Maltese Puppy

[DickMira]

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

 

 

[rjweb]

nice, RJ

[Denny Knappen]

OH MY, Dick, that is simply amazing.  

[jerry walters]

Beatiful!!!

[Peter N White]

Great work.

[Charlie E]

Beautiful piece done on a beautiful piece of wood! The contouring you did really transformed that grain into art. 

[flarud]

Great job!

I'd like to be a fly on your shop wall just so I could watch your process of doing these!

 

[TAIrving]

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... 

[daveww1]

fantastic job

[wombatie]

Wow, another amazing piece of art, well done Dick.

Marg

[DickMira]

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

[Ron Johnson]

Awesome work Dick. 

[DickMira]

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!!!

[Jim Blume]

What an amazing piece. Well done for sure.

 

[Jim McDonald]

I missed this originally, but I am in awe. Great execution on a great pattern and your usual attention to detail. 

[rdatelle]

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]

Thanks for checking out this Maltese puppy project and for the super comments from Jim Blume, Jim McDonald and Ralph rdatellle.