What a Relief, I Finished Something!

[Scrappile]

I tried something new for me.  This is a SueMey pattern.  I have been wanting to try some "relief" cutting.  Where you cut part of a picture at an angle so it will stand proud of the rest of the picture. I started with the verse, then cut the tree with a 2.5° slant.  When I finished cutting the tree and saw how it looked, I decided the heart should stand out proud, also.   I had some bloopers, but nothing serious.  My intent was to remove the tree and stain it, but the root area was just too fragile to mess with.  So I removed the pattern from the tree and the heart and colored them, leaving the pattern on the rest so I would not get stain it.  It Worked pretty well.  Anyway, I am happy with it and will do better next time.  It is cut in 1/2" Oak.

 

 

[meflick]

Well, your ahead of me Paul!  Nice work.  Excellent tip on removing just the pattern off the tree to get it stained.  I'll have to remember that should I ever do something similar!. I'm getting closer to getting a project or two started. 

[jerry walters]

Hey, that really looks nice Paul.   You did an excellent job.

Jerry

[rjweb]

Paul, you have done a beautiful job on that, RJ

[barb.j.enders]

Well done Paul.  It is a lovely piece and sentiment.

 

[Peter N White]

Very nicely done.

[FrankEV]

Beautiful work and a beautiful verse.

[daveww1]

awesome job

[Scrappile]

20 hours ago, meflick said:

Well, your ahead of me Paul!  Nice work.  Excellent tip on removing just the pattern off the tree to get it stained.  I'll have to remember that should I ever do something similar!. I'm getting closer to getting a project or two started. 

Okay get back on the horse.  That is what I have done lately.  The heck with house and yard work!  The leaving the pattern on to paint or stain parts, I cannot take credit for, I was mentioned in a discussion on here not too long ago.  It does work great.

[preprius]

I love the title.  Nice intro.  

it took me twice to see the play with words.  " Wordcraft "

 

[Charlie E]

Great looking piece. I love how relief cutting works. The only thing that bothers me about it is most people probably think it’s just cut and glued on the board when it’s so much cooler than that. Shows I care too much what other people think I guess.

[Scrappile]

Yes, to me, it is a variation of inlay, which I love to do.  You just adjust the angle of the cut to get the fit that stops it at the height or depth you want.  I also just finished this American Flag (a Steve Good pattern), only I inlaid the stars as opposed to just cutting them out and having a backer behind them.

 

[jimmyG]

On 11/15/2024 at 3:01 PM, Scrappile said:

I tried something new for me.  This is a SueMey pattern.  I have been wanting to try some "relief" cutting.  Where you cut part of a picture at an angle so it will stand proud of the rest of the picture. I started with the verse, then cut the tree with a 2.5° slant.  When I finished cutting the tree and saw how it looked, I decided the heart should stand out proud, also.   I had some bloopers, but nothing serious.  My intent was to remove the tree and stain it, but the root area was just too fragile to mess with.  So I removed the pattern from the tree and the heart and colored them, leaving the pattern on the rest so I would not get stain it.  It Worked pretty well.  Anyway, I am happy with it and will do better next time.  It is cut in 1/2" Oak.

 

 

Wow, that's awesome!

[GPscroller]

Nice touch Paul.  Adds a lot to the finished project.

Jeff

[Gonzo]

Cool! The flag is really cool also!

[JTTHECLOCKMAN]

Very nice work all around. I did alot of that type relief cutting as you put it when I was making shelves like this. Also magazine racks and things like that. It gives the project some depth and adds a different look. 

What I want to learn to do is work like Dave Monk does where inlays designs that are flat in the project. One of these days I really want to try that because I have a few ideas I would like to do. I think that stuff is cool and his boxes are beautiful.

 

 

Edited November 18, 2024 by JTTHECLOCKMAN

[Hudson River Rick]

@Scrappile Hi Paul, GREAT JOB on a relly nice pattern.

I wish the younger "KIDS" would put somevalue on family.

Thanks for sharing.

Rick

[Scrappile]

@JTTHECLOCKMAN @Dave Monk did a nice tutorial about inlay, it is on here somewhere, maybe in "Village University" in the "resources" section in this site.  

[rjweb]

Paul, wow that flag inlay with all those stars is considered a master of inlay, RJ

[JTTHECLOCKMAN]

32 minutes ago, Scrappile said:

@JTTHECLOCKMAN @Dave Monk did a nice tutorial about inlay, it is on here somewhere, maybe in "Village University" in the "resources" section in this site.  

Yes I think I have it somewhere and I have talked to him back aways. I just need to try it and practice. Thanks. He makes it look easy. 

[Scrappile]

The Hardest part is determining what angle gives you the best results.  That, for me, is pretty much trial and error On scrap wood.  Also the direction of cut is important (CW or CCW).  

[rdatelle]

That came out great paul.

[wombatie]

You did a terrific job Paul, it looks fabulous.

Marg

[Tbow388]

I really like that. Do you remove the piece and then just glue it back in a little proud?

[Scrappile]

12 hours ago, Tbow388 said:

I really like that. Do you remove the piece and then just glue it back in a little proud?

No, the proud pieces are cut at an angle, so the proud part does not go all the way through.  Depending on the direction of the cut and slant of the table will determine whether the relief part is proud or will be recessed.  There are some YouTube videos on it.  Fun to play with.

 

Edited December 2, 2024 by Scrappile