heppnerguy Posted October 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2023 On 10/10/2023 at 6:28 AM, jerry walters said: Dick, like everyone, it is beautiful. My question to you is, "How do you cut the paper?". Is it special paper or really thick? Paper is so flimsy. Jerry I don't actually cut the paper...I cut it as usual out of wood. The patterns were designed for paper cutting hobbies. Because I enjoy the delicacy of that type of pattern, I look for paper cutting pattern to make these patterns I have started cutting lately. Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted October 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2023 On 10/11/2023 at 8:08 AM, rdatelle said: Boy Dick, you have some fine cutting their. I see a lot of blade changes. I still can't get used to a spiral blade. One of these days maybe. I use probably 4 blades to cut one of these. I let the blade do the cutting and do not push them through the pattern. I goes so nice for me. I use a number 1 spiral quite a bit on these. It is rapidly becoming my go to blade. Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted October 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2023 On 10/11/2023 at 8:31 AM, rafairchild2 said: I am with you on the spirals. I just can't seem to get the hang of them. Plus, they give me a lot rougher cut than my FD Ultra reverse blades. I am moving into doing more fretwork style pieces and have had success with #1 and #3 FD ultra-Reverse blades, but I know I could do bigger pieces if I master spirals. Sigh... I think you should try a rather easy pattern and cut from a 1/4 thick ply or solid wood and don't worry a lot about being perfectly on the pattern lines but just a little short of where you need to be, then staying within the cut use the running blade very lightly as a file or like sandpaper and gently go back and forth over the area inside the pattern until you remove the excess wood and are now on line. Doing this a few times will help to give you the feel of the spiral blade and it's ability to cut perfect. Move smoothly and continually while cutting and I bet you will be moving to the spiral blade before long for you fret work. You can do it Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted October 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2023 On 10/11/2023 at 9:32 AM, Roberta Moreton said: Beautiful! Thank you Roberta. It is kind of a new venture for me and I am loving the challenge and results a lot Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry walters Posted October 13, 2023 Report Share Posted October 13, 2023 11 hours ago, heppnerguy said: I don't actually cut the paper...I cut it as usual out of wood. The patterns were designed for paper cutting hobbies. Because I enjoy the delicacy of that type of pattern, I look for paper cutting pattern to make these patterns I have started cutting lately. Dick heppnerguy Dick, I was just trying to be funny. When I was in school, I was the class clown. Now at 83 I am trying to be the SSV clown. Maybe I'm pushing it too far. At any rate I see your artistic talents. Again, just trying to put a little humor into the conversation. Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted October 14, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 14 hours ago, jerry walters said: Dick, I was just trying to be funny. When I was in school, I was the class clown. Now at 83 I am trying to be the SSV clown. Maybe I'm pushing it too far. At any rate I see your artistic talents. Again, just trying to put a little humor into the conversation. Jerry 14 hours ago, jerry walters said: Dick, I was just trying to be funny. When I was in school, I was the class clown. Now at 83 I am trying to be the SSV clown. Maybe I'm pushing it too far. At any rate I see your artistic talents. Again, just trying to put a little humor into the conversation. Jerry Jerry, that is too funny. I am also 83 and I am quite the joker myself but your remarks of fun went right over my head and I thought you were serious. I am constantly making remarks to total strangers and I don't even know where the thought came from myself as I really didn't even think before I made the crack. An example....one time I was walking by a post office mail box in our community where the entire block of mailboxes are placed in one central location, and a woman whom I had never seen before pulled up to the boxes in her car and got out of the drivers seat with a cute little puppy in her arms. as I was passing by her, I said,"That sure is a cute companion you have with you." The woman replied, "Why thank you." then without having even thought ahead of time how I was going to react or if I even would say anything IF she replied to my comment, I said without hesitation, "I was talking to the dog." So you see, we probably are a lot a like. Thanks for the chuckles Dick heppnerguy jerry walters 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbow388 Posted October 26, 2023 Report Share Posted October 26, 2023 That is an impressive piece. heppnerguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted October 29, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 On 10/26/2023 at 12:45 PM, Tbow388 said: That is an impressive piece. Thank you for your nice comment. I just have moved to this style for my favorite projects to cut. Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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