Popular Post Eplfan2011 Posted September 30, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 30, 2022 (edited) More time to practice, this was out of my skills level but I wanted to give it a try. If I'm annoying you all with my frequent posts of my butchery , let me know I'll slow it down Edited October 1, 2022 by Eplfan2011 Dan, Dak0ta52, MidwestTrudell and 17 others 20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted September 30, 2022 Report Share Posted September 30, 2022 Looks good and clean. I love the compound cut ornaments. OCtoolguy, Eplfan2011 and danny 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Monk Posted September 30, 2022 Report Share Posted September 30, 2022 That is a beauty. Keep it up. danny, OCtoolguy and Eplfan2011 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 Great to see someone progress as fast as you are and with so much enthusiasm! Dave is correct, keep it up. barb.j.enders, OCtoolguy and danny 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Eplfan2011 said: More time to practice, this was out of my skills level but I wanted to give it a try. If I'm annoying you all with my frequent posts of my butchery , let me know I'll slow it down You're doing great and I for one am enjoying your enthusiasm. Keep it up. Edited October 1, 2022 by OCtoolguy danny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondewood Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 Great job! Love the compound cut. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eplfan2011 Posted October 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 59 minutes ago, OCtoolguy said: You're doing great and I for one am enjoying your enthusiasm. Keep it up. Thanks Ray ... Just don't want to rock the boat with all these rank amature cuts... Oh BTW you guys are way too nice, some criticism helps sometimes 🫣 OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 Looks great, nice and clean. One way you can make it more interesting would to be to layer 2 or 3 different kinds of wood before you cut it out, but you're doing great! Chris danny and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eplfan2011 Posted October 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 1 minute ago, Hawk said: Looks great, nice and clean. One way you can make it more interesting would to be to layer 2 or 3 different kinds of wood before you cut it out, but you're doing great! Chris Thanks Chris, believe it or not I was struggling ot find a piece of 2x4 never crossed my mind to laminate some scraps together .... Great idea... I'm thinking of trying my new airbrush out on it, throw some acrylic on it. OCtoolguy and danny 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe W. Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 You are motivating me to give it a try. Good Job OCtoolguy, danny, Eplfan2011 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barb.j.enders Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 If that is "butchery" then I should give up!!! Great job. MidwestTrudell, Eplfan2011, Greatgrandpawrichard and 2 others 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 excellent job Eplfan2011, danny and OCtoolguy 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 14 hours ago, Eplfan2011 said: Thanks Ray ... Just don't want to rock the boat with all these rank amature cuts... Oh BTW you guys are way too nice, some criticism helps sometimes 🫣 Ok, I'll find something you did wrong. I'll need pics from all sides. Lol Eplfan2011 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Knappen Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 Wonderful cutting. Compound cutting is my favorite. danny and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjweb Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 That's a great job, who's pattern is it, RJ OCtoolguy and Eplfan2011 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eplfan2011 Posted October 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 3 minutes ago, rjweb said: That's a great job, who's pattern is it, RJ One of Steve good's MidwestTrudell, OCtoolguy, Greatgrandpawrichard and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobscroll Posted October 2, 2022 Report Share Posted October 2, 2022 Hi Colin, Your not boring us with your work... We love you posting your journey in scrolling, I like your compound cutting! So I say to you... Keep on posting! Thank you, Bob OCtoolguy and Eplfan2011 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted October 2, 2022 Report Share Posted October 2, 2022 I agree with all the others, keep posting.. I don't always comment on these type post but I do enjoy seeing them. I've been sawing for 15+ or - years and you have passed me up in just a few weeks because I haven't done a compound cut yet. On 9/30/2022 at 10:14 PM, Eplfan2011 said: Oh BTW you guys are way too nice, some criticism helps sometimes 🫣 Okay challenge accepted. This turned out terrible-ly nice compared to my compound cut ornament. Eplfan2011 and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie E Posted October 2, 2022 Report Share Posted October 2, 2022 I found something wrong! You cut the S's backwards on two sides. I've done some of those and struggled to get the point on the bottom to come out right so I opted to just round off the bottom. You nailed it. Great job! I do like @Hawk's idea about layering different woods. I'm going to give that a shot. danny, OCtoolguy and Eplfan2011 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAIrving Posted October 3, 2022 Report Share Posted October 3, 2022 I agree about using different wood, the most noticeable flaws I see in this piece are in the wood itself. But then, we all practice on lesser woods first. And, along those lines, I do see some fuzzies on some of the cuts. The holes for the support cord might not be perfectly round. I often have trouble cutting a small round hole with the scrollsaw and now sometimes use a drill to drill the hole rather than try to cut it. When displaying the finished piece, nobody knows how you did it, just what it looks like. Eplfan2011 and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eplfan2011 Posted October 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2022 1 hour ago, TAIrving said: I agree about using different wood, the most noticeable flaws I see in this piece are in the wood itself. But then, we all practice on lesser woods first. And, along those lines, I do see some fuzzies on some of the cuts. The holes for the support cord might not be perfectly round. I often have trouble cutting a small round hole with the scrollsaw and now sometimes use a drill to drill the hole rather than try to cut it. When displaying the finished piece, nobody knows how you did it, just what it looks like. Agreed I'd already told myself I was not going to cut that hole next time and use a a drill lol. Yep the wood was just a old chunk of 2*4 but it's not meant as a keeper just to cut and learn. I must admit I hate sanding I'm going to have to spend more time at it and find some more efficient ways to do it . Thanks ! OCtoolguy, Gene Howe and Greatgrandpawrichard 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie E Posted October 5, 2022 Report Share Posted October 5, 2022 Just a heads up. Pertaining to the drilling rather than cutting the hole and using different/harder wood. I have a really hard time drilling from both sides of, say 1 1//2" oak and having the hole come out perfectly centered in the middle. Maybe others don't but I sure do. So I just drill from one side since it only needs one hole anyway. Not saying this is the way to do it, just what I've done. OCtoolguy and Eplfan2011 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eplfan2011 Posted October 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2022 34 minutes ago, Charlie E said: Just a heads up. Pertaining to the drilling rather than cutting the hole and using different/harder wood. I have a really hard time drilling from both sides of, say 1 1//2" oak and having the hole come out perfectly centered in the middle. Maybe others don't but I sure do. So I just drill from one side since it only needs one hole anyway. Not saying this is the way to do it, just what I've done. Thanks for the heads up Charlie E! OCtoolguy and Charlie E 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaughn Posted October 14, 2022 Report Share Posted October 14, 2022 That is terrific. It appears that you are progressing extremely well. Don't forget to enjoy the journey. For me, I was way too hard on myself that I couldn't do the challenging things right off the bat. Then I finally learned to strive for excellence but more importantly - enjoy the journey. OCtoolguy and Eplfan2011 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan Rodriguez Posted October 14, 2022 Report Share Posted October 14, 2022 Wow! Great job on the compound cuts. Eplfan2011 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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