Recent projects cut with Scroll Saw then carved

[meflick]

I admit to being a bit of a procrastinator at times. Sometimes it’s in finishing a project. Sometimes it’s in taking photographs of the projects. Here are somethings I started on last year, and finally got painted and finished and photographed.

I cut all of them out on my scroll saw. I then hand carved the pieces. Then painted them. Most of them are Christmas ornaments that may or may not have been completed in time to be given to my family as intended. Perhaps that just means I have them done for this year. The patterns for most if  not all of these came from issues of the Woodcarving Illustrated magazine from Fox Chapel. If one is one someone is interested in, let me know and I can give more specifics on the designer and issue. One snowman is a Steve Good pattern he provided as segmentation pattern that a few on here have cut and shown previously. The books are based on a carving lesson video from Doug Linker on a YouTube. He shows carving books. I carved 3, stacked them to create an ornament for a book lover. 

The Iris flower is a Judy Gale Roberts Intarsia design. However, I wanted to attempt to carve it. This was only my fifth attempt at hand carving a project AND it was the first time I attempted to carve something that I was not following along with carving directions from an instructor, video, and their pattern. I had many issues with this piece. The biggest one was when I cut my pointer finger very badly and deeply while carving it. Fortunately, I didn’t do significant damage (like cut off my finger tip) but the tip of that finger still has some numbness and hypersensitivity but I am hopeful that it may still heal completely and that will go away. Nerve damage can take a long time to heal I know. It’s been about 6 months ago now I think. Time will tell. let’s just say it’s a good reminder to wear gloves and keep my fingers out of the way of the knifes and gouges. If my family ever needs a DNA sample, there is plenty from the blood that is on the pattern!  

The other is the framing on the iris, the wood is 100+ year old barn wood from a milking barn that was torn down on my husband’s family’s property. His parents bought the old farm land to build his family’s home more than 55 years ago. They tore down the main barn and some out buildings I believe. This particular out barn was left and was only torn down in the past 5-10 years or so and we kept a lot of that wood. These were actually scraps he had left when he built my son a watch box from it for Christmas. 

Sorry for the long winded explanation! But I like to explain things!

 

 

 

Judy’s pattern for the Iris includes a frame it overlaps in several places and on three of the sides of the frame. I only overlapped in two places and on the same side. Judy’s pattern is a sett of 3 different flowers. Only time will tell if I attempt any of the others. You can find Judy’s pattern here on her website :

https://intarsia.com/products/i-266-flower-fest-1?_pos=2&_sid=fac716d0f&_ss=r

Edited February 10, 2023 by meflick
Typo and add link to Judy’s pattern.

[heppnerguy]

I love how you are venturing out and incorporating one hobby with another. Keep at it, you are doing great and obviously having fun at the same time. Can't beat that. Very nice projects.

Dick

heppnerguy

[Scrappile]

They all looks super!  Very nice work.  

[rdatelle]

Melanie, those look great. Wish I could paint like you. They really stand out painted.

[rjweb]

You are doing a beautiful job with all aspects, keep it up, RJ

[Ron Johnson]

Very fine work Melinie. 

[barb.j.enders]

Those are all lovely.  I tend to procrastinate as well.

[daveww1]

awesome work

[meflick]

Thanks everyone for looking and for the kind words and encouragement.

[Roberta Moreton]

Those are very nice!

[wombatie]

I love every single one of them.  You did a great job on the painting, which is one thing I hate.  Well done.

Marg

[MarieC]

Those books are awsome!  Lovely work on everything...I am new... so you have given me inspiration!  

[Charlie E]

They're all good but for me the flower is just beautiful! Just an outstanding piece of art. Love the barn wood frame!

[meflick]

Thank you everyone for your kind words.

@Charlie E thank you, I’m partial to that flower one for several reasons not the least of which was it literally has my blood on it and I’m reminded everyday still why one should wear carving gloves. The other main reason is the frame with the old barn wood. I was so happy when I saw those scraps laying in hubby’s workshop and had the realization that it was what I was looking for for the frame. I had had the project laying around for several months waiting to be finished because I couldn’t decide what to use for the frame portion. 

[Charlie E]

17 minutes ago, meflick said:

Thank you everyone for your kind words.

@Charlie E thank you, I’m partial to that flower one for several reasons not the least of which was it literally has my blood on it and I’m reminded everyday still why one should wear carving gloves. The other main reason is the frame with the old barn wood. I was so happy when I saw those scraps laying in hubby’s workshop and had the realization that it was what I was looking for for the frame. I had had the project laying around for several months waiting to be finished because I couldn’t decide what to use for the frame portion. 

I know it's inanimate, but I like to think of it being happy to have new life.  "A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men."

[Phantom Scroller]

You are definitely multi talented good cuts there. Roly