FrankEV Posted February 18, 2022 Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 I purchased a set of three Cat statue patterns from Richard Myrchak I found on Pinterest. I modified this one slightly to resize it to 7” wide x 14” tall and added tenons for mounting into the base. This piece is cut from 3/4” thick Maple. Cutting was done using Pegas # 5 skip tooth blade. I tapered the perimeter of the base about 6 degrees. I use a small cove bit in my table mounted router to ease/round over all edges. I applied a coat of Lacquer Sanding Sealer then sanded using my Dremel and lots of hand sanding (I don’t have a spindle sander which would make this kind of project much easier). Finish is multiple coats of Clear Gloss Lacquer. I’m thinking I may cut this pattern again, using a less expensive piece of wood (maybe Poplar), and finish it with High Gloss Black Lacquer. Comments and critique always welcome. jr42, new2woodwrk, FDPiper and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preprius Posted February 18, 2022 Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 Frank, Nice piece. Good angle cut on the base. Adds the touch of a statue. I am making something out of maple right now. Maple can be pretty with its orange tint. I like orange cats. What was your last sanding grit before 1st layer of finish? Me. Mark Eason FrankEV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jr42 Posted February 19, 2022 Report Share Posted February 19, 2022 I like it a lot, very nice looking. FrankEV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted February 22, 2022 Report Share Posted February 22, 2022 very nice FrankEV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barb.j.enders Posted February 22, 2022 Report Share Posted February 22, 2022 I like it out of Maple. Very nice cutting FrankEV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric67 Posted February 22, 2022 Report Share Posted February 22, 2022 I like it FrankEV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dak0ta52 Posted February 22, 2022 Report Share Posted February 22, 2022 Excellent, Frank. I'm a fan of the maple but would like to see the grain in the popular. You said there were three patterns... Can we expect to see the other two? FrankEV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted February 22, 2022 Report Share Posted February 22, 2022 On 2/18/2022 at 2:14 PM, FrankEV said: I purchased a set of three Cat statue patterns from Richard Myrchak I found on Pinterest. I modified this one slightly to resize it to 7” wide x 14” tall and added tenons for mounting into the base. This piece is cut from 3/4” thick Maple. Cutting was done using Pegas # 5 skip tooth blade. I tapered the perimeter of the base about 6 degrees. I use a small cove bit in my table mounted router to ease/round over all edges. I applied a coat of Lacquer Sanding Sealer then sanded using my Dremel and lots of hand sanding (I don’t have a spindle sander which would make this kind of project much easier). Finish is multiple coats of Clear Gloss Lacquer. I’m thinking I may cut this pattern again, using a less expensive piece of wood (maybe Poplar), and finish it with High Gloss Black Lacquer. Comments and critique always welcome. By rounding out the cut and giving the base some extra character, you accomplished what could have been a simple outline cut and turned it into a true piece of art. I would have never bothered to cut it out as I am not into simple outline scroll pieces, but with the results you gave to it, I really like it. Dick heppnerguy FrankEV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankEV Posted February 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2022 On 2/18/2022 at 6:51 PM, preprius said: ...What was your last sanding grit before 1st layer of finish? 600, also light 600 between coats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankEV Posted February 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2022 9 minutes ago, Dak0ta52 said: ... Can we expect to see the other two? Probably, just not sure how soon. Dak0ta52 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted February 23, 2022 Report Share Posted February 23, 2022 The first thing that came to mind was elegant and that is what it is. Excellent work Frank. Marg FrankEV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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