Bald Eagle

[Ron Johnson]

22 hours ago, Phantom Scroller said:

It's a big WOW from me Ron. Roly

Thanks Roly 

[Ron Johnson]

17 hours ago, lawson56 said:

Trying to decide which I like Best, The Eagle or the Frame Oh heck You did an Awesome job!!!!

Thanks Bobby 

[Ron Johnson]

16 hours ago, Peter N White said:

Really really nice love eagles. 

Thanks Peter 

[Ron Johnson]

23 hours ago, Scrappile said:

Beautiful for sure.   How big is it.  That is some very precission inlay.   Love the whole piece.

Thanks Paul. Top is 8” x 5” and base is 9” x 5”. 

[rdatelle]

That looks great Ron. Still a little leary on doing inlay. I'll have to try it one day.

[Ron Johnson]

11 hours ago, rdatelle said:

That looks great Ron. Still a little leary on doing inlay. I'll have to try it one day.

Thanks Ralph. Start out by taking a small piece of scrap ⅛” thick. Draw a shape. It can be a circle or whatever.  Take a second piece of scrap of the same thickness and tape it to the back of the first piece so it’s underneath the shape you drew. Now drill a starting hole anywhere on the line. Next tilt your table 1 degree to your left. Now cut out what you drew going counter clockwise. When you’re done the top piece is waste and the bottom piece should fit in fairly snug protruding above a little. So now after you glue that piece in just sand it flush. This is what is called double bevel  cutting. After you’ve practiced cutting a couple you’ll then feel comfortable cutting a pattern. When you’re ready let me know and I’ll forward you a pattern of a bunting bird. Sample attached. 

[rdatelle]

9 hours ago, Ron Johnson said:

Thanks Ralph. Start out by taking a small piece of scrap ⅛” thick. Draw a shape. It can be a circle or whatever.  Take a second piece of scrap of the same thickness and tape it to the back of the first piece so it’s underneath the shape you drew. Now drill a starting hole anywhere on the line. Next tilt your table 1 degree to your left. Now cut out what you drew going counter clockwise. When you’re done the top piece is waste and the bottom piece should fit in fairly snug protruding above a little. So now after you glue that piece in just sand it flush. This is what is called double bevel  cutting. After you’ve practiced cutting a couple you’ll then feel comfortable cutting a pattern. When you’re ready let me know and I’ll forward you a pattern of a bunting bird. Sample attached. 

Thanks Ron. I did do one a while back. Nothing fancy. It was a mouse on a cheese board. I just can't figure out how they get a lot of different colors in the pattern. Do you have to print out a pattern for every color you use.

[Tbow388]

Yet another fantastic piece!!

[Ron Johnson]

14 hours ago, rdatelle said:

Thanks Ron. I did do one a while back. Nothing fancy. It was a mouse on a cheese board. I just can't figure out how they get a lot of different colors in the pattern. Do you have to print out a pattern for every color you use.

You are correct. For instance the bald eagle there are 20 patterns each called a plate. Each plate have two registration marks at the top left and right (oversized cross signs). So when you begin you first take the first plate with carbon paper underneath positioned onto the wood secured with tape. What you want to do is transfer those two cross signs accurately onto the wood. Now you have registered for each following pattern or plate. For every plate you are cutting a different piece of the pattern selecting the correct colour of wood and grain direction. You’ve done well cutting the mouse so you are definitely on the right track. 

[Ron Johnson]

5 hours ago, Tbow388 said:

Yet another fantastic piece!!

Thanks Timothy 

[rdatelle]

22 hours ago, Ron Johnson said:

You are correct. For instance the bald eagle there are 20 patterns each called a plate. Each plate have two registration marks at the top left and right (oversized cross signs). So when you begin you first take the first plate with carbon paper underneath positioned onto the wood secured with tape. What you want to do is transfer those two cross signs accurately onto the wood. Now you have registered for each following pattern or plate. For every plate you are cutting a different piece of the pattern selecting the correct colour of wood and grain direction. You’ve done well cutting the mouse so you are definitely on the right track. 

Thanks Ron for all the tips.

[heppnerguy]

 Wow Ron. That is an outstanding and unique project. A lot of creativeness went into that one. Love it

Dick

heppnerguy

[Ron Johnson]

7 hours ago, heppnerguy said:

 Wow Ron. That is an outstanding and unique project. A lot of creativeness went into that one. Love it

Dick

heppnerguy

Thanks Dick

[rdatelle]

On 2/18/2023 at 12:10 AM, Ron Johnson said:

Thanks Ralph. Start out by taking a small piece of scrap ⅛” thick. Draw a shape. It can be a circle or whatever.  Take a second piece of scrap of the same thickness and tape it to the back of the first piece so it’s underneath the shape you drew. Now drill a starting hole anywhere on the line. Next tilt your table 1 degree to your left. Now cut out what you drew going counter clockwise. When you’re done the top piece is waste and the bottom piece should fit in fairly snug protruding above a little. So now after you glue that piece in just sand it flush. This is what is called double bevel  cutting. After you’ve practiced cutting a couple you’ll then feel comfortable cutting a pattern. When you’re ready let me know and I’ll forward you a pattern of a bunting bird. Sample attached. 

Hi Ron, can you send me that sample of the burd. I’ll give it a try. Thanks, Ralph

[Ron Johnson]

4 hours ago, rdatelle said:

Hi Ron, can you send me that sample of the burd. I’ll give it a try. Thanks, Ralph

Hi Ralph. Attached is the Bunting Bird pattern (10 plates). Start by tracing the registration marks at the top left and right onto your wood. Starting with your first plate cut across each registration mark (see sample with dashed lines). You want to do this for each plate. Once you have the plate positioned exactly tape down with masking tape. Then tape the wood indicated to the back in the grain direction indicated. Drill your starting hole and cut counter clockwise. Make sure your table is tilted one degree to your left (do a test cut first). After you’ve done with the first plate glue the piece in. Continue doing the same with the remaining plates. Very important each plate is lined up 100%. 
When you have completed your final plate sand your project with an orbital sander using 120 grit sandpaper. Apply finish. 
Email me if you have any questions at rw53.Johnson @sasktel.net

 

[Ron Johnson]

On 2/21/2023 at 1:22 PM, Ron Johnson said:

Hi Ralph. Attached is the Bunting Bird pattern (10 plates). Start by tracing the registration marks at the top left and right onto your wood. Starting with your first plate cut across each registration mark (see sample with dashed lines). You want to do this for each plate. Once you have the plate positioned exactly tape down with masking tape. Then tape the wood indicated to the back in the grain direction indicated. Drill your starting hole and cut counter clockwise. Make sure your table is tilted one degree to your left (do a test cut first). After you’ve done with the first plate glue the piece in. Continue doing the same with the remaining plates. Very important each plate is lined up 100%. 
When you have completed your final plate sand your project with an orbital sander using 120 grit sandpaper. Apply finish. 
Email me if you have any questions at rw53.Johnson @sasktel.net

 

Hi Ralph. Resending the pattern. Take your first pattern with tracing paper underneath and position it onto your board. All you want to do is trace the two crosses. That’s all you need the tracing paper for. You now have the registration marks for each pattern. Take your first pattern and cut as indicated with dash lines. Tape your first pattern down with masking tape. Now you’re ready to do your first cut out. When you’re done follow through with each additional pattern. Let me know if you need additional help. 

[Kris Martinson]

I really love this one.  You did an awesome job.

[Ron Johnson]

6 hours ago, Kris Martinson said:

I really love this one.  You did an awesome job.

Thanks Kris