Border Collie Stare

[Dak0ta52]

My wife, who has trained dogs most of her life, said this is a typical pose for a Border Collie when herding. The stare is believed to intimidate the sheep/cow/etc. This was cut on 1/4-inch Maple and stained with Minwax Natural. The backer is 1/4-inch pine painted black. The piece was spray with 3-coats of Polyacrylic with 320 grit sanding between coats. The frame is pre-fab framing material cut to size. This was cut using Pegas 2/0 spiral blades on my Pegas saw. The pattern is my own and will be posted in the Village library.

I'm setting up a booth for the first time in a week and the facility where the craft show is being held is K-9 training facility. The lady that owns the building is into Border Collies. (Talk about targeting your audience.)

 

[Peter N White]

Looks great his intentions look very clear.

[wombatie]

That is fabulous.  You did a great job.

Marg

[FrankEV]

Very nice.  Nice pattern and great cutting. 

Where are you able to obtain premade frame material?>

[daveww1]

terrific job

[Scrappile]

Great picture.  I love to watch Border Collies do their work.   Amazing dogs.

[Dak0ta52]

Thanks, Frank. I was purchasing some hay from a friend for my horses years ago and I noticed a huge rack with assorted framing material. I asked how he came about it and he said his son had bought it from a picture framing company that was going out of business. I told him to let me know if he ever decided to get rid of it and he said you can have it if you get it out of my barn. There was so much that it entirely filled my full size pickup. At the time I was doing nothing to use it as its intended purpose so I used it as kindling. Nice and dry. I had burned over half before getting into scrolling and found I could use it as it was designed. I sure wish I had what I burned back in the stack. There was some really elaborate pieces that went up in smoke.

[jerry walters]

4 hours ago, Dak0ta52 said:

Thanks, Frank. I was purchasing some hay from a friend for my horses years ago and I noticed a huge rack with assorted framing material. I asked how he came about it and he said his son had bought it from a picture framing company that was going out of business. I told him to let me know if he ever decided to get rid of it and he said you can have it if you get it out of my barn. There was so much that it entirely filled my full size pickup. At the time I was doing nothing to use it as its intended purpose so I used it as kindling. Nice and dry. I had burned over half before getting into scrolling and found I could use it as it was designed. I sure wish I had what I burned back in the stack. There was some really elaborate pieces that went up in smoke.

That is why you don't throw anything away. My wife used to get so mad cause I would hang onto stuff. Anyway, nice work. I have never tried anything like this. Will have to try it sometime.

Jerry

Edited August 7, 2023 by jerry walters

[rjweb]

Beautiful craftsmanship, good luck at the show, RJ 

[Dak0ta52]

6 hours ago, jerry walters said:

That is why you don't throw anything away. My wife used to get so mad cause I would hang onto stuff. Anyway, nice work. I have never tried anything like this. Will have to try it sometime.

Give something like this piece a shot, Jerry. I'm sure with your talent you wouldn't have any problems. My most complicated piece was Jim Blume's 6-team stagecoach with nearly 1500 cuts. By tackling that I have no hesitation taking on something like this Border Collie. It's just one hole at a time. I hope to start a piece in the next week or so that is 4-feet long. I have to build some side stabilizers before I take on that task.

[MarieC]

Very nice work...that is amazing that the facility you will be at has a border collie owner.  I do really like those doggies...super smart and fast!

[Dak0ta52]

11 hours ago, MarieC said:

Very nice work...that is amazing that the facility you will be at has a border collie owner.  I do really like those doggies...super smart and fast!

The facility is Bon-Clyde Training Center and is considered one of the best dog training facilities on the east coast. Yes, Border Collies are super smart and fast. They also require a lot of attention because they are so active. My wife has gotten into Papillons and they are smart, and to be so little, very fast. We now have two. The oldest we bought more as a rescue from an abusive environment. I can't understand why he was treated so poorly because he loves attention. The other we got as a puppy and he is into everything but so adorable. The older Papillon (Kiss) has his CDX (Companion Dog Excellence) and is pretty much retired unless it is just fun classes. The puppy (Oreo) received his first 2 of 3 legs to earn his CD (Companion Dog) certification. Robin (my wife) plans to train him through all levels and possibly go into agility. The last of your dogs is a long hair Chihuahua. The most training he gets is eating and falling asleep in your lap. He's great at that. Another rescue, but from the pound. He was totally hairless from flea infestation when we got him. The wife wanted to name him Hershey because he was brown... I wanted to name him Turd because he was so ugly. We call him Hershey! Now that his hair has grown in he looks like a puff ball. I tell my wife we could put a stick up his butt and call him a huge, brown Q-tip. Anyway, Hershey is my buddy. If I'm home he's under my feet all the time. If I'm sitting down, he's in my lap.

[MarieC]

40 minutes ago, Dak0ta52 said:

The facility is Bon-Clyde Training Center and is considered one of the best dog training facilities on the east coast. Yes, Border Collies are super smart and fast. They also require a lot of attention because they are so active. My wife has gotten into Papillons and they are smart, and to be so little, very fast. We now have two. The oldest we bought more as a rescue from an abusive environment. I can't understand why he was treated so poorly because he loves attention. The other we got as a puppy and he is into everything but so adorable. The older Papillon (Kiss) has his CDX (Companion Dog Excellence) and is pretty much retired unless it is just fun classes. The puppy (Oreo) received his first 2 of 3 legs to earn his CD (Companion Dog) certification. Robin (my wife) plans to train him through all levels and possibly go into agility. The last of your dogs is a long hair Chihuahua. The most training he gets is eating and falling asleep in your lap. He's great at that. Another rescue, but from the pound. He was totally hairless from flea infestation when we got him. The wife wanted to name him Hershey because he was brown... I wanted to name him Turd because he was so ugly. We call him Hershey! Now that his hair has grown in he looks like a puff ball. I tell my wife we could put a stick up his butt and call him a huge, brown Q-tip. Anyway, Hershey is my buddy. If I'm home he's under my feet all the time. If I'm sitting down, he's in my lap.

Love your story about Hershey....You need to post a picture of him if you have one available....gotta see that one.  I did agility with my full size Aussie and if I were to get another dog I would consider a Papillon, because they are great agility dogs, smart and super fast, but also very nice little dogs.  

[Dak0ta52]

9 hours ago, MarieC said:

Love your story about Hershey....You need to post a picture of him if you have one available....gotta see that one.  I did agility with my full size Aussie and if I were to get another dog I would consider a Papillon, because they are great agility dogs, smart and super fast, but also very nice little dogs.  

Per your request:

 

[MarieC]

The Papillions are beautiful but Hershey is adorable!   You gotta love him!