Bull Elk Intarsia Pattern

[scrollsawartpatterns]

I created this Bull Elk Intarsia pattern this morning and was wondering how well a design like this would work for Intarsia?  Any feedback is much appreciated!  Thanks in advance.  JH  

Bull Elk Intarsia.pdf

[heppnerguy]

I personally think your design would work well. All the jagged cuts would be a pretty good challenge for any intarsia person, I would think. While there are a lot of really good intarsia crafts people out there, I think that most might not want to take this one on unless you made the jagged cuts a little softer. I think it will be interesting to see what others have to say about it. You did a nice job with your pattern though

Dick

heppnerguy

[meflick]

Thanks for sharing.  Typically, Intarsia patterns are not "colored" but are simply line drawings so that it is easy to cut the line. Many prefer red lines, but others prefer black.  Red makes it easier to track the blade on the line when cutting for many.  You have to cut the pieces and the parts from different woods so often, the pattern shows the grain direction recommended, and may or may not have the pieces numbered.  If not numbered, the person cutting will usually number them to help in the reassembly. If you have never cut an intarsia pattern before yourself, I would recommend checking out some of the major intarsia artists and their books/patterns to get a better fill for what the primary intarsia crafter is looking for when getting patterns.  You can start with Judy Gale Roberts, Kathy Wise, Bruce Worthington, Jeannette Square and of course there are others.  Those are the ones i quickly can name off the top of my head.

[Bpardue]

I agree with Meflick - you would need to lose all the coloring for the actual pattern. The shape edges are a challenge but for someone that does a lot on intarsia like myself the sharp points are not an issue