Popular Post Jane Hiatt Posted February 21 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 21 This was a special order from a man whose father and step-mother claimed the zebra as their spirit animal of sorts. Both of these people died and the man that ordered it wants to memorialize his dad and step-mom. Norm Fengstad, Wichman, Fab4 and 21 others 24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Hiatt Posted February 21 Author Report Share Posted February 21 3 minutes ago, Jane Hiatt said: This was a special order from a man whose father and step-mother claimed the zebra as their spirit animal of sorts. Both of these people died and the man that ordered it wants to memorialize his dad and step-mom. cut into inch and a quarter thick maple burl slab. Cut with Flying Dutchman and Olson blades on my 21" Seyco. scrollntole, FrankEV and Scrappile 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter N White Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 Great cutting the burl is a great background. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 Very Nice, excellent wood choice, what kind of wood is that. I'm positive they will cherish it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankEV Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 Great image and great cutting. I've worked with burl when I turned bowls. How was cutting such thick tricky material? And, what size drill bit did you use? Long smll bits are hard to find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAIrving Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 Beautiful job Jane. I rather suspect he will treasure that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 Very beautiful piece! I would imagine that is a difficult cut. Delicate cut, in thick wood, that has grain running every direction at once. Wonderful job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Hiatt Posted February 21 Author Report Share Posted February 21 I've been working with mostly" maple burl" since about 1985. A little difficult but not because of the grain, I found. Just going through blades and being sure to cut so that the finished cut looks the same on the back. One of my problems with the burls is that the points that held the bark intact, are very, very pointed and sharp. The slabs sand to a beautiful finish. I use mostly 1/16" drill bits but have a big supply of very small bits. ie. #58, 60, 65. I do have a problem with bits that don't have a long enough shank to go all the way through the thick slabs. I found some very, very small aircraft bits, as they are called, but they have such a long, vulnerable shank that they break very easily. I've been known to shorten that shank (shush, don't tell the manufacturer) so that it works for me. Thank you so much for all your kind compliments. Jane GPscroller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjweb Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 Beautiful piece, RJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdatelle Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 Beautiful job cutting that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry walters Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 WOW!!!, that is beautiful Jane. Will be cherished by the person who requested it for many years. Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dak0ta52 Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 Awesome job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 terrific job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 You did them proud. Lovely piece of wood and excellent scrolling, well done. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Knappen Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 Wonderful cutting and great presentation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessL Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 That is absolutely gorgeous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPscroller Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 Beautiful work Jane. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJB Posted February 27 Report Share Posted February 27 Very nice work! I have never even thought of scrolling on a burl. We have a ton of these in our woodworking store. I may have to try something... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudson River Rick Posted February 28 Report Share Posted February 28 WOW. Fantastic choice of wood, the burl is absolutley beautiful. You did a grat job on a real nice pattern. Thanks for sharing. Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Hiatt Posted March 23 Author Report Share Posted March 23 On 2/20/2024 at 9:13 PM, Hawk said: Very Nice, excellent wood choice, what kind of wood is that. I'm positive they will cherish it! maple burl slab Hawk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Hiatt Posted April 1 Author Report Share Posted April 1 On 2/20/2024 at 9:13 PM, Hawk said: Very Nice, excellent wood choice, what kind of wood is that. I'm positive they will cherish it! Almost everything I do nowadays is on slabs of Maple burls. No real grain, so I can pretty much go where I want with the blade. I've decided through experience that anything thicker than an inch and a quarter or inch and a half is just too thick for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Hiatt Posted April 1 Author Report Share Posted April 1 On 2/20/2024 at 8:47 PM, Peter N White said: Great cutting the burl is a great background. Thank you so much Peter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted April 2 Report Share Posted April 2 I really like this project. The work is done very nicely and the wood is outstanding. It is a real eye catcher. I have been off line, most of the time lately and this is the first time I have seen you here. So a belated "Welcome to the Village." I hope you are enjoying it here as I have for many years. Glad you are part of our family. Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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