alexfox Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 Here is my variant of making background for fretwork projects What do you think about it and what do you use for background? cyclistjim and jollyred 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 Looks great. My only suggestion would be to do all this prior to doing all the fretwork. Why take a chance on ruining all that hard work after the fact? Ray SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 Looks nice to me Though I do feel like it's a little extra work to do this compared to what I do.. I'll bet it isn't as expensive as my way either.. I typically cut all the inside cuts in my stack cut of portraits.. then I tape a walnut or other contrasting plywood to my stack and cut the backer and portrait out at one time to make them all exactly the same.... That said.. for my portraits like that I use colored foam sheets that I pick up at either Hobby Lobby or Micheal's.. can cut those to size with scissors.. Things that are not framed I typically cut my stack then set one of the pieces of the cuttings onto another contrasting plywood and take a small flat washer and use a pencil and stick the pencil inside of the hole of the washer.. I use the washer as a guide to draw a slightly larger pattern of my cutout onto the plywood to make it slightly larger to give it a boarder.. this way the cutting and the backer do not have to match up perfectly.. Nice work you do anyway.. just different methods than I use SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runa Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, alexfox said: Here is my variant of making background for fretwork projects What do you think about it and what do you use for background? Stunning work!! What scroll saw and blade did you use to make that, Alex? Where do you get the backing material (the sticky film)? Edited October 13, 2017 by Runa SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 8 minutes ago, Runa said: Stunning work!! What scroll saw and blade did you use to make that, Alex? Where do you get the backing material (the sticky film)? That stuff looks to me like it's a self adhesive shelf liner.. Many stores carry that stuff.. while I use it to stick the the board then stick my pattern to the shelf liner.. I typically buy clear for that.. but they do have colors and patterns etc too.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 Really great cutting. Something I should aspire to. The shelf paper and design set off your cutting beautifully. Thank you for the video. SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexfox Posted October 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 1 hour ago, Runa said: Stunning work!! What scroll saw and blade did you use to make that, Alex? I have Jet JSS-16. Usually I use flat blades #0 and #1 of LuxTools (Germany) SCROLLSAW703 and Runa 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexfox Posted October 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 1 hour ago, Runa said: Where do you get the backing material (the sticky film)? It is adhesive vinyl, firm - Oracal. In Ukraine many stores of building materials sell it. Texture and color can be absolutly different - wood, marble, stone ect. Runa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 Thanks for sharing the video ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky2 Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 Neat video Alex, I cut my backers at the same time as I cut the top piece. I usually cut a bunch of them in advance, it works for me because all of my cuttings of this type are the same size. Len Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberta Moreton Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 Brilliant! I am so using this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhudson Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 Thx for sharing your ideas. Great cutting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kragax Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 Beautiful work, and a great backing solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekud1946 Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 Great Job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted October 19, 2017 Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 On 10/13/2017 at 12:46 PM, alexfox said: Here is my variant of making background for fretwork projects What do you think about it and what do you use for background? I enjoyed the movie,compliments of my neighbors wifi.You enjoy what you do and thanks for this great lesson on backings which i need to improve on.I'll be looking at shelf liner at walmasrt from now on.Good job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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