Popular Post Scrappile Posted Friday at 08:01 PM Popular Post Report Share Posted Friday at 08:01 PM 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. RabidAlien, Wichman, Roberta Moreton and 17 others 20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meflick Posted Friday at 08:09 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 08:09 PM 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. Scrappile and Roberta Moreton 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry walters Posted Friday at 08:57 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 08:57 PM Hey, that really looks nice Paul. You did an excellent job. Jerry Scrappile 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjweb Posted Saturday at 12:41 AM Report Share Posted Saturday at 12:41 AM Paul, you have done a beautiful job on that, RJ Scrappile 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barb.j.enders Posted Saturday at 12:52 AM Report Share Posted Saturday at 12:52 AM Well done Paul. It is a lovely piece and sentiment. Scrappile 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter N White Posted Saturday at 03:39 AM Report Share Posted Saturday at 03:39 AM Very nicely done. Scrappile 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankEV Posted Saturday at 12:51 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 12:51 PM Beautiful work and a beautiful verse. Scrappile 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted Saturday at 02:44 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 02:44 PM awesome job Scrappile 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted Saturday at 04:26 PM Author Report Share Posted Saturday at 04:26 PM 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. meflick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preprius Posted Saturday at 04:26 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 04:26 PM I love the title. Nice intro. it took me twice to see the play with words. " Wordcraft " Scrappile 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie E Posted Saturday at 09:08 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 09:08 PM 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 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted Saturday at 09:53 PM Author Report Share Posted Saturday at 09:53 PM 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. preprius, BadBob and GPscroller 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyG Posted Sunday at 09:34 AM Report Share Posted Sunday at 09:34 AM 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! Scrappile 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPscroller Posted Sunday at 03:37 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 03:37 PM Nice touch Paul. Adds a lot to the finished project. Jeff Scrappile 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo Posted Monday at 01:34 AM Report Share Posted Monday at 01:34 AM Cool! The flag is really cool also! Scrappile 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTTHECLOCKMAN Posted Monday at 06:21 AM Report Share Posted Monday at 06:21 AM (edited) 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 Monday at 06:28 AM by JTTHECLOCKMAN Scrappile and BadBob 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudson River Rick Posted Monday at 02:16 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 02:16 PM @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 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted Monday at 03:42 PM Author Report Share Posted Monday at 03:42 PM @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. JTTHECLOCKMAN 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjweb Posted Monday at 03:48 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 03:48 PM Paul, wow that flag inlay with all those stars is considered a master of inlay, RJ Scrappile 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTTHECLOCKMAN Posted Monday at 04:17 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 04:17 PM 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted Monday at 08:30 PM Author Report Share Posted Monday at 08:30 PM 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). JTTHECLOCKMAN 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdatelle Posted Monday at 11:12 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 11:12 PM That came out great paul. Scrappile 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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