Popular Post Dak0ta52 Posted April 16, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 16, 2023 This is a pattern I made and cut on 1/4-inch Maple ply. The face of the plywood delaminated in a couple areas so I decided to paint the piece. The paint is water color. I finished with a Minwax natural stain and 4-coats of Polyacrylic with light sanding with 600 grit sandpaper between coats. I cut the frame from picture frame stock I had on hand. The piece is 13X14. The pattern is in the Village library. stoney, artisanpirate, ChelCass and 18 others 20 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted April 16, 2023 Report Share Posted April 16, 2023 Wish I had the talent like that to add color, that is a fine job! danny and Dak0ta52 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjweb Posted April 16, 2023 Report Share Posted April 16, 2023 Rodney, you have done an excellent job on the tractor, espicaly like the paint job, RJ danny and Dak0ta52 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarieC Posted April 16, 2023 Report Share Posted April 16, 2023 (edited) It looks like a John Deere! Wow, loved how you did the wheels and tires....mine would look either egg shaped or a bunch of squares ...Really nice color choice...it is simply amazing Edited April 16, 2023 by MarieC Dak0ta52 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dak0ta52 Posted April 17, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2023 4 hours ago, Scrappile said: Wish I had the talent like that to add color, that is a fine job! Adding the color is so easy. I use watercolor crayons to color the areas I want painted and then simply use a water brush to blend the color. If you can color in a coloring book, you can use watercolor crayons. heppnerguy and danny 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dak0ta52 Posted April 17, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2023 3 hours ago, MarieC said: It looks like a John Deere! Wow, loved how you did the wheels and tires....mine would look either egg shaped or a bunch of squares ...Really nice color choice...it is simply amazing I wanted it to look like a John Deere but didn't use a name so I wouldn't get hit with infringement rights. The area I live is very rural with a lot of farming. During farming season, about every field you drive by has a piece of John Deere equipment out working. Thought a piece with a "green" tractor would sell in my area. MarieC and danny 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted April 17, 2023 Report Share Posted April 17, 2023 What a fabulous piece. Really love the paint job. Marg Dak0ta52 and danny 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter N White Posted April 17, 2023 Report Share Posted April 17, 2023 Great job really well done. Dak0ta52 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackJones Posted April 17, 2023 Report Share Posted April 17, 2023 Love it. Well done. Dak0ta52 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozwood Posted April 17, 2023 Report Share Posted April 17, 2023 very nice Dak0ta52 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted April 17, 2023 Report Share Posted April 17, 2023 awesome job Dak0ta52 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry walters Posted April 19, 2023 Report Share Posted April 19, 2023 Seeing your work took me back many, many years. I grew up on the farm and my dad was a John Deere man all the way. To him, if it wasn't a John Deere it wasn't a tractor. My parents gave me a camera when I graduated from high school. I took many pictures around the farm. He had two John Deere's. Attach is a picture of the oldest on as 1947 model "B". JessL, heppnerguy, Dak0ta52 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted April 19, 2023 Report Share Posted April 19, 2023 When I was 14/15 I would go each weekend and work on my cousin's farm. He paid me a buck an hour. I love it, I'd sit on a tractor from sun up to sun down. Enjoyed all of it. I could start down a row, see a mouse jump off the tractor, club the mouse catch up to the tractor get back on and finish the row! He was a Farmall man,,,Model "M". I loved working on the farm. Dak0ta52 and JessL 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessL Posted April 19, 2023 Report Share Posted April 19, 2023 24 minutes ago, Scrappile said: When I was 14/15 I would go each weekend and work on my cousin's farm. He paid me a buck an hour. I love it, I'd sit on a tractor from sun up to sun down. Enjoyed all of it. I could start down a row, see a mouse jump off the tractor, club the mouse catch up to the tractor get back on and finish the row! He was a Farmall man,,,Model "M". I loved working on the farm. Great story! danny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dak0ta52 Posted April 19, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2023 I was raised on a golf course my uncle owned and I was constantly on a piece of equipment of some sort. (Tractor, backhoe, greens mower, sand trap rake) I also worked for a few of the farmers in the area but I was usually on the ground cropping tobacco or picking melons. Unfortunately kids now days don't know what kind of life that is like. They are too busy with their noses in their cell phones or playing video games. A huge loss for them! danny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eplfan2011 Posted April 19, 2023 Report Share Posted April 19, 2023 We are a red tractor family Very nice cut, looks great! Dak0ta52 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie E Posted April 20, 2023 Report Share Posted April 20, 2023 Great job Rodney! Pattern, cutting, and finish are all excellent! Dak0ta52 and danny 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barb.j.enders Posted April 21, 2023 Report Share Posted April 21, 2023 The painting really brings it to life. Great job. Dak0ta52 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdatelle Posted April 21, 2023 Report Share Posted April 21, 2023 What a great job you did on that. Love the paing. Dak0ta52 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted April 21, 2023 Report Share Posted April 21, 2023 Our family goes back a little farther than John Deere does with the tractor. My wife's great grandfather was the first person to build and mass produce the gasoline powered tractor. It was called the Little Bull. Here is a photo of it. Dick heppnerguy Dak0ta52, Scrappile and danny 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted April 21, 2023 Report Share Posted April 21, 2023 That is really cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry walters Posted April 21, 2023 Report Share Posted April 21, 2023 Like Paul said, really cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dak0ta52 Posted April 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2023 9 hours ago, heppnerguy said: Our family goes back a little farther than John Deere does with the tractor. My wife's great grandfather was the first person to build and mass produce the gasoline powered tractor. It was called the Little Bull. Here is a photo of it. Dick heppnerguy I bet that thing has some weight! heppnerguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Johnson Posted April 23, 2023 Report Share Posted April 23, 2023 Very beautifully done Rodney Dak0ta52 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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