wombatie Posted October 10, 2017 Report Share Posted October 10, 2017 OH WOW Jeff you wife did a spectacular job, please congratulate your wife for me. Marg GPscroller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted October 10, 2017 Report Share Posted October 10, 2017 (edited) Humm, I like the backer you used to picture the Reaper, looks like dark of night with stars showing... Seems to go with the whole thing. What kind of paint does your wife use? Edited October 10, 2017 by Scrappile GPscroller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted October 10, 2017 Report Share Posted October 10, 2017 On 10/8/2017 at 10:40 AM, GPscroller said: Pattern is Charles Dearing's, stack cut two 1/8th inch BB ply. Measures 12 1/2 x 16 1/2. Not sure whether to frame or cut backer board for it Am also including pic of finished Viking #5 that Jan painted. Jeff Extremely well cut and finished.. Love them both.. I am going to assume that you are a spiral blade cutter. Dick heppnerguy GPscroller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPscroller Posted October 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2017 6 hours ago, Scrappile said: Humm, I like the backer you used to picture the Reaper, looks like dark of night with stars showing... Seems to go with the whole thing. What kind of paint does your wife use? Thanks Paul. She just uses craft paint that we purchase at the local Micheal's craft store. The brand name of the main one she uses is "CraftSmart". Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPscroller Posted October 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2017 16 hours ago, wombatie said: OH WOW Jeff you wife did a spectacular job, please congratulate your wife for me. Marg Thanks Marg. Have read all the comments to her and she is very pleased. Once again thanks all Jeff and Jan wombatie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPscroller Posted October 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2017 2 hours ago, heppnerguy said: Extremely well cut and finished.. Love them both.. I am going to assume that you are a spiral blade cutter. Dick heppnerguy Thanks Dick. I only use flat blades, have tried spiral and had no success yet (there is still some hope that I will learn how to use them). Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 7 hours ago, GPscroller said: Thanks Dick. I only use flat blades, have tried spiral and had no success yet (there is still some hope that I will learn how to use them). Jeff I used to be the same about blades as you are. I began to notice that a lot of the detailed cutters were using spiral blades so I decided I should make an effort to learn them. The one thing I did discover is when one is cutting really delicate fret and breakage might be a good possibilities is that when using the spiral blade they no longer are a problem to worry about. I still only use my spirals blades when there is quite of bit of rally fragile cuts(like the Grim Reaper you just posted), I turn to my spiral blade. I think you might really enjoy it if you tried cut a piece or two with them. I still prefer the straight blades but I will turn to the dreadful spiral when I think it will make my cutting more desirable. As you know, Charles Deering is also a spiral blade user. Hope you decide to risk a piece of two just for yourself Dick heppnerguy GPscroller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 Your Wife and You make a Great Team. These pieces look OUTSTANDING. Danny :+} GPscroller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPscroller Posted October 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 Well here is the finished Reaper. Thanks to Lucky2 (Len) for the idea of the "washer border", so simple yet so effective. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 Does look nice! What are the plans for the painted one? I vote for a framed picture, and the background black with little glitter to look like stars... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPscroller Posted October 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2017 1 hour ago, Scrappile said: Does look nice! What are the plans for the painted one? I vote for a framed picture, and the background black with little glitter to look like stars... Here is pic of Jan's painted one, still playing with the background. Pure black, like it is washes out the outline. Will find the right combination. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted October 12, 2017 Report Share Posted October 12, 2017 Nope, if you go back to the original picture you posted of this painted one,,, which is so awesome, you will see, at least I did, some specks in the black background, that, to me, looked like black of night with stars. Maybe it was saw dust or lint, but I liked it. A little, little glitter would maybe give the same effect... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPscroller Posted October 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2017 1 hour ago, Scrappile said: Nope, if you go back to the original picture you posted of this painted one,,, which is so awesome, you will see, at least I did, some specks in the black background, that, to me, looked like black of night with stars. Maybe it was saw dust or lint, but I liked it. A little, little glitter would maybe give the same effect... You were not mistaken. That is a piece of fabric that Jan shoots behind most of the projects. It is black with silver specks. Will try to steal from Jan or get something similar. Thanks for the input Paul, much appreciated. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penquin Posted October 12, 2017 Report Share Posted October 12, 2017 They are awesome cuttings, really like the color added to them. Beautiful. jim penquin GPscroller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPscroller Posted October 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 On 10/11/2017 at 5:35 PM, GPscroller said: You were not mistaken. That is a piece of fabric that Jan shoots behind most of the projects. It is black with silver specks. Will try to steal from Jan or get something similar. Thanks for the input Paul, much appreciated. Jeff Here it is Paul, with the original fabric behind it. Having hard time getting decent pic, but if you enlarge, you can see the glitter. Will look for different fabric next week or maybe get Jan to paint a background. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneG Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 wow gorgeous work, quite a duo you two are. they both look wicked painted IMO but the winner is the reaper for me and yes do frame it...The viking is real awesome as well. Great cutting and great painting GPscroller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneG Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 On 10/11/2017 at 3:53 PM, GPscroller said: Well here is the finished Reaper. Thanks to Lucky2 (Len) for the idea of the "washer border", so simple yet so effective. Jeff that is awe inspiring....must try one of these crazy delicate patterns some day GPscroller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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