Popular Post DickMira Posted April 20 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 20 This project started in a reverse order to the usual format. This beautiful piece of mahogany was given to me by a friend. It was 13' x 10" x 1 3/8" thick. I was thinking of various subjects when I decided to check out the patterns in the Scrollsaw Village Patterns Section. When I saw the fantastic "Maltese Puppy" by superb pattern designer, Jim Blume, I knew this would work very well for this project. The wood was sanded, the edges were routed, and the pattern was attached with 3M spray adhesive. Pilot holes were drilled and the scroll work was completed with spiral blades. The carving was completed using a Foredom Rotary Power Carver and the fur was produced with multiple passes with the top edges of three different sizes of columnar bits. The puppy was colored with Minwax Polycrylic Finish and artist acrylic paints. The background was finished with multiple coats of polyurethane finish. Thank you Jim, for the beautiful design of this pattern. Dick Wichman, Scrappile, FrankEV and 16 others 18 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjweb Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 nice, RJ DickMira 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Knappen Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 OH MY, Dick, that is simply amazing. DickMira and danny 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry walters Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 Beatiful!!! DickMira 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter N White Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 Great work. DickMira 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie E Posted April 21 Report Share Posted April 21 Beautiful piece done on a beautiful piece of wood! The contouring you did really transformed that grain into art. DickMira 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flarud Posted April 21 Report Share Posted April 21 Great job! I'd like to be a fly on your shop wall just so I could watch your process of doing these! DickMira 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAIrving Posted April 21 Report Share Posted April 21 As others said, beautiful job on a beautiful piece of wood and the contouring really tops it off. We had 2 maltese, gone for several years now, and this piece touches me. I had looked for patterns of maltese and had missed this one. But now, maybe... DickMira 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted April 21 Report Share Posted April 21 fantastic job DickMira 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted April 22 Report Share Posted April 22 Wow, another amazing piece of art, well done Dick. Marg DickMira 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DickMira Posted April 26 Author Report Share Posted April 26 The fun part of this project was that it gave a smile to many folks. I would like to thank RJ, Denny, Jerry, Peter, Charlie, Barry, Thurman, Dave, and Marg for the very nice comments. Always greatly appreciated. Dick Mira Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Johnson Posted May 1 Report Share Posted May 1 Awesome work Dick. DickMira 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DickMira Posted May 6 Author Report Share Posted May 6 On 4/30/2024 at 9:22 PM, Ron Johnson said: Awesome work Dick. Thank you, Ron, for the super comment. I'll bet your anxious for some sunny, warm weather to show up in Saskatchewan!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Blume Posted May 21 Report Share Posted May 21 What an amazing piece. Well done for sure. DickMira 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim McDonald Posted May 21 Report Share Posted May 21 I missed this originally, but I am in awe. Great execution on a great pattern and your usual attention to detail. DickMira 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdatelle Posted May 21 Report Share Posted May 21 WoW Dick, couldn't ask for a better job than that. Beautiful piece of Mahogany, I don;t think I would even think of trying something like that. Just great. DickMira 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DickMira Posted May 22 Author Report Share Posted May 22 Thanks for checking out this Maltese puppy project and for the super comments from Jim Blume, Jim McDonald and Ralph rdatellle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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