I'm working away at Sheila Landry's Forrest Leaf Set of Patterns

[Frank Pellow]

These patterns can be found at: http://www.sheilalandrydesigns.com/category/wildlife-plaques/forest-leaf-patterns

The series contains 74 patterns and I like most of them. So far, I have ordered 10 patterns and have completed 3 of the 10. I'm sure that I will complete all 10 and that, eventually, I will order more of the patterns.

The three that I have made so far, that is a loon, a kingfisher, and a heron, have been gifts and these gifts were very well received. I'm also sure that I will be making additional loons, kingfishers, and herons.

I'm going to use the thread to record my progress in the series.

 

So far, I have increased all the patterns by 10% in size, I have cut them all from 6 millimetre thick. Baltic Birch plywood and have backed them all with Oak-veneered fibre board. 

 

Photos are attached.

Edited September 9, 2016 by Frank Pellow

[hawkeye10]

Very good Frank. You are keeping busy.

[Scrolling Steve]

Nice work Frank!...Those turned out great !

[Fab4]

Hi Frank:

Like the way you change the color on the back ground

most of the time black is good but adding color just makes it that much better

Well done

Fab4

[Frank Pellow]

Thanks Fab4.  I seldom use a black background.  I often experiment with many different backgrounds before selecting the one that I think works best.

[amazingkevin]

These patterns can be found at: http://www.sheilalandrydesigns.com/category/wildlife-plaques/forest-leaf-patterns

 

The series contains 74 patterns and I like most of them. So far, I have ordered 10 patterns and have completed 3 of the 10. I'm sure that I will complete all 10 and that, eventually, I will order more of the patterns.

 

The three that I have made so far, that is a loon, a kingfisher, and a heron, have been gifts and these gifts were very well received. I'm also sure that I will be making additional loons, kingfishers, and herons.

 

I'm going to use the thread to record my progress in the series.

 

So far, I have increased all the patterns by 10% in size, I have cut them all from 6 millimetre thick. Baltic Birch plywood and have backed them all with Oak-veneered fibre board. 

 

Photos are attached.

Your choice of patterns reflects your taste ,You have extremely good taste

[EarltheScroller]

Very nice.

[Frank Pellow]

I've now produced a fourth Forrest Leaf.  This one contains a Northern Pike. 

 
 
I've mounted the leaf on a shelf made from very old reclaimed Fir.  See the thread: http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/topic/20796-a-shelf-made-from-very-old-reclaimed-fir/for details and photos about the design and construction of the shelf.

[heppnerguy]

I was not taken when I saw the pattern on her page but now that I have seen yours, I really like what I see. Nice variety of color experiments. They all look very nice

 

Dick

heppnerguy

[Rockytime]

I especially like woody woodpecker.

[Frank Pellow]

Les (Rockytime), I don't like Sheila's design for woodpeckers in the Forrest Leaf series , so I won't be purchasing that pattern.

[LarryEA]

Very good project and great cutting.

[Frank Pellow]

Les (Rockytime), I just realized that you probably thought that my Kingfisher was a Woodpecker.  Did you>?  I can certainly see the similarities.

[lonewolf]

Those are beautiful frank, excellent work.

[UH1PLT]

Frank, what are the dimensions of the blue heron that you increased in size by 10%.  I particularly like that one for my area of lower Alabama.  Very nice work, thanks for sharing all of them with us.

[meflick]

Frank, these all look great.  Thanks for sharing.

[Frank Pellow]

Bob (UH1PLT) the heron that I made is 26 centimetres high and 12 centimetres wide.

[Rolf]

I like your choice of backers, nice work.

[Frank Pellow]

Thanks Rolf.  I find that the choice of backers makes a big difference.  On each item, I usually experiment with different stains and/or paints before picking what I think is most appropriate.

[Frank Pellow]

Three Hummingbirds (part 1 of 3):

(note: I seem to be unable in insert photos in-line into the text, therefore I am splitting this post into 3 parts in order to accomplish that effect.)

 

This pattern is Sheila Landry's catalogue number: LL1007.  I'm attaching a picture of the item that she has posted on her web site.

 

I like the hummingbirds but I really dislike the red background.

 

[Frank Pellow]

Three Hummingbirds (part 2 0f 3):

 

In Sheila's design, the three leaves are held together only by the maple leaf that is glued to the front.  I decided to make a single backer in order to provide a little more strength.

 

In my view, there are two problems with Sheila's background. First, it is red and second it has no texture. I opted to use red oak plywood with a very noticeable grain for my backer. I decided to stain (not paint) each leaf a different shade of blue.

 

 

Three Hummingbirds (part 2 0f 3):

 

In Sheila's design, the three leaves are held together only by the maple leaf that is glued to the front.  I decided to make a single backer in order to provide a little more strength.

 

In my view, there are two problems with Sheila's background. First, it is red and second it has no texture. I opted to use red oak plywood with a very noticeable grain for my backer. I decided to stain (not paint) each leaf a different shade of blue.

 

I branded the back and attached hanging hardware. Note that, since the backer was so thin, I had to glue small pieces of plywood to the spots where the hardware is attached.

Edited October 2, 2016 by Frank Pellow

[Frank Pellow]

Three Hummingbirds (part 3 of 3):

The three leaves containing the hummingbirds are sawn out of 3mm think Baltic birch plywood.

The backer-board is 4mm thick red oak surfaced plywood.

The small leaf in the front has been sawn (and carved) out of 5mm thick figured maple.

 

The front was finished by spraying it several coats of Tremclad (oil based) clear satin.

Edited October 2, 2016 by Frank Pellow

[Fab4]

Hi Frank

I like the changes you made

Well done

Fab4

[Casey Jourdan]

Love the backer and color choice for the hummingbirds. Very nice piece.

[Scrappile]

I really like all so far, very well cut and you have a great artistic eye for finishing them off with the colored backgrounds.  I look forward to seeing more, like Dick, had I just looked at her patterns on her site I would have passed, you enhance them and improve them to the next level.