John B Posted August 8, 2022 Report Share Posted August 8, 2022 Well, it happened. I had a couple of portraits of the Duke, Sandwiched together, pattern glued on and ready to go, actually they had been ready to go for about 2 years While I waiting for the lacquer on some tissue boxes to dry, I reckoned, I'd finally cut them, as I had just sold my Last John Wayne portrait. Over the next couple of days, I finished cutting, but it had been so long, that I forgot two small bridges, (A Bridge too Far") Made them very delicate and while sanding the paper caught and, bang designer firewood. You ask.. what happened to No 2 ? Wasn't worth my time seeing how delicate they were. In the bin they went. Good side, I have 2 A3 backers painted and 2 frames to fit A 3 work ready to go. wombatie, don watson, jollyred and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don watson Posted August 8, 2022 Report Share Posted August 8, 2022 I suppose it has happened to us all but still a sad day. John B and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted August 8, 2022 Report Share Posted August 8, 2022 (edited) Sorry that happen but it does. I stack cut this picture of a moose in two 1/8" thick pieces. When I completed them, I noticed I had not gotten the pattern centered on the perfectly. So I took one to my table saw and decided I would carefully cut the wood to line up with picture. The minute the saw blade touched the wood the picture blew up in so many tiny pieces, I felt I was getting rained on... Lucky I didn't have wood shrapnel wounds... Edited August 8, 2022 by Scrappile don watson, wombatie, John B and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barb.j.enders Posted August 8, 2022 Report Share Posted August 8, 2022 Sorry that had happend. John B, don watson and OCtoolguy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneMahler Posted August 8, 2022 Report Share Posted August 8, 2022 Sorry to hear that happened. If it is any consolation you in a big group of us that suffered the same type of situation. OCtoolguy, don watson and John B 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted August 8, 2022 Report Share Posted August 8, 2022 I'm trying to rescue my latest project because something similar happened to me. I hate using BB because of it's fragility. I was trying to rout the edges of a tissue box that I made and went too deep too fast. Shredded the edges. Now I have to remove all the scrolled side panels and replace them. Never say die? don watson and John B 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dak0ta52 Posted August 8, 2022 Report Share Posted August 8, 2022 Been there, done that, John. I keep a bottle of super glue handy in case I find a piece that is weak or breaks out. If it is weak, I'll put a drop of super glue in the weak area and then spread it a little with a dental probe. If it is broken out completely, I'll fit it as best I can and put a little piece of tape over it until I finish cutting or get ready to glue to the backer. The tape reminds me where I need to be careful. If it needs sanding, I'll do it by hand and sometimes hold it in place with that same dental probe while giving it a light brush with sandpaper. However, if you REALLY need firewood..... don watson, OCtoolguy, John B and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted August 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2022 I must learn to not rely on memory when I haven't cut a pattern for a while. I have this habit of altering them as I cut or just prior to cutting I will study pattern and mark in bridges and alteration with a pencil.. As this one had been pasted down and ready to go for so long, I just grabbed it and cut away. I should actually go to the patterns on the computer and make the alterations, then this wouldn't happen, well less chance of it anyway don watson and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted August 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2022 (edited) 8 hours ago, Dak0ta52 said: Been there, done that, John. I keep a bottle of super glue handy in case I find a piece that is weak or breaks out. If it is weak, I'll put a drop of super glue in the weak area and then spread it a little with a dental probe. If it is broken out completely, I'll fit it as best I can and put a little piece of tape over it until I finish cutting or get ready to glue to the backer. The tape reminds me where I need to be careful. If it needs sanding, I'll do it by hand and sometimes hold it in place with that same dental probe while giving it a light brush with sandpaper. However, if you REALLY need firewood..... Rodney, you are not going to believe this, but I did all of the above with the exception of hand sanding. What I usually do is place the piece on a non slip drawer liner then using a ROS on slow to medium speed let it float over the cutting. I reckon that another thing that contributed was the paper disk was rather thick and where the holes had been punched, it was uneven. Not an excuse as the cutting was very fine, just another brick in the wall. Edited August 9, 2022 by John B OCtoolguy and don watson 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted August 9, 2022 Report Share Posted August 9, 2022 What a bugger. Marg don watson, John B and OCtoolguy 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted August 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2022 3 hours ago, wombatie said: What a bugger. Marg Yep, I'm glad I'm not still 18 Marg. A few spanners went flying of into the paddock, never to be found again, when working on my car and they slipped and my knuckles got barked I've learnt a "Little" patience, just swore and binned them . I'll do them again, because I really like the pattern and You may not believe this, but I don't have any of my cuttings, so I was going to keep one and hang. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted August 9, 2022 Report Share Posted August 9, 2022 (edited) 8 hours ago, John B said: Yep, I'm glad I'm not still 18 Marg. A few spanners went flying of into the paddock, never to be found again, when working on my car and they slipped and my knuckles got barked I've learnt a "Little" patience, just swore and binned them . I'll do them again, because I really like the pattern and You may not believe this, but I don't have any of my cuttings, so I was going to keep one and hang. I had a close friend who tossed many of his tools over his house out into a field. Never to be seen again. His forehead and knuckles were testament to each and every one. I'm sure someone with a metal detector will find a treasure trove someday. Edited August 9, 2022 by OCtoolguy John B and Gene Howe 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted August 11, 2022 Report Share Posted August 11, 2022 On 8/9/2022 at 7:18 PM, John B said: Yep, I'm glad I'm not still 18 Marg. A few spanners went flying of into the paddock, never to be found again, when working on my car and they slipped and my knuckles got barked I've learnt a "Little" patience, just swore and binned them . I'll do them again, because I really like the pattern and You may not believe this, but I don't have any of my cuttings, so I was going to keep one and hang. Terry my hubby is a big John Wayne fan so we have 8 or 9 that I have cut, hanging in our "office" area. I also have lots of patterns. Marg OCtoolguy and John B 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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