Frank Pellow Posted January 6, 2016 Report Posted January 6, 2016 (edited) Having just completed the sawing of an Old Mill using 3/0 spiral blades, I am now working on carving two words out of a big plank using size 9 regular blades. The Old Mill project is described in the thread: http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/topic/17611-experimenting-with-spiral-blades-on-an-old-mill-scene/ My new project is to carve the words Outrageously Excellent out of a figured maple plank 25mm thick, 140mm wide, and 540mm long. That’s approximately 1 x 5.5 x 21 inches for anyone who in not comfortable with metric. I’m not sure where I found the design. I think it was here on the Scroll Saw Village but I can’t seem to find it. I would appreciate it if someone could tell me who designed it and where I found it. I decided to make this extra big so printed the picture on two pages then glued the pages to the plank. In the first photo below, I am about to glue the photos to the plank. Before cutting, I marked the approximate path to be followed into the paper with a red marker. The blades that I am using are Olson PGT double reverse tooth no 9RG. They seem to manage the thick wood with ease. But, this project is much louder than the last one. On it, I could hardly hear the saw whereas this project is so loud that I am wearing ear-muffs. Another difference is that I usually sit when scroll-sawing, but in need to stand when working with this plank. The second photo shows my progress so far (after about 15 minutes). Edited January 6, 2016 by Frank Pellow amazingkevin and bobscroll 2 Quote
Scrolling Steve Posted January 6, 2016 Report Posted January 6, 2016 Looking Good!.....Be sure and show us the finished product! Quote
bobscroll Posted January 6, 2016 Report Posted January 6, 2016 Thank you Frank for showing us work in progress photo's Looking good! Bob Quote
amazingkevin Posted January 6, 2016 Report Posted January 6, 2016 Having just completed the sawing of an Old Mill using 3/0 spiral blades, I am now working on carving two words out of a big plank using size 9 regular blades. The Old Mill project is described in the thread: http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/topic/17611-experimenting-with-spiral-blades-on-an-old-mill-scene/ My new project is to carve the words Outrageously Excellent out of a figured maple plank 25mm thick, 140mm wide, and 540mm long. That’s approximately 1 x 5.5 x 21 inches for anyone who in not comfortable with metric. I’m not sure where I found the design. I think it was here on the Scroll Saw Village but I can’t seem to find it. I would appreciate it if someone could tell me who designed it and where I found it. I decided to make this extra big so printed the picture on two pages then glued the pages to the plank. In the first photo below, I am about to glue the photos to the plank. Before cutting, I marked the approximate path to be followed into the paper with a red marker. The blades that I am using are Olson PGT double reverse tooth no 9RG. They seem to manage the thick wood with ease. But, this project is much louder than the last one. On it, I could hardly hear the saw whereas this project is so loud that I am wearing ear-muffs. Another difference is that I usually sit when scroll-sawing, but in need to stand when working with this plank. The second photo shows my progress so far (after about 15 minutes). Love your tips and tricks used here,I've never tried Olsen blades but my neighbor worked for them quit a while years ago in one of the states near N.Y.. I've done quite a few projects at an arms lengths and even rocked back in the chair to accomplish cutting the project while sitting down.I don't do well on my feet.Hope you added a scroll saw table extension which can be taken on or of at will to help with big project as this!Nice Work! :thumbs: :thumbs: Quote
Frank Pellow Posted January 6, 2016 Author Report Posted January 6, 2016 Thanks Kevin. About adding a table extension; the table on my Excalibur EX30 seems quite big enough and I don't think that I need an extension. Quote
heppnerguy Posted January 6, 2016 Report Posted January 6, 2016 Frank, Looks like you have a saw that can handle this chore with ease. I cut a pheasant that was about that length on my DeWalt and I had a few challenges on the ends as they surpassed my saw's throat length. I was unable to accomplish the turns I needed but I just had to figure some new maneuvers with it. I was able to get it done and it was close to when I first started scrolling so I felt quite proud of myself. I will be keeping my eye on your piece here so I can see your accomplishment too. Dick heppnerguy Quote
Frank Pellow Posted January 8, 2016 Author Report Posted January 8, 2016 I have completed the sawing. Next I will sand it then finish it using Tung oil. This should really bring out the natural beauty of the figured maple. Quote
Frank Pellow Posted January 18, 2016 Author Report Posted January 18, 2016 (edited) COPMPLETED: Now, I have completed the finishing. I filed then sanded the maple then applied 4 coats of Polymerized Tung Oil rubbing extensively after each coat. The leftmost picture below, shows the set of Japanese-manufactured smoothing files and the sandpaper that I used to get into all the nooks and crannies. I spent as much time filing and sanding as I had spent sawing. The rightmost photo below shows the completed piece. I know that my outrageously excellent Granddaughter Leah, will appreciate this when I give it to her for her 15th birthday. Edited January 18, 2016 by Frank Pellow Fab4 1 Quote
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