The Prey

[Dak0ta52]

I finished this Jim Blume pattern this afternoon and the wife dubbed it as being one of my best pieces. I'm not so sure about that but I will say it is an outstanding pattern and a lot of fun to cut. I tried to find my directions to count the number of cuts using Inkscape but never could locate them among my "never lose anything" filing system I have set up on my computer. This was cut using the Blonde wood I had located at Lowe's with a Birch backer. The piece is stained with Ipswich and the backer is stained with Ebony. Four coats of Polyacrylic and pre-fab framing material provided the finish. I do spline my frames. Despite the many holes, the piece is quite easy to cut. There is only one delicate area, that being the lower part of the eagle's neck... the part just under his beak. I encourage you to give it a try.

[rafairchild2]

Outstanding work!  What blade(s) did you use for this?

[FrankEV]

Nice cutting. 

[daveww1]

terrific job

[Norm Fengstad]

Very attractive, I will find the pattern for my to do list

[JessL]

Oooo I love this!  Very nicely done!

[Scrappile]

Yep this is a great cut!  I need to locate that pattern (just what I need another pattern I want to cut).  You did a terrific job on it. 

[Charlie E]

Holy cow Rodney! Beautiful job on an amazing pattern. I zoomed in and I love all the tiny holes. They really add to the realistic look. Also noticed you did an excellent job getting rid of any fuzzies. That had to be tedious. Fantastic job. 

[Dak0ta52]

8 hours ago, rafairchild2 said:

Outstanding work!  What blade(s) did you use for this?

Thanks Richard. The biggest bulk was done with Pegas #2/0 spirals. I did use a few #0 spirals and #2/0 MGTs.

[Dak0ta52]

3 hours ago, Charlie E said:

Holy cow Rodney! Beautiful job on an amazing pattern. I zoomed in and I love all the tiny holes. They really add to the realistic look. Also noticed you did an excellent job getting rid of any fuzzies. That had to be tedious. Fantastic job. 

Thanks Charlie. I finally found the directions to count the holes. Turns out this piece has just under 900 but Jim signed the piece with a few of those. A good guestimation would be around 875. I've found the more detailed a pattern, the more I like cutting it. I did have some fuzzies. I used a torch and needle file to get rid of them.

[James E. Welch]

That's awesome !! 

[Scrollshrimp]

Wonderful work.

[Scrappile]

For those that would like to cut it it is in our pattern library under Animals

 

[Ron Johnson]

Very nicely done of a fine pattern and I like the frame 

[rdatelle]

Beautiful cutting on that one. Boy I see a lot of blade changes there.

[wombatie]

Wow that is awesome.

Marg

[heppnerguy]

I love the patterns that take some time to cut while adding some challenges along the way. I may cut one for a Christmas gift for some one on my list too. Great job and nice finishing effort

Dick

heppnerguy

[Tbow388]

Super nice. Looks like a lot of work.

[Dak0ta52]

Ooops

 

Edited October 26, 2023 by Dak0ta52

[Dak0ta52]

34 minutes ago, Tbow388 said:

Super nice. Looks like a lot of work.

It was a lot of work but really an easy cut. I'm working on a hunting scene with a retriever carrying a pheasant right now and it has been a beast. Many, many, MANY tiny cuts.

[DickMira]

Beautiful job.  I just love wildlife subjects.  Great scroll  work.   Dick

Edited November 9, 2023 by DickMira