Alex Fox C192 - Cat in window

[preprius]

Hi all,

I have been busy with actual work.   Too many hours and have not done much in Scrollsaw stuff.

I have a big project half done.   But I wanted to cut something and get it done.  A simple project. 

So I have I have a VET appointment for my cat Monday.   So I can give them this Cat project.   Total time about 7 hours. 

4 hours of cutting,  3 hours of painting. 

This is my first layered project.  @alexfox has a great handle on what makes a good layered project.  Some small simple details adds quite a bit to the project but it keeps it simple. 

I can see I missed a couple of places for painting.   But overall it is decent.    The slots and holes in the birds adds the simple details. The slots for the curtains allows the depth for folds in the curtains.   I like the layered concept.   I left the backer off.   I think that seeing thru it can work in different places.   This picture shows it hanging on garage cabinents dark grey.

The vet can put this in the window or set it on a desk to get the see thru look.

Most of my cats are white but I wanted a bit more color on this project.   So I attempted to color a calico.   I might have got too many sections of color. 

So I will give this to the vet.   He just opened up a second building for the wellness care.  They probably could use some decorations to spruce up the office.

All layers were done with 1/8" baltic birch plywood.  Cut with 2/0 MGT pegas blades. 

 

 

Me. Mark Eason

[OCtoolguy]

Very nice. Your vet should love it.

[kmmcrafts]

Very nice cutting and painting.. I like the layered projects but have to say they're very expensive to make. I recently did a few layered ornaments.. it's just one ornament but 4 layers.. so it took 4 times the plywood that a single one would take.. not sure it'd bring 4 times the cost if selling it.. LOL. Plywood has recently skyrocketed in price and harder to get.. I may not be making too many more of them layered projects unfortunately.  

[daveww1]

very nice job

[Norm Fengstad]

great project and I like Akex foxes patterns but agree Kevin they take a lot baltic birch and that is quite sarce and expensive in our neiborhood

[Rolf]

I agree with you Kevin I really like the layered designs but hate consuming all of that BB for one project.

[Lucky2]

Nicely done, it should look good hanging in your Vet's office wall.

 

Len

[John B]

I'm sure the vet will appreciate it.
I don't cut layers, for a bit of a different reason than the others, and that's time. My time is worth more than the ply and I would never be able to recoup enough to make it worthwhile. Having said that I can definitely see a layered project being done for a present, as then time doesn't enter into it.

[barb.j.enders]

Looks good.  A quick painting tip for the calico - use a small sponge to dab the paint on.  That way you get a "blurred" line between the colours.  I did this tree puzzle with sponge painting.  

[Norm Fengstad]

19 minutes ago, barb.j.enders said:

Looks good.  A quick painting tip for the calico - use a small sponge to dab the paint on.  That way you get a "blurred" line between the colours.  I did this tree puzzle with sponge painting.  

Thanks for the tip

[preprius]

Oh yea that sponge painting tip would have helped alot.

[barb.j.enders]

20 hours ago, preprius said:

Oh yea that sponge painting tip would have helped alot.

If you haven't given it out yet, you could sponge over what you have done.

[preprius]

It is hanging up in the vets office.