Popular Post Dak0ta52 Posted October 9, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 9, 2023 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. RabidAlien, Dan, meflick and 24 others 21 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafairchild2 Posted October 9, 2023 Report Share Posted October 9, 2023 Outstanding work! What blade(s) did you use for this? Dak0ta52 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankEV Posted October 9, 2023 Report Share Posted October 9, 2023 Nice cutting. Dak0ta52 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted October 9, 2023 Report Share Posted October 9, 2023 terrific job Dak0ta52 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Fengstad Posted October 9, 2023 Report Share Posted October 9, 2023 Very attractive, I will find the pattern for my to do list Dak0ta52 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessL Posted October 9, 2023 Report Share Posted October 9, 2023 Oooo I love this! Very nicely done! Dak0ta52 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted October 9, 2023 Report Share Posted October 9, 2023 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. Dak0ta52 and danny 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie E Posted October 9, 2023 Report Share Posted October 9, 2023 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 and danny 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dak0ta52 Posted October 9, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2023 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dak0ta52 Posted October 9, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2023 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. Charlie E and danny 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James E. Welch Posted October 9, 2023 Report Share Posted October 9, 2023 That's awesome !! Dak0ta52 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrollshrimp Posted October 9, 2023 Report Share Posted October 9, 2023 Wonderful work. Dak0ta52 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted October 9, 2023 Report Share Posted October 9, 2023 For those that would like to cut it it is in our pattern library under Animals danny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Johnson Posted October 9, 2023 Report Share Posted October 9, 2023 Very nicely done of a fine pattern and I like the frame Dak0ta52 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdatelle Posted October 11, 2023 Report Share Posted October 11, 2023 Beautiful cutting on that one. Boy I see a lot of blade changes there. Dak0ta52 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted October 12, 2023 Report Share Posted October 12, 2023 Wow that is awesome. Marg Dak0ta52 and danny 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted October 15, 2023 Report Share Posted October 15, 2023 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 Dak0ta52 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbow388 Posted October 26, 2023 Report Share Posted October 26, 2023 Super nice. Looks like a lot of work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dak0ta52 Posted October 26, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2023 (edited) Ooops Edited October 26, 2023 by Dak0ta52 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dak0ta52 Posted October 26, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2023 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DickMira Posted November 9, 2023 Report Share Posted November 9, 2023 (edited) Beautiful job. I just love wildlife subjects. Great scroll work. Dick Edited November 9, 2023 by DickMira Dak0ta52 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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