Popular Post Joe W. Posted April 2, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 2, 2022 Spent more time than I thought I would on this, but mostly pleased with results. A Steve Good pattern I stack cut - two 1/8" pieces of Baltic Birch. The only bad word that came from my mouth was because of one of the tail feather cutouts - The blade went wonky on me, no matter how I tried to steer it. My guess is it got twisted at some point and that's what caused it to wander. I'm going to try to fill in that small area with a tiny bit of super glue and a pinch of sawdust sand. (years ago I used flour and super glue to repair the tips of my powered paragliding propellers and that worked really well - bonded well to the carbon fiber and could be sanded afterward) Anyway, used some #3's, 2/0s, and 1/0s Pegas blades. Still have to do a light sanding/cleanout. I stress over backers and finishing. The pattern calls for 1/2" backer and I'm having a time finding 1/2" material that wide (almost 8"). Then there is the whole finishing thing - stain/paint/dye and colors. I'll be selling them and I always get hung-up on what will appeal to the customer. It's good to get back to cutting again. Life, of late, had been getting in the way. Dave Monk, meflick, goldfish and 10 others 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric67 Posted April 2, 2022 Report Share Posted April 2, 2022 Hello Joe I like it when it's cut very thin. great job. Joe W. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted April 2, 2022 Report Share Posted April 2, 2022 awesome job Joe W. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barb.j.enders Posted April 2, 2022 Report Share Posted April 2, 2022 Nice cutting. Joe W. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrollerpete Posted April 2, 2022 Report Share Posted April 2, 2022 You did a great job, for the backing I would suggest wood veneer Joe W. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAIrving Posted April 2, 2022 Report Share Posted April 2, 2022 Joe, Beautiful cutting of a great pattern! And I really like the color of the backer. I would not have noticed the bit with the tail feathers if you had not mentioned it. We love our hummingbirds and they are starting to pass through right now, I need to get my feeders up. Their sound is more of a chirp than a tweet. Thurman Joe W. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankEV Posted April 2, 2022 Report Share Posted April 2, 2022 Very nice work. Great pattern by SG. I did this same piece a while ago and treated it like a Plaque, as suggested by Steve, with a 1/4" thick Oval backer. The cut panel was stained dark Walnut and the backer left the light color natural maple I used as a backer. I sanded and stainded the edges of the Oval to make the plywood edge not too noticable. An option would be to mount your cut panel on a square/rectangular backer of a contrasting color and mount it in a frame. Either way would look great. Here is mine I made for my Lady and hangs on my wall in my home. It was one of my very early work nearly three years ago.. pet-design and Joe W. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dak0ta52 Posted April 4, 2022 Report Share Posted April 4, 2022 Excellent cutting, Joe. Looks delicate. Be careful sanding. Joe W. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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