More Miniature Birdhouse Ornaments

[Denny Knappen]

I know many of you have seen these, but there are new members.  Four Miniature Birdhouse Ornaments pattern by the late Diana Thompson. Cut on the Pegas Scroll Saw using Pegas #6 Super Skip blades. After assembly, sanding with a Mac Mop, dipped in diluted Shellac and another light sanding. Comments welcome.

[daveww1]

very nice

[Peter N White]

Very good looking ornaments.

[jamieline]

Looks good Denny. I enjoy cutting these.

[Denny Knappen]

22 hours ago, daveww1 said:

very nice

Thanks Dave

[Denny Knappen]

22 hours ago, Peter N White said:

Very good looking ornaments.

Thanks Peter

[Denny Knappen]

6 hours ago, jamieline said:

Looks good Denny. I enjoy cutting these.

Thanks, I enjoy cutting these too.  I made over 350 trrough the years.

[Dak0ta52]

Awesome job, Denny. I know if I made one of these I would never get anything else done. The wife would want me to keep cutting these until she had every one of them.

[rjweb]

They look good Denny, RJ

[Ron Johnson]

Well done Denny   

[Gonzo]

Question for you Denny. What do you dilute the shellac with and what is the ratio?  
Most of the time I use spray shellac. But the aerosol fumes can get overwhelming at times. 

[Bill WIlson]

Not Denny, but I'll add my $.02.  Shellac is most commonly diluted with de-natured alcohol.  This can be purchased at any paint store. Also known as camp stove fuel.  Some might say that you can use isopropyl alcohol, but I've read recommendations not to, so I always use de-natured alcohol.

[Gonzo]

Just now, Bill WIlson said:

Not Denny, but I'll add my $.02.  Shellac is most commonly diluted with de-natured alcohol.  This can be purchased at any paint store. Also known as camp stove fuel.  Some might say that you can use isopropyl alcohol, but I've read recommendations not to, so I always use de-natured alcohol.

Thanks!  What ratio do you use with canned shellac? (Not asking about flakes)

[Scrappile]

All very nice, I like the way you do a little extra and paint the little birds.

[Bill WIlson]

3 hours ago, Gonzo said:

Thanks!  What ratio do you use with canned shellac? (Not asking about flakes)

I've never dipped anything in diluted shellac.  I apply it with a spray gun and it's thin enough that I can use it straight out of the can.  For dipping, I think I've seen a 50/50 ratio mentioned, but I'm not certain.

[Dave Monk]

What size of stock do you cut these out of? I have a bunch of chess pieces to cut. They are 1 1/4". Is that the blade you would recommend for those? If you haven't shipped my Pegas band saw blades yet throw a dozen in of what you think would work best for me to try and I will pay with paypal. There are some tight turns. 

[Fish]

Great work!

[ronallo]

I wish I could find these patterns! I've tried without success.

[BadBob]

20 hours ago, Bill WIlson said:

Some might say that you can use isopropyl alcohol, but I've read recommendations not to, so I always use de-natured alcohol.

Isopropyl alcohol typically has lots of water in it.

[don in brooklin on]

9 hours ago, ronallo said:

I wish I could find these patterns! I've tried without success.

The patterns are at Winfield Collections.  Also in very old Creative Craft Magazine.  

Steve Good has a single bird.

I gave a prestation on doing Compound cutting and attached is a PDF with the links included. I hope they still work.

 

mini presentation.pdf