Leopard Sitting Pretty

[LarryEA]

Larry, you did a  fantastic job on that piece. I really like Kerry's patterns. They are realistic & very precise. Many holes to cut, but, worth every minute of time.  I can't imagine how slow it must have been, cutting it & how many blades did you have to use?  Well worth it though. Thanks for letting us enjoy it.  Take Care 

Perk,  there was a couple times I almost ruined it in the early cutting stage. Thats when I was doing the whiskers.

I needed thin blades but thin ones had a problem cutting a straight line on 3/4 wood. I used a lot of blades on the face.

After that, it was easy cutting.

[LarB]

Awesome work Larry ... well done!!! Great inspiration :-)

[gator]

wow hard maple  next time try something easy like  figure out how many steps across the u.s.. impressive and beautiful

[LarryEA]

I didn't count the holes but this pattern is the most holes I've threaded a blade thru.

SUper thanks to all.

[Tdub4ever]

Awesome work Larry! I bet it wasn't an easy job, cutting it in 3/4" wood.

[Bendita]

Very pretty Larry nice cut but why did you use 3/4 rather then the recommended 1/8 b/b?

[LarryEA]

Very pretty Larry nice cut but why did you use 3/4 rather then the recommended 1/8 b/b?

Excellent question. Best answer I have is: 

1) I have a big stack of  1" wood. Maple,Cherry,Oak, Birch,...etc, etc.    and not a lot of BB or Lauan

2) Not good at and don't like making frames for 1/8" b/b

So here is an opportunity to educate me...

 

Funny, I like working with b/b because I can stack and get + for one cut.

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Edited January 12, 2015 by LarryEA