Popular Post FrankEV Posted June 19, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted June 19, 2023 I have been itching to cut another Eagle pattern but could not find an image that I liked or that had not been done by others. Since the Bald Eagle is our National Bird and the Emblem of our USA Nation, it is very fitting that it is often shown in various portrayals with the Stars and Stripes, our Grand American Flag. I found this Image of an Eagle that I liked, but it had a distressed Flag in the background that I did not like. I tend to be a purest and find the many images of our American Flag shown distressed or with other colors to be, IMHO to some degree, unpatriotic. I feel Our American flag should be treated with all the respect it deserves. So, I went searching for a more, again IMHO, standard Image of our Flag. As you are probably aware, there are a vast number of free images available. I found an Image of a waving flag that was more suited to being converted to a scroll saw pattern. I combined the Image of the Eagle (minus the distressed flag) I liked with the version of the Waving American Flag. My problem was that the Eagle was a “positive” image and the Flag a “negative” image. I solved this problem by cutting two separate cut Panels. One of the Eagle and one of the American Flag, with the area that is hidden by the superimposed eagle removed. The Eagle was cut out of a 1/4” x10” x 12” solid core Walnut panel and the Flag was cut in a 5/32” x 14” x 12” solid core Maple panel. The backer (third layer) was 1/4” x 14” x 12” BB Ply. The positive Eagle cutting was quite fragile, so I darkened it by dipping it Minwax Dark Walnut Stain. The stain was lightly/gently wiped off, hung up and allowed to dry for over three days. I used my Air Brush to paint the Backer and Flag Cut Panel, the flag “Red, White, and Blue” colors. In lieu of using Acrylic Gesso under the colors, I sealed all the surfaces to be painted with clear Acrylic Sealer. The Eagle panel was cut with Pegas #0 and #2/0 spiral blades while the Flag panel was cut with Pegas #1 MGT R blades. After the stain was dry and painting completed, the panel was assembled in two steps. The Backer and Flag cut panel glued up first and then the Eagle cutting was glued to the surface of the Flag cut panel. Thus, three layers. You can see this in the second Photo below. The assembled panel was then finished with multiple coats of the Clear Gloss Acrylic For this unique piece, I custom made a gallery style Floating Frame using nominal 3/4” Maple hardwood with a thin nominal 1/8” gap around the panel. To match the Maple Cut Panel the Maple frame was left natural and finished with the same Clear Gloss Acrylic Protective Finish. You can all salute now. Comments and Critques always welcome. Jim McDonald, Hawk, JessL and 16 others 14 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjweb Posted June 19, 2023 Report Share Posted June 19, 2023 Very nice, RJ FrankEV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatgrandpawrichard Posted June 19, 2023 Report Share Posted June 19, 2023 Holy Cow! That's a Fantastic Creation! Absolutely Flawless and Drop Dead Gorgeous! Your skills amaze me and I love the way that you described the process! Dick FrankEV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preprius Posted June 19, 2023 Report Share Posted June 19, 2023 very nice. The eagle backer was very well done with proper color. Just quick glance tells me something is missing. A flag pole or something hold the flag. But it is artists decision. It is fine the way it is, because all other aspects are very well done. Me. Matk Eason FrankEV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamieline Posted June 19, 2023 Report Share Posted June 19, 2023 Very nice. FrankEV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafairchild2 Posted June 19, 2023 Report Share Posted June 19, 2023 Wow.. we think alike! I am working on something similar, but in addition to the eagle overlaying the flag, I also have the statue of liberty. MarieC, JessL and FrankEV 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankEV Posted June 19, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2023 1 hour ago, preprius said: ... something is missing. A flag pole or something hold the flag... I agree with you. Thought about adding a pole after seeing the image cutting painted. I had decided on the panel size before considering adding a pole. Adding it after the fact would have put the image off center. If I do another one, I would make the panel bigger (at least longer) and include a pole of some sort as part of the full image.. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarieC Posted June 20, 2023 Report Share Posted June 20, 2023 Wonderful! Really nice work! FrankEV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom-in-Ashland Posted June 20, 2023 Report Share Posted June 20, 2023 Perhaps this could be an interesting eagle pattern . Photo by my wife. FrankEV, Jim McDonald and JessL 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted June 20, 2023 Report Share Posted June 20, 2023 terrific job FrankEV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James E. Welch Posted June 20, 2023 Report Share Posted June 20, 2023 Simply breathtaking. It makes me feel patriotic. Great work. FrankEV and JessL 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaughn Posted June 20, 2023 Report Share Posted June 20, 2023 I love it, Frank. Bruce FrankEV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessL Posted June 20, 2023 Report Share Posted June 20, 2023 (edited) Oooo I love this so much!! I love how you took great care to find the perfect flag for the project. Our flag deserves so much more respect than it is getting these days. It just peeves me off. This piece is very inspiring and now I want to do something patriotic!! I just love it! Edited June 20, 2023 by JessL danny and FrankEV 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk Posted June 20, 2023 Report Share Posted June 20, 2023 Awesome, you are quite the artist. FrankEV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankEV Posted June 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2023 1 hour ago, JessL said: ...This piece is very inspiring and now I want to do something patriotic!!... 4th of July is only a short time away...if you get busy you can probably make something special for it. JessL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted June 23, 2023 Report Share Posted June 23, 2023 On 6/19/2023 at 8:40 AM, FrankEV said: I have been itching to cut another Eagle pattern but could not find an image that I liked or that had not been done by others. Since the Bald Eagle is our National Bird and the Emblem of our USA Nation, it is very fitting that it is often shown in various portrayals with the Stars and Stripes, our Grand American Flag. I found this Image of an Eagle that I liked, but it had a distressed Flag in the background that I did not like. I tend to be a purest and find the many images of our American Flag shown distressed or with other colors to be, IMHO to some degree, unpatriotic. I feel Our American flag should be treated with all the respect it deserves. So, I went searching for a more, again IMHO, standard Image of our Flag. As you are probably aware, there are a vast number of free images available. I found an Image of a waving flag that was more suited to being converted to a scroll saw pattern. I combined the Image of the Eagle (minus the distressed flag) I liked with the version of the Waving American Flag. My problem was that the Eagle was a “positive” image and the Flag a “negative” image. I solved this problem by cutting two separate cut Panels. One of the Eagle and one of the American Flag, with the area that is hidden by the superimposed eagle removed. The Eagle was cut out of a 1/4” x10” x 12” solid core Walnut panel and the Flag was cut in a 5/32” x 14” x 12” solid core Maple panel. The backer (third layer) was 1/4” x 14” x 12” BB Ply. The positive Eagle cutting was quite fragile, so I darkened it by dipping it Minwax Dark Walnut Stain. The stain was lightly/gently wiped off, hung up and allowed to dry for over three days. I used my Air Brush to paint the Backer and Flag Cut Panel, the flag “Red, White, and Blue” colors. In lieu of using Acrylic Gesso under the colors, I sealed all the surfaces to be painted with clear Acrylic Sealer. The Eagle panel was cut with Pegas #0 and #2/0 spiral blades while the Flag panel was cut with Pegas #1 MGT R blades. After the stain was dry and painting completed, the panel was assembled in two steps. The Backer and Flag cut panel glued up first and then the Eagle cutting was glued to the surface of the Flag cut panel. Thus, three layers. You can see this in the second Photo below. The assembled panel was then finished with multiple coats of the Clear Gloss Acrylic For this unique piece, I custom made a gallery style Floating Frame using nominal 3/4” Maple hardwood with a thin nominal 1/8” gap around the panel. To match the Maple Cut Panel the Maple frame was left natural and finished with the same Clear Gloss Acrylic Protective Finish. You can all salute now. Comments and Critques always welcome. Beautiful! I had to stand & salute. FrankEV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Knappen Posted June 23, 2023 Report Share Posted June 23, 2023 My Frank, that is a beautiful presentation. You had quite some thought going into this project. FrankEV and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim McDonald Posted June 23, 2023 Report Share Posted June 23, 2023 Absolutely great work on the pattern and the execution of the total design. HUGE pat on the back! FrankEV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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