Bragging Rights or Crying Rights?

[Dak0ta52]

I've been working on this project for about a month. (I only get to work at scrolling about a day or day and a half per week.) The wood is from a discarded table and is MDF with veneer on both sides. It is 3/4 inches thick and very heavy. The piece is 11 x 14 and the pattern is from "Grandpa." (Thanks Paul) I cut it using Pegus MGT #3 and #5 and also some FD #5 UR. I finished it with natural oil and gave it a half dozen coats of clear gloss. I chose this piece of wood because I thought the dark and light grain in the veneer was unique but now that the project is finished I wonder if I made the right decision. The picture makes it appear to have a rough finish but it is actually very smooth. My wife works for a school and the mascot is a lion. She has already claimed it as her own and she is happy with it. I guess I should just remember the old saying, "Happy Wife, Happy Life!"

[Fab4]

Hi Rodney:
I kinda like the look of this one - 
He's hiding in the shade with the sun coming through
Well done, so put your tissues away and be proud of this one
Fab4

[lawson56]

Never tried cutting MDF with my saw. I have cut it with other saws. You did an Awesome job!! 

[daveww1]

very nice job

[preprius]

This lion is smelling through a slot in an old building.   He is smelling fresh meat, you.  

 

Cool idea.  pick up some ones cheap furniture.

 

I have been considering a tv table as a functional scrow saw item.  A lion staring at you while using a tv tray would be interesting.   You would need a plexiglass cover. 

[new2woodwrk]

I actually like it as well - looks like he is in the shadows of a fence or barn slats peering in to his next meal.

Nicely done

[Denny Knappen]

Very well done.  The cutting looks great.

[Dak0ta52]

Okay, I may have slipped up. The wife decided she was not happy with it and took over the project. As much as I like the contrast in the grain and agree with many who have commented that the lion looks like he is peering through slats with a ray of sunlight across his face, the wife did a fantastic job with her finishing touches.

[lawson56]

Down Right Awesome job she did!!!

[preprius]

important part is team work.   

[Rockytime]

A very nice looking project. Good work.

[FrankEV]

18 hours ago, Dak0ta52 said:

... The wife decided she was not happy with it and ... did a fantastic job with her finishing touches.

I did not reply to the original because I would have been accused of beeing too negative as I did not care for the presentation.  For me, and me alone, this is what I think it should look like.  Great Job by the better half to make it an outstanding piece.

How are you handleing the perimeter edges.  Is the MDF exposed?  If it is, I hope you sealed it well. 

A length of 3/4" "L" moulding from Lowes or HD can be made into a simple frame that would hide the MDF edges.  They also sell some iron- n banding material that can be used to hide exposed MDF edges.

Edited July 27, 2021 by FrankEV

[Dak0ta52]

6 hours ago, FrankEV said:

I did not reply to the original because I would have been accused of beeing too negative as I did not care for the presentation.  For me, and me alone, this is what I think it should look like.  Great Job by the better half to make it an outstanding piece.

How are you handleing the perimeter edges.  Is the MDF exposed?  If it is, I hope you sealed it well. 

A length of 3/4" "L" moulding from Lowes or HD can be made into a simple frame that would hide the MDF edges.  They also sell some iron- n banding material that can be used to hide exposed MDF edges.

Thanks Frank. Right now the edges are exposed. I was planning on cutting some lumber for a frame but the material I have on hand was just to warped and twisted. Thanks for the info on the "L" molding. I'll definitely check that out and will be going to Lowe's this coming weekend. We are in the middle of a bathroom remodel and have an order to be picked up on Sunday.

I agree that the wife is the one who "MADE" this project. She is an art teacher and her eye is much better than mine when it comes to colors. I've tried to get her interested in scrolling but she has no desire to work with tools. Maybe my best tactic would be to do the cuts and let her do the finishing.

[Tbow388]

I like it whatever way you like it best. The cutting is a great job.

[grampa]

Great job Rodney  thanks for bringing the pattern to life........Paul

[heppnerguy]

Art is what someone does and how the artist prefers it to become in the final stages. An example is,   Andy Warhahl (sp) who painted a Campbell soup can label on canvas. I remember how I thought it was a rather stupid thing to paint a picture of, but that and other things he chose to paint made him famous. Some apparently liked it and others, like myself, thought it to be a rather dumb and otherwise useless waste of paint and time. So, now when someone finishes an project that is a little different then the usual, I see it as an expression of taste and a  new or different art form from what I might be expecting. One can learn from anyone, if they keep and open mind and a closed mouth. That said, I also, personally, enjoy hearing negative comments on my finished pieces, if they are viewed in a way, as a suggestion that someone else has that is different from mine and I can then see it as something helpful, rather than a put down. It all depends on how it is written. I furthermore do not appreciate someone that states a criticism in such a way that is only put down, like "that is the stupidest looking project I have ever seen'. Those kind of comments have no place in The Village or on any site, in my opinion.

Dick

heppnerguy