Popular Post FrankEV Posted March 11, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 11, 2022 I needed a fourth statue to fill an open box in the cabinet next to my desk and have been meaning to cut a Kokopelli for a long time. I have a few different Kokopelli patterns on file, but for this Statue I needed something different. I did find many images on-line and did use two different Kokopelli images I found, to use for the basic outline. However, I added my own designs and put two together to form this Statue I call Kokopellie Band. My final version is 13” tall and 11” wide cut from ¾” Red Oak. I added tenons to the feet of the statues that fit into mortises in the Base. I used my table saw to make the tenons about a half a blade width narrower than the ¾” thickness of the statue. Cutting was relatively easy and done with Pegas #5 MGT blades. The base is about a 3 ½” wide x 11” long x ¾” thick oval with about a four-degree perimeter bevel all around eased at the top with a small round over router bit. All statue edges were eased with my Dremel using sanding drums followed by a good deal of hand sanding using 200 grit up to 1500 grit final sanding before finishing. Finishing was my typical multiple coats of clear gloss Deft Spray Lacquer. As always, comments and critiques are welcome. Dave Monk, Norm Fengstad, frankorona and 12 others 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preprius Posted March 11, 2022 Report Share Posted March 11, 2022 nice arangement. I like southwest art. The Kokopelli was a good choice. My opinion is the basket behind the eagle needs to be upgraded with a scroll saw bowl. Or a tall vase with southwestern feel. I like it. Me. Mark Eason FrankEV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 great job FrankEV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted March 14, 2022 Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 I love Kokopelli's, Yours are fabulous. I hope to cut more this year. Marg FrankEV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie E Posted March 14, 2022 Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 Nice job! I'm a Kokopelli fan as well. FrankEV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pet-design Posted March 16, 2022 Report Share Posted March 16, 2022 Hi Frank - I love the arrangement...but my favorit is the grumpy old man! FrankEV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankEV Posted March 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2022 16 hours ago, pet-design said: Hi Frank - I love the arrangement...but my favorit is the grumpy old man! Me too...it is me and that is why it sits prodly at my desk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlin Posted March 17, 2022 Report Share Posted March 17, 2022 Thanks for the patterns Frank...Hope to cut them soon... FrankEV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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