Charles Dearing Pattern......I said i would do this for a family member for Christmas...

[Scrolling Steve]

What the heck was i thinking !!??!!..........Took a picture , after 45 min. of drilling about 250 entry holes with a  #65 bit, I am about a 1\4 of the way there ....I hope I get through this one with all my whits about me....I will post finished project, just do not look for it soon !!!!

Edited September 19, 2015 by Scrolling Steve

[dgman]

That will be an interesting trivet Steve! Just kidding!

It is an ambitious looking project though. Good luck on the cutting, I know it will come out beautifully!

[Larry A. Blakely]

Ambitious undertaking! Hopefully by Thanksgiving.

 

Couldn't pass up this emoticon as it made me think of scrolling. lol

 

[Scrolling Steve]

That will be an interesting trivet Steve! Just kidding!

It is an ambitious looking project though. Good luck on the cutting, I know it will come out beautifully!

Trivets are looking real good about now, Dan, Thanks.

[Scrappile]

Do not despair, Steve, you have done tough ones before.  I just finish cutting my toughest one so far, last evening.  Now I have to get it clean up and finished and framed.  I have worked on to over the past two months and used over 3 doz. blades.   

 

I have to confess, I started that turkey one over a year ago and finally gave up on it.  Maybe I will give it another try, I have learned a few things since then.

 

I see you have that Seyco drill thingy.  How do you like it?

[gator]

That's a great pattern good luck and breath

[Gordster]

Heres hoping you success..I am sure you will conquer it well..

You will be worn out just drilling that one

[Scrolling Steve]

Do not despair, Steve, you have done tough ones before.  I just finish cutting my toughest one so far, last evening.  Now I have to get it clean up and finished and framed.  I have worked on to over the past two months and used over 3 doz. blades.   

 

I have to confess, I started that turkey one over a year ago and finally gave up on it.  Maybe I will give it another try, I have learned a few things since then.

 

I see you have that Seyco drill thingy.  How do you like it?

Thanks for the encouragement Paul !.....The Seyco drill press is a gift from my wife, I looked at it but thought it was too much to pay...She got it for me for Christmas and i love it.

[amazingkevin]

Thanks for the encouragement Paul !.....The Seyco drill press is a gift from my wife, I looked at it but thought it was too much to pay...She got it for me for Christmas and i love it.

Yeah it is pricey,I have the dremil plunge tool ,i can't remember if i ever used it for holes yet,Nice looking turkey.I would have enlarged it to make it not so fragile and delicate to cut.Looking good so far.Wish you were still doing a trivet ? :D :D :D

[heppnerguy]

 A very ambitious piece.  I love all the people here that are willing to tackle those tough patterns. I am not there yet.  Maybe some day

 

Dick

heppnerguy

[Smudger]

You're a braver man than me, good luck

[kywoodmaster]

That would require many Valuim if I were the one doing it. Good luck and keep us posted.

[spirithorse]

Best of luck, Steve,

I sure hope you are going to stack cut to make all that time seem more worth-while.

Since you are already cutting one, you could still sell the second (or more) cheaply and

still be money ahead. Sometimes stack cutting also makes the project easier to cut and

less worry about chip-outs.

God Bless! Spirithorse

[Scrolling Steve]

Best of luck, Steve,

I sure hope you are going to stack cut to make all that time seem more worth-while.

Since you are already cutting one, you could still sell the second (or more) cheaply and

still be money ahead. Sometimes stack cutting also makes the project easier to cut and

less worry about chip-outs.

God Bless! Spirithorse

Spirithorse, I wish i had stack cut it, but did not....I have only attempted to stack cut some christmas ornaments once.......If i cut this every again i will do that.

[spirithorse]

Sorry to hear that. It's still not too late if you are still in the hole drilling stage!
I wish you the best of success with the cutting.

God Bless! Spirithorse

[ubgoofy2003]

Steve, just saw your project today & wish you good luck. I don't think 250 cuts will be even close for a finish. I have done some that took over 7 or 800 cuts to finish & it is a trying task. You will be pleased when it is all finished, for you to gaze upon. Thanks for the look.

[Sparkey]

One hole at a time. Can't wait to see it done.