FrankEV Posted June 16, 2021 Report Share Posted June 16, 2021 Some of you might know how difficult it is to keep a scrolling project a secret from a better half that likes to visit you in your shop and see what you are making. That was the case with this project. I’m hosting a family get together in Virginia Beach the third week of July that includes my Son and his wife, my Daughter and her husband along with my Lady and myself. It has been about 10 years since we were all together. I’m trying to make this vacation a little special as us all being together at one time is difficult to arrange. We live in different parts of the country, namely NC, NY and FL. Back in early May, Danny Knappen had posted a couple of Sue May Pattern Dream Catchers he made that caught my eye and decided I would make one for each of the ladies as a surprise, hence the need to keep the project secret from my Lady. Sue May has a couple of offering including a Dragonfly that is perfect for my DIL and a Hummingbird that is good for my Lady, but wanted something different for my Daughter. I found a Butterfly pattern on-line that worked well. I stack cut 1/4” thick solid Walnut for the circular body. The creatures were cut from 1/4” solid Maple affixed to a hand painted 1/16” thick plywood backer material I found in Hobby Lobby. The feathers are cut from 1/8” thick solid Walnut and Maple. All cutting was done using Pegas #2/0 and #0 spiral blades. Based on the write up that came with the pattern, I decided to fancy up the cutting by adding Gold colored beads and a hanging chain, which I added after the wood work was all assembled and finished with many coats of clear Gloss Lacquer. The feathers and beads were fixed in place with Cyanoacrylate Glue. I spent a lot of time in the beading section of Hobby Lobby trying to find what I wanted/needed. Deciding on what chain to use and finding tiny screw eyelets was difficult. Cutting and assembling the various parts of the Dream Catchers, times three, was very time consuming. Not something I would care to do on a regular basis, but I enjoyed doing it for these special gifts. I now need to find some approximately 12” square by 2” deep boxes to bubble wrap, store and carry them in, as they are quite fragile. I may have to resort to some Pizza boxes from my local Pizza place . Thanks for reading! Yep, the Butterfly got placed a tad bit off center during glue up. I don't think it will matter to my Daughter. meflick, Frank Pellow, TexasDIY and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preprius Posted June 16, 2021 Report Share Posted June 16, 2021 Very nice. Did you have to redue any feathers. Did you break any? I am surprised you posted the pics before the event. FrankEV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Knappen Posted June 16, 2021 Report Share Posted June 16, 2021 Those look great, Frank. Everyone will be thrilled! FrankEV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankEV Posted June 16, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2021 36 minutes ago, preprius said: Very nice. Did you have to redue any feathers. Did you break any? I am surprised you posted the pics before the event. I had stack cut a bunch of the feathers, so I had extras. And yes I did break a couple that I had to replace. The quills are quite thin, thus fragile. I would do something different if I was to do them again, which I'm not likely to do. An eylet at the end of the quill would allow the fethers to be hung like Danny did, but I was looking for the fan arrangement that Sue May showed. I had to take the pics, get the pizza boxes, bubble wrap and store away right now so she dosn't see. I'll be careful to not let her look over my shoulder when I might have the pics up. A buck apiece for the Pizza boxes was a steal. Now they will be outa sight out of mind until the trip in July. Not going to post on FB or both my DIL and Daughted would see them. I'm glad to have the project put to bed. meflick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flarud Posted June 16, 2021 Report Share Posted June 16, 2021 They all look really good. Not many things go better together than Maple and Walnut. FrankEV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirithorse Posted June 16, 2021 Report Share Posted June 16, 2021 Very well done! Thanks for sharing and God Bless! Spirithorse FrankEV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meflick Posted June 16, 2021 Report Share Posted June 16, 2021 Beautiful pieces that all of the ladies are going to love. Now that you are getting them put away - don't forget them when you leave for your trip! FrankEV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted June 17, 2021 Report Share Posted June 17, 2021 11 hours ago, FrankEV said: Some of you might know how difficult it is to keep a scrolling project a secret from a better half that likes to visit you in your shop and see what you are making. That was the case with this project. I’m hosting a family get together in Virginia Beach the third week of July that includes my Son and his wife, my Daughter and her husband along with my Lady and myself. It has been about 10 years since we were all together. I’m trying to make this vacation a little special as us all being together at one time is difficult to arrange. We live in different parts of the country, namely NC, NY and FL. Back in early May, Danny Knappen had posted a couple of Sue May Pattern Dream Catchers he made that caught my eye and decided I would make one for each of the ladies as a surprise, hence the need to keep the project secret from my Lady. Sue May has a couple of offering including a Dragonfly that is perfect for my DIL and a Hummingbird that is good for my Lady, but wanted something different for my Daughter. I found a Butterfly pattern on-line that worked well. I stack cut 1/4” thick solid Walnut for the circular body. The creatures were cut from 1/4” solid Maple affixed to a hand painted 1/16” thick plywood backer material I found in Hobby Lobby. The feathers are cut from 1/8” thick solid Walnut and Maple. All cutting was done using Pegas #2/0 and #0 spiral blades. Based on the write up that came with the pattern, I decided to fancy up the cutting by adding Gold colored beads and a hanging chain, which I added after the wood work was all assembled and finished with many coats of clear Gloss Lacquer. The feathers and beads were fixed in place with Cyanoacrylate Glue. I spent a lot of time in the beading section of Hobby Lobby trying to find what I wanted/needed. Deciding on what chain to use and finding tiny screw eyelets was difficult. Cutting and assembling the various parts of the Dream Catchers, times three, was very time consuming. Not something I would care to do on a regular basis, but I enjoyed doing it for these special gifts. I now need to find some approximately 12” square by 2” deep boxes to bubble wrap, store and carry them in, as they are quite fragile. I may have to resort to some Pizza boxes from my local Pizza place . Thanks for reading! Yep, the Butterfly got placed a tad bit off center during glue up. I don't think it will matter to my Daughter. As usual, not only is your cutting skills top notch but you sure know how to bring on the color. Outstanding once more Dick heppnerguy FrankEV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted June 17, 2021 Report Share Posted June 17, 2021 Very nice. The dragonfly is my favorite. Marg FrankEV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted June 17, 2021 Report Share Posted June 17, 2021 WOW! They all look Awesome. I made a few some yrs back, and most people around these parts had no idea what they were. FrankEV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted June 17, 2021 Report Share Posted June 17, 2021 fantastic job, they're beautiful FrankEV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbow388 Posted June 18, 2021 Report Share Posted June 18, 2021 Great job. Those are awesome. FrankEV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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