amazingkevin Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 Been so involved with pain I'm not thinking right.I did do some larger flying eagles as the smaller ones are to stressful and too easy to make a mistake.the two or three walnut ones i did are 10"-15" & 20 inch.The aromatic cedar one is 24" on the Dewalt.It exploded a few times from bad wood ,glued together 26" blank to work from and vibration.I did all i could but will bring to the owner to have him re glue it together and then i'll piece together whats missing from scrap.I found most of what broke out but not all. My floor outside needs attention badly ,like a major clean up.He was giving me $10. an hour as he's my good wood supplier,so a breaks in order.The 10" one took 2 hours. The 24" one took 6 hours as you know the dewalt is a 20" throat.Plus looking for the pieces in the mess took time too. patterning and enlarging plus scotch taping 6 copy paper piece's together trimmed all 4 sides took time to.It all adds up. Paul hd, New Guy, bobscroll and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordster Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 Hi there Kevin, glad to see you getting back on track....Eagle is looking great. Got me eating my heart out.printed the pattern the other day, going to give it a shot soon. I looked at your photo of scrap box and said...looks like the eagle has landed lol.. Take care friend and be well. amazingkevin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryEA Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 The eagle is great... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky2 Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 Ouch Kevin, I'm sorry to be reading that your having it tough, I hope things get better real soon. Takd care. Len Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul hd Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 Hi Kevin. Great piece of work. On the larger Eagle what size and style of blade did you use? Regards Paul amazingkevin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWSUDEKUM Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 Sorry to hear of your pain issue I can relate. I like the eagles of the different woods. As for the cedar when working from glue ups of thin stock I have found that it pays to be real aware of the knots and the surrounding wood. One of the things I have found is if I get a knot that is loose then I can drop a couple of drops of super glue along the edges of that loose knot and that helps stabilize the piece. I do the same with any checks from the knot area as well. Working with aromatic cedar is always one of the more "fun" woods to make something large from, being as it has such variable grain strength. DW amazingkevin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 So sorry to hear about your bout with pain,I can relate,Foot problems myself.Glad to see your a fighter and staying with what ya Love.Your Eagle is AWESOME. :thumbs: I have worked with Cedar I know how hard and sometimeseasy it can be to cut. Top Notch job Kevin.Hope your feeling better Real soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted June 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 Hi there Kevin, glad to see you getting back on track....Eagle is looking great. Got me eating my heart out.printed the pattern the other day, going to give it a shot soon. I looked at your photo of scrap box and said...looks like the eagle has landed lol.. Take care friend and be well. Thanks Gordie,I bought an extra fan as i could smell the walnut and cedar as i cut. But could find no traces of saw dust in my nose after sawing hours on end.My nose is way to close to my work with 6x power glasses.But i need them so as not to veer off the lines into trouble land i can't fix.Yeah my friend has shelves up high in his house for all the eagles and alot of other things i made.They sure look good up there. :)The eagles are all 1" thick.The blanks i cut them out of are over size so that leaves me plenty of scrap in my treasure box,lol Gordster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted June 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 The eagle is great... You might want to try one larryEA instead of a barn owl for your homestead.Thank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted June 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 Ouch Kevin, I'm sorry to be reading that your having it tough, I hope things get better real soon. Takd care. Len The ouch should be capital letters and a 9.5 in the pain scale.I'm enduring.I'm walking around like i have frozen ankle and walking on eggs.But feel so much better .Been sick at least 6 years and didn't know it.Funny how Medicaid doctors didn't know things are a miss with blood tests and all.for a year now that i finally got medicate.Thanks for your sentiments! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted June 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 Hi Kevin. Great piece of work. On the larger Eagle what size and style of blade did you use? Regards Paul Hi ,Paul.Cutting the eagle out of the wood blank i used a #9 ,scroll reverse,maybe even a #12 ,one or the other.But doing the fret work i went to a #7 scroll reverse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted June 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 Sorry to hear of your pain issue I can relate. I like the eagles of the different woods. As for the cedar when working from glue ups of thin stock I have found that it pays to be real aware of the knots and the surrounding wood. One of the things I have found is if I get a knot that is loose then I can drop a couple of drops of super glue along the edges of that loose knot and that helps stabilize the piece. I do the same with any checks from the knot area as well. Working with aromatic cedar is always one of the more "fun" woods to make something large from, being as it has such variable grain strength. DW Thanks DW, i'll have to remember that .I tryed some gorrila super glue on a job trying to fix broken vertical blinds.I was so impressed at the quick grab and hold i think i'll use it with my wood work instead of CA glues.It comes i clear or tinted.Yeah aromatic cedar is loaded with weak spots.This was a good lesson learned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted June 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 So sorry to hear about your bout with pain,I can relate,Foot problems myself.Glad to see your a fighter and staying with what ya Love.Your Eagle is AWESOME. :thumbs: I have worked with Cedar I know how hard and sometimes easy it can be to cut. Top Notch job Kevin.Hope your feeling better Real soon. Thanks Bobby,Man the golden years came on quick with all the quirks and pains to boot.I'm fortunate to have found a sit down hobby i can deal with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 Hang in there Kevin!.....Looking at your work is still pain free ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobscroll Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 Hi Kevin, I'm hoping you are pain free soon! Thank you for the photo's of your great work, Get well soon, Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris Martinson Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 Kevin, you have such amazing talent. I am always impressed with your work. I'm sorry to hear about your pain, but glad you are getting proper treatment. It's sad that it took the medical profession a year to find the problem. amazingkevin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrampaJim Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 Hey Kevin, sorry about your pain. Pain is no fun!! Welcome back to sawdust land. Nice work on the cuttings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankorona Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 Sometimes the details are more sophisticated, but the end result is very satisfactory Kevin, just relax and enjoy amazingkevin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishman Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 Good cuts Kevin! I love the eagle! amazingkevin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Curtis Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 Kevin I wish you 100% wellness. Do love seeing your projects on. I also know the feeling. Steve amazingkevin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted June 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 Hang in there Kevin!.....Looking at your work is still pain free ! Scrolling takes my mind off of a lot of things,Thanks Steve! :) :) :) :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted June 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 Hi Kevin, I'm hoping you are pain free soon! Thank you for the photo's of your great work, Get well soon, Bob Thanks BOB, I bought another fan so my outlook is good ! bobscroll 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted June 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 Kevin, you have such amazing talent. I am always impressed with your work. I'm sorry to hear about your pain, but glad you are getting proper treatment. It's sad that it took the medical profession a year to find the problem. Thanks Kris,Good to hear somebody likes what i do! I don't know if i have bad insurance or what but they've got plenty of office calls from me .Seems like they want me to stay sick so the keep getting a check.Been over a year with the doc, i switched hospitals and they fixed me in 8 days? bobscroll 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted June 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 Hey Kevin, sorry about your pain. Pain is no fun!! Welcome back to sawdust land. Nice work on the cuttings. Thanks Jim,I was going stir crazy being in the hospital that long(8 days) with tubes connected to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted June 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 Sometimes the details are more sophisticated, but the end result is very satisfactory Kevin, just relax and enjoy Thanks Fransisco,Your comments make it all worth while :thumbs: frankorona 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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