Popular Post heppnerguy Posted June 9, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted June 9, 2021 I finished another car pattern. This one stems off my very favorite automobile ever....the 1935 Ford. Ford made some design changes from the 1935, the following year but pretty much saved the best of the 35 and made a little different look to it. I figure, this way when a person bought the new 1936 it was recognized as a NEW car. Anyway, I struggled tremendously when I cut a detailed 1957 Chevy and was at my wits ends with all the problems I had with it, so much so, that I came really close to giving up scrolling. Luckily for me, I calmed down and finished it. This time I decided to have a go and hang in there and just get this project finished without loosing my cool. I did run into a major problem when a fairly large part broke off but I was determined to not get upset and not give up. I glued the broken part up when I mounted the car on the backer board and commence to make a frame for it. I made it with 1/4 inch BB Ply and made one choice that I wished I hadn't and that was to cut it with a spiral blade. I felt pretty comfortable the last time I used a spiral and decided that if I did not use it more often I would loose what little spiral blade ability I had worked to achieve. I guess I should have not done it on this pattern but I made it for myself so I can live with my mistaken choice, if it did not turn out to be a good choice this time. So here is what I ended up with and it is going to hang in my den with my 1935 Ford that love looking at daily. Dick heppnerguy Tbow388, Alexander Fadeev, frankorona and 16 others 17 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted June 9, 2021 Report Share Posted June 9, 2021 WOW!!! Now that is a Beautiful Auto. In this pic I can see any mistakes. You did an Awesome job!!, Glad you didn't give up. I have broken quite a few in my yrs of scrolling, some I could fis, some not. heppnerguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted June 9, 2021 Report Share Posted June 9, 2021 I think you did great..... I only hope I can do nearly as well... heppnerguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomanydogs Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 You did a marvellous cutting, a really nice piece. Well done. heppnerguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 Nice job! The grill looks scary. heppnerguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munzieb Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 You definitely kicked it up a notch, heck, several! It came out fantastic and you nailed the grill! heppnerguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted June 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 22 hours ago, lawson56 said: WOW!!! Now that is a Beautiful Auto. In this pic I can see any mistakes. You did an Awesome job!!, Glad you didn't give up. I have broken quite a few in my yrs of scrolling, some I could fis, some not. I know exactly what you mean. I to have had a lot of errors in my years of scrolling. I loved to see how fast I could knock out a piece and this contributed to my breakouts and errors. Now I have slowed down and i am trying to improve my work in my old age but I still have me problems. The good thing is I am still learning from my mistakes and I think I will continue to improve if I keep the speed down and the attention up. Thanks for all your nice comments. I do appreciate them a lot Dick heppnerguy lawson56 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben2008 Posted June 11, 2021 Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 Really very nice and good job with the frame. Fits very nicely. heppnerguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSull Posted June 11, 2021 Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 Really sweet. Looks like a lot of detailed cutting! heppnerguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted June 11, 2021 Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 That is awesome Dick. Only you know where it broke because I honestly can't tell. I know how you feel about thinking of quitting, it happened to me last year but I soon said no I am not a quitter and tried again, glad I did. Marg heppnerguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted June 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 On 6/9/2021 at 3:35 PM, Scrappile said: I think you did great..... I only hope I can do nearly as well... You would make me have to blush if my work was ever set next to your master pieces. The fact that I was able to even finish this project is my only credit .. Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted June 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 On 6/9/2021 at 5:13 PM, Tomanydogs said: You did a marvellous cutting, a really nice piece. Well done. I had to really be determined to even finish it. I do the best I can and I found this one to end up being another learning piece. I know I should be able to do a better job on it, if and when I can get around to cutting it again. I have so many patterns that I want to cut. Thank you so much for your nice words of encouragement. I am so grateful for you to take your time to send me those. Dick heppnerguy Tomanydogs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted June 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 On 6/9/2021 at 6:03 PM, Rockytime said: Nice job! The grill looks scary. I found it to be a 'hold my breath and pray' situation. I was using a spiral blade on it and next time I would not. It definitely was a good practice for the spirals but not what I would choose for cutting this a second time. I am just happy that I did not give up on it. thanks for the nice comment on it Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted June 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 On 6/10/2021 at 2:25 AM, munzieb said: You definitely kicked it up a notch, heck, several! It came out fantastic and you nailed the grill! At least I finished it this time. I would do the grill differently the next time and I learned a lot when I cut it. I would not use the spiral blade on this kind of a pattern again but I do not want to loose my ability to use them as they are so handy on a lot of fret work but not so much on the straight line pieces like this. I hope to do one of your car patterns soon and see how much better I can do with one of them. Thanks for the nice encouragement and all the help and suggestions you have given me in the past. They will really help when me a lot in the future. Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted June 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 13 hours ago, ben2008 said: Really very nice and good job with the frame. Fits very nicely. I have a ways to go on making the frames but even with my efforts and mistakes, I believe they help with the presentation and step up the looks of the finished piece some. I love trying to make and add them to my work. I may get this part down better if I keep trying to master them. Thank you for your nice comments on both the car and the frame. It feels good, even if it is a little bit of a stretch.\ Dick heppenrguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted June 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 11 hours ago, CSull said: Really sweet. Looks like a lot of detailed cutting! Thank you for taking your time to make a nice comment on my project. I try to do my work as well as my ability, or lack of, will allow. I am always learning things with almost each piece I make, even though I have been at it for several years. I think my old age is fighting me a lot more now then it used to. Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted June 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 10 hours ago, wombatie said: That is awesome Dick. Only you know where it broke because I honestly can't tell. I know how you feel about thinking of quitting, it happened to me last year but I soon said no I am not a quitter and tried again, glad I did. Marg Maybe it happens to a lot of us as we push the envelop to try something more advanced then we have done before. When we do not push ourselves we can never achieve the success with pieces that we used to look at with envy that we see other scrollers doing. The important thing is not to just too quickly from one ability into the other or we do end up being discouraged. And as we (not meaning you, of course) get older, our bodies do not allow us to spend too much time in the shop without it complaining with aches, pains and not letting us sit too long on the projects that take days of straining our eyes to finish. I too am very happy that I was able to finish this project and even though I was not able to achieve the high mark I was hoping to be able to give myself for this one, I still ended up feeling good about myself for not letting the breakout to discourage me. I am now ready for the next challenge. Dick heppnerguy wombatie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Fengstad Posted June 15, 2021 Report Share Posted June 15, 2021 You did a good job, any mistakes are only noticed by you heppnerguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted June 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2021 On 6/15/2021 at 4:41 PM, Norm Fengstad said: You did a good job, any mistakes are only noticed by you Thanks for looking the other way. I did the best I could on it. Thank you for the nice comment too Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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