Fl Wood Butcher Posted September 30, 2014 Report Posted September 30, 2014 I am new to the scroll saw. I am using a borrowed Craftsman Contractor Series 20" scroll saw. A friend let me borrow it to see if I enjoy using it. It has been a lot of fun. The down side is I now want to get my own scroll saw. After doing some practice on a scrap piece of 3/4 pine I designed the first project using a Mayan glyph as an inspiration. I used 3/4 inch pine about 7 X 7 inch as I liked the look of the heavy grain running across the design. After shaping I decided to use a small amount of color to define the different areas of the design. A light coat of acrylics airbrushed on the surface was applied before the pieces were glued up. The second design is about 5" X 8" out of the same pine board. It is also my design. Since the pieces are small I decided to finish it with a clear gloss finish. I guess these would be segmentation as I have not used different woods. The first 2 photos are of my first project before coloring and glue. The third photo is of the same project after airbrushing color. The fourth photo is of my second project. Any comments would be welcome! Ray wombatie, amazingkevin and bobscroll 3 Quote
Wilson's Woodworking Posted September 30, 2014 Report Posted September 30, 2014 Wow for being new to it you did a great job of shaping on both of these projects! On top of that your original designs are very good. Thanks for showing your work. You are going to go far with this little venture. Quote
bobscroll Posted September 30, 2014 Report Posted September 30, 2014 Ray, You did a really nice job on your first project, Thank you for the photo's, Bob Quote
amazingkevin Posted October 1, 2014 Report Posted October 1, 2014 Ray, I like how you shoot from the hip! Clear, concise, determined, dedication to a stunning first shot project. Work like this you need to advertize your talent right now! Never have I experienced a top of the line first project like this. You're better than the scroll saw for what that's worth!The different amount of quality skills here in the village is overwhelming.One thought i had a while back was to put all the great minds here in the village ,have a project everyone agrees on and take suggestions as to how to go about completing it.I'm sure it would be breathtaking.Looks like the scroll saw bug gotcha good.By all means get a quality saw with creature comforts.They start at around $500 bucks.A foot switch,dust collection, great lighting ,magnification for high detail if need be,comfy chair and tilt your scroll saw so you look down on your work but not with your head straining.Were going to be in for quite a show here once your set up.Thanks for joining and WOWing us right from the start! Quote
woodduck Posted October 1, 2014 Report Posted October 1, 2014 Love it Ray you did a beaut job on the shaping & the colours you used are just right,look forward to seeing more of your work when you get yourself all set up. Cheers Peter. Quote
ike Posted October 1, 2014 Report Posted October 1, 2014 You did real good. that's a good start you have natural talent, Keepj up the good work. IKE Quote
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