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The arrowhead plaque was still wet with BLO when I took the first picture. Here is a side by side with the "actual" piece on the right and the drop outs forming another wolf on the left, I am trying for a twofer (sixfer? I stack cut 3, 1/4" plaques). Cleaning this type of project is super easy, canned air. Need I say more. (and I do understand your personal preferences).

I almost did not see this months projects but I wanted to get on it anyway, even though I am barely making the deadline. I posted this one in bragging post but I enjoyed doing it so I thought I would go ahead and re-post it here. It has been a while since I had made any intarsia so here again is my beaver I did this month Dick heppnerguy

Kenworth tractor trucks made of poplar that had been aged over 20 years. Pattern is from toy making plans.com if anyone is interested. A lot of parts and very enjoyable making.

A few I finished. I used oak and cherry with a semigloss poly finish.

Well, this is the latest off the saw and paint table. It will be heading to the bin. Not happy with it at all. There are a couple of pieces that will only fit from one direction. Yes, I pushed using a dull blade. And yes, I know I should have changed it earlier. This is also the first time that the Unicorn Spit has made the kerf narrower. I used a #5 Precision Skip on the poplar that I recently bought. I think the biggest issue is that the wood isn't a dry as it should have been. I guess it will be off to the store to buy some other wood.

What do you think?

I agree but I also think that if one takes the time to colorize some of their projects on a regular basis then perhaps one could sort of catch on to how they are done and get a little better with effort also. That is what i am trying to accomplish now Dick heppnerguy

I haven't posted any work in a while but have been rather busy. My wife showed the piece I did for her of our fur babies to her dog training club and now I'm working on commissions. Not complaining at all. Helps to support the hobby. Anyway, these are two I completed over the weekend and I'm working on another I'll finish tomorrow evening. I'm also working on a rather elaborate Jim Blume piece that I've already worked on for about six hours and I'm only about a fourth of the way done. Another project I completed this past weekend was a bandsaw box but I haven't photographed it yet. Once I do, I'll post a picture of it in the "Other Woodwork." The two pieces below are my typical 1/4-inch stained with either natural or ipswich and a black backer. Frames are custom cut with pre-fabricated framing material. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.

Thanks Marg, I think that is what I am going to do. I know that I rushed it. I have a sale coming up next month and am worried about having stock. Hubby talked me off the edge by simply stating - "if you only have 3, then you only have 3! And then you might sell out!"

Mighty fine cutting and the colors are amazing.

First things first. A big thanks to Barry (flarud) for the inspiration and kindly shared information. I read his post “Jacks” in Bragging Rights of Aug 21 and later his update on Aug 26. I really liked his “Jacks” as he calls them. They are simply a wood box with a Jack-o-Lantern face and the box painted Orange. He lit them up like you do for a Pumpkin Jack-O-Lantern. Boy oh boy are they cute. Just had to make some. I made eight, I call Box-O-Lanterns,using cheap cedar wood fence slats that are a nominal 5 ½” wide by very rough sawn to about 5/8” thick by 6’ long. I ran the slats through my planer, to make them a uniform ½” thick and clean on both sides. The rough sawn was just a little tooooo rough for me. I cut all the parts at one time, but due to a limited quantity of long clamps I had to assemble them one at a time. All cutting, assembly and painting was done in just two days. I purchased two SGV bundles of Faces from Etsy for just a few dollars. I chose eight that I resized, using Inkscape, to a 4 ½” width. This looked proportionally good to me in the 5 ½” wide box I had decided to make. All eight were cut with a Pegas #5 MGT R Blade in one two-hour cutting session. This was a mass production project, and done very quickly, to make my very rustic and rough version. I decided on the size and started cutting the wood before having the chance to contact Barry and find out what his sizes were. His are much smaller. My box is 5 ½” square using mitered corners, 10 ½” tall. The top and bottom are 6 ½’ square, glued up from a 5 ½” and a 1” piece. On top of the Top is a 4 ½” square piece I beveled just for looks, again, like what Barry had done on his. On top of that piece, I added a scroll cut “pumpkin” stem that is painted green. After assembly, just using glue, I rough sanded the entire assembly with 150 grit paper in my palm sander just to clean up glue squeeze out and to get rid of the pencil lines I made for glue-up. I used my small torch to add some burn marks and then lightly spray painted everything (except the stem) Pumpkin Orange, allowing the grain and torch marks to show. I went the cheap way for lights also. I purchased from Amazon two 4 packs of Accessory Cords that have a candelabra socket on one end (with a holder for a 1 ¼” hole mounting), an inline switch and a plug on the other end. These are like what is used in plastic decorations sold in stores. I also bought a package of twenty-five equivalent 7W Orange LED bulbs. I’ll have extras for a long time to come. This was a fun project. I did not make an overall pattern. The only patterns were the faces I chose to use, appropriately located in a 5 ½” x 10 ½´retangle, for positioning purposes. Had to take the following pic outside as they are to many for my photo booth. Daytime After dark. One up close. Hope you enjoy. Comments and critiques alwasys welcome. Thansk again Barry, I know you will be viewing this post soon.

Mighty fine cutting

Sort of a whimsical portrait of Frodo Baggins. About 6” X 7”. Very fun relaxing cut, except maybe the eyes.

Another fantastic portrait Charlie, well done. Marg

I love the pattern Barb and the colors you chose are great! I've had so many puzzle pieces that would only go one way I couldn't count them. You're right, things most certainly don't always work out. Some people need to stop taking themselves so seriously and keep their negativity to themselves.

I think I got fouled up with that lower retaining spring. mine is steel, not plastic as shown on the parts diagram and it takes quite a bit of effort to push the thing in. Like about 15 pounds of pressure. I got three small items cut and broke the blade. I did find a used Skil scroll saw for $10 that takes pinned blades. I mounted a blade in that and cut the rest of my pieces with out a problem. The cut was not as nice as the Hawk, but it was far easier to mount a blade. I will keep trying the hawk. I think maybe the pinless blades I have are just too fine for what I do.

Excellent cutting, RJ

Thanks Marie. I'm not making a living off this but it helps paying for the hobby.

Thanks! I do not paint the edges, using a 0 size blade, the pieces would not fit together it I painted the edges.

Well you certainly nailed that one. The colors are terrific. I am useless at painting and deciding on colors, I just go with what I like. Marg

the full size version: unpainted (the first I made) and a full size vintage bobber that I turned.

I think you did a great job. My daughters can pick colors to go together that in my mind will totally clash and they look beautiful together. I think a certain amount of it is inborn.

Just Google. Sorta like if you wanted to cut and color an image of a Parrot...search for photos of parrots to see their real life colors. Then pick and choose your paint colors accordingly. In yor project, you sorta used a flesh tone in the face area. I don't think it was intended to be a cartoon, so it just is not the color I would chose to use there.

I like the idea, hint, the thick Delta Acrylic paints can hide a multitude of mistakes.....

Frank, I know the painting was s**t. I clearly wasn't in the right head space to cut this project. I have been having great difficulty in finding store bought poplar here in Winnipeg. Before pandemic, Lowes did carry wider & longer boards of poplar. When I went a year ago, all they had was 6" wide and short boards. Lowes was the only one of the big three that ever had the poplar. I do not own equipment, nor am I particularly interested in purchasing, to manufacture appropriately sized wood. I am in Canada, so ordering from Ochooch is not really an option. The exchange rate adds at least 30% and shipping is usually expensive.