finger. Your work is something!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Foxfold]

9 hours ago, amazingkevin said:

Must have been good meds they gave you for your finger. Your work is something!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Kevin. The fingers took just over a month to heal and although tender, are pretty much back to normal. Must admit, being 'tender' stops me holding my work to tightly, which isn't a bad thing 

[lawson56]

WOW!!! Bet ya got a little crossed eyed a few times Down Right Awesome work!!!

[Fred Buehler]

Curious did you use a spiral blade to cut the Owl. i Have tried using a spiral blade looks terrible.

[Foxfold]

14 hours ago, Fred Buehler said:

Curious did you use a spiral blade to cut the Owl. i Have tried using a spiral blade looks terrible.

I used a #2 spiral blade to do the 'feathers' in the body of the owl, for the rest I used a #3 flat blade.

[FrankEV]

15 hours ago, Fred Buehler said:

...i Have tried using a spiral blade looks terrible.

I forced myself to learn how to use spiral blades and very happy I did.  They are my go to blades for a lot of my projects now.  Cutting time is reduced significantly because you do not have to spin your work.

All it takes is practice.  Suggest you get a bird pattern (like an eagle, owl or hawk) that has a lot of holes in the body representing feathers and go at it with spiral blades.  These patterns are very forgiving.

Don't try to be toooo precise.  Keep a light grip on the work panel and let your eyes control  your hands.  Don't try to force the blade path...think/visualize it.  You will find you will follow the lines much easier. 

Also, it is not necessary to split the cut lines so rather try to keep the blade just inside the cut out rather than outside.  it is much easier to shave some off but you can not put material back. 

Oh, and when parreleling an adjacent cut line....try not to look at it.  Just look at the line you are cutting.   It is like riding a bike or MC, you will tend to go where you are looking rather than staying on the line/path you want to follow. 

And once into a  long cuts, keep moving as long as possible.  if you stop along a cut line it is almost impossible to start again with out some buggering up of the line a little. 

I'm willing to bet that by the time you finish that first pattern you will well on your way to being well versed in the use of spiral blades.  

[Frank Pellow]

5 hours ago, FrankEV said:

I forced myself to learn how to use spiral blades and very happy I did.  They are my go to blades for a lot of my projects now.  Cutting time is reduced significantly because you do not have to spin your work.

All it takes is practice.  Suggest you get a bird pattern (like an eagle, owl or hawk) that has a lot of holes in the body representing feathers and go at it with spiral blades.  These patterns are very forgiving.

Don't try to be toooo precise.  Keep a light grip on the work panel and let your eyes control  your hands.  Don't try to force the blade path...think/visualize it.  You will find you will follow the lines much easier. 

Also, it is not necessary to split the cut lines so rather try to keep the blade just inside the cut out rather than outside.  it is much easier to shave some off but you can not put material back. 

Oh, and when parreleling an adjacent cut line....try not to look at it.  Just look at the line you are cutting.   It is like riding a bike or MC, you will tend to go where you are looking rather than staying on the line/path you want to follow. 

And once into a  long cuts, keep moving as long as possible.  if you stop along a cut line it is almost impossible to start again with out some buggering up of the line a little. 

I'm willing to bet that by the time you finish that first pattern you will well on your way to being well versed in the use of spiral blades.  

I second all of Frank's advice.  

[dragonkort2]

simply breath taking!!  I love alll the complex patterns all of you do!!  now what grade of bbplywood do you use? or what kind of wood

 

[Foxfold]

19 hours ago, dragonkort2 said:

simply breath taking!!  I love alll the complex patterns all of you do!!  now what grade of bbplywood do you use? or what kind of wood

 

This was done on 3mm bb ply that I bought off ebay, from someone who supplies it for use with a laser .