Almost my last one.

[wombatie]

This one almost broke me.  My son in law asked for it for his birthday, yeah no problem says I.    Well after cutting the back twice and the front twice, I almost said no more I give up, yes I was ready to walk away from scrolling, it just got to me.
I cut the back and started to spray it but the paint bubbled, so I let it dry and sanded it off.  I resprayed and it bubbled again, so I went to buy some more paint only to find out that that color was no longer made.  I ended up buying engine paint.  That worked fine.  I cut and painted the front and cut the cardboard center and then the day before his birthday I went to put it all together.  NOOOOOOOOOOOOO, the front was too big for the back.  Somehow one of the patterns that should have gone in the recycling ended up being cut, so I had to cut another piece.  The only one I had no problems with was the cardboard center.  Well it all done now and I will give it to him on Sunday.....He had better like it.

The back is 3/4 inch pine and the front is 3mm ply.  I used Olson Mack 3 blades for the back and Reverse Tooth 2/0 on the ply.  Oh and the pattern was by scrollarific.

Marg

 

[preprius]

If he does not like it send it to me.  I like it. 

Was it the painting that got you upset ?   The cuts on the script word "storm" looks very clean cut. 

 

[FrankEV]

I know it was fustrating, but the end product is very well done. 

Had to look the name up to see who/what is was.  Not an everyday name over here in the USA. 

The pine must have had been still wet with pine sap ozzinfg to surface causing the paint to bubble.  Lumber yard pine is often still full of sap.  An inexpensive wood like Poplar is a better choice for a backet if you want to use solid wood.  Of course, plywood may have been a better choice as it is more stable and dry.

Using a primer will also make a better paint job and may have prevented the bubbling.   

[Foxfold]

I think he'll absolutely love it Marg. It's a beautiful piece.  It was well worth the frustration. 

[Tomanydogs]

Marg all that work was worth it, the piece looks fantastic. Love the way the words have been created and the colours are stunning. 

[daveww1]

very nice job, sorry it gave you so much trouble

[dragonkort2]

beautiful job!!  Hes sure to love it!!  and your hard work is going to be really apprecited

[Scrappile]

great job!

[dgman]

Hang in there Marg, we all go through something like this every once in a while!

Very nice looking plaque!

[trackman]

I have had that type of project also.  Just fights you at each step!  But if it was always easy it would be boring

[Brianr24]

The end product looks great!

[amazingkevin]

Marg, The dimension your giving this is light years ahead of it's time!!!

[rdatelle]

That looks great Marg.

[wombatie]

17 hours ago, FrankEV said:

I know it was fustrating, but the end product is very well done. 

Had to look the name up to see who/what is was.  Not an everyday name over here in the USA. 

The pine must have had been still wet with pine sap ozzinfg to surface causing the paint to bubble.  Lumber yard pine is often still full of sap.  An inexpensive wood like Poplar is a better choice for a backet if you want to use solid wood.  Of course, plywood may have been a better choice as it is more stable and dry.

Using a primer will also make a better paint job and may have prevented the bubbling.   

Poplar is not easy to get around here, have not seen any that big in about 10 years and the thicker ply is cheap and nasty that's why I use pine and 3mm A grade ply.  The pine I was using I had already cut some off and used it, no problems what so ever, so I figured it was the paint.

Marg

[wombatie]

21 hours ago, preprius said:

If he does not like it send it to me.  I like it. 

Was it the painting that got you upset ?   The cuts on the script word "storm" looks very clean cut. 

 

Think I may have just been having a very bad week.  All good now.

Marg

[ben2008]

On 4/1/2021 at 12:21 AM, wombatie said:

 

On 4/1/2021 at 12:21 AM, wombatie said:

This one almost broke me.  My son in law asked for it for his birthday, yeah no problem says I.    Well after cutting the back twice and the front twice, I almost said no more I give up, yes I was ready to walk away from scrolling, it just got to me.
I cut the back and started to spray it but the paint bubbled, so I let it dry and sanded it off.  I resprayed and it bubbled again, so I went to buy some more paint only to find out that that color was no longer made.  I ended up buying engine paint.  That worked fine.  I cut and painted the front and cut the cardboard center and then the day before his birthday I went to put it all together.  NOOOOOOOOOOOOO, the front was too big for the back.  Somehow one of the patterns that should have gone in the recycling ended up being cut, so I had to cut another piece.  The only one I had no problems with was the cardboard center.  Well it all done now and I will give it to him on Sunday.....He had better like it.

The back is 3/4 inch pine and the front is 3mm ply.  I used Olson Mack 3 blades for the back and Reverse Tooth 2/0 on the ply.  Oh and the pattern was by scrollarific.

Marg

 

Great job Marge. I like the colors too. Your patience paid off with this one. 5 out of 5 stars.

When painting pine you really do need a primer first.

What's ironic I'm working on a fretwork clock and I'm using the exact same blades you used. I'm an Olson fan. I used the 2/0 reverse cut for the more intricate inside cuts then swithed to the Mach 3 blade for the ouside cuts. They work perfectly for my application.

Ben

Edited April 2, 2021 by ben2008

[lawson56]

Marg, some of our Greatest work comes from frustration, or so I'm told. It came out Awesome. With all the trouble you had with it, and it came out as Awesome as it did, it shows your awesome skill as a Master Scroller.