Looking for Christmas Reindeer Pattern

[Scrappile]

This is just really exciting!!  Thanks for posting and please keep posting of progress coming. 

[penquin]

Don't know about anyone else but I would ask the store manager if I could do a tracing of it before they take it down.  Get some large paper and go for it. They just might allow you to

do that when they take it down.  Most stores will work with folks I have been lucky that way before. Can't hear to ask.

jim

[Birchbark]

12 hours ago, RDVawter said:

Hi Russell,

I started on this project today.

Got the back printed, taped together and transferred to 1/4” Birch plywood.

Stacked two layers of plywood and cut it out. Still need the interior penetrations cut out and a little bit of cleanup on the edges.

Then cut out the scenic area on one layer only for the back.

Looking good so far,

Thanks, Ralph

 

AHHHHHHH!!  I didn't put the stars in!!  Duh, Should i make another sheet with the stars?  Drat!!!  Sorry about that.  Nobody else noticed either...  where's my editors!?? 

This just looks great so far, I'm impressed, and very glad to see that everything is working so far.  Nice job!!  I have fresh inspiration. 

Russell

[Scrappile]

Had to go back and look for "stars".  They must not be real important to the overall piece if no one noticed....

[RDVawter]

3 hours ago, Birchbark said:

 

AHHHHHHH!!  I didn't put the stars in!!  Duh, Should i make another sheet with the stars?  Drat!!!  Sorry about that.  Nobody else noticed either...  where's my editors!?? 

This just looks great so far, I'm impressed, and very glad to see that everything is working so far.  Nice job!!  I have fresh inspiration. 

Russell

Hi Russell,

I did realize when I was cutting it yesterday that there were no stars. I thought maybe I would paint them on at the time, there is some painting anyway on the village.

Looking back now at the original pictures I think they would look better cut.

I also think it would look better with the stars than without, so I will plan on adding them.

Thanks, Ralph

[Birchbark]

On 12/29/2018 at 12:02 PM, RDVawter said:

Hi Russell,

I did realize when I was cutting it yesterday that there were no stars. I thought maybe I would paint them on at the time, there is some painting anyway on the village.

Looking back now at the original pictures I think they would look better cut.

I also think it would look better with the stars than without, so I will plan on adding them.

Thanks, Ralph

 

I agree Ralph, it will make a difference if there is a light in it.  It really does need the stars.

Russell

 

[RDVawter]

29 minutes ago, Birchbark said:

 

I agree Ralph, it will make a difference if there is a light in it.  It really does need the stars.

Russell

 

Hi Russell,

I appreciate you adding the stars.

With a light inside they should appear to twinkle at the right angle.

Thanks, Ralph

[Birchbark]

Here are the trees that go on the top shelf.  Not the exact ones, but what i could make.    Maybe they can be tweaked a little if need be.

Russell

 

 

[Birchbark]

I started working on one of the buildings, church maybe?.  The steeple/tower is small.  Very small.  Does that seem right?  The material for the buildings and trees etc, looks to be 1/8", if that is the case, then the tower/steeple, would only be 3/4" wide, leaving only 1/2" to place the windows and things.  Did the steeple seem to be only 3/4" x 3/4"?

Russell

 

[worbler]

Wow Russell, you're going all out with this project.

[RDVawter]

We actually went back into this store yesterday to have another look at this, and it had been sold. So no help there.

Looking at the pictures, that steeple can only be 3/4” wide, if you compare it with the shelf standards in the one picture, they look roughly the same. I think you have it right.

This project is a lot of work, but it is going to look amazing when it is finished.

Thanks, Ralph

 

[Scrappile]

I received the "Scroller" catalog yesterday and saw this lighted project in it.  Might be it could be reduced in size to fit the belly of the beast, so to speak.

http://www.scrolleronline.com/product/Lighted-Holiday-Village-Silhouette-Design-Pattern/324

[Birchbark]

Okay, here's the church from the top shelf, sorry it took so long, it's very time consuming trying to figure out all the sizes and dimensions etc., then to draw them out.  But I am still working on this as time allows.

I'm not going to draw out all that needs painted.  It is to much, trying to figure out placement, size, proportion etc, you'll need to do that after it is assembled and put things where you want them and what size you want them.

This was cut with a CNC Laser I'm sure, it is quite a challenge to cut on a scroll saw.  If at any point you decide to give up, make sure you tell me, so I can stop work on the pattern.

Russell

 

Edited January 23, 2019 by Birchbark
Added the Belltower Roof to the pattern

[Scrappile]

Birchbark, this is probably more work for you than it will be to build.  I hope you know it is greatly appreciated.

[RDVawter]

10 hours ago, Birchbark said:

Okay, here's the church from the top shelf, sorry it took so long, it's very time consuming trying to figure out all the sizes and dimensions etc., then to draw them out.  But I am still working on this as time allows.

I'm not going to draw out all that needs painted.  It is to much, trying to figure out placement, size, proportion etc, you'll need to do that after it is assembled and put things where you want them and what size you want them.

This was cut with a CNC Laser I'm sure, it is quite a challenge to cut on a scroll saw.  If at any point you decide to give up, make sure you tell me, so I can stop work on the pattern.

Russell

 

Don’t be sorry Russell, I consider myself very lucky to have you spending this kind of time on a pattern for someone you don’t even know.

My cold is getting better and I will probably get back to working on this within a few days.

Thanks, Ralph

[MrsN]

This is going to be an awesome pattern when full done. I really like it and may make one myself

[RDVawter]

I finally got back to working on this. I have the deer cut and put together. It is not glued yet, but it is all fitted and ready for gluing.

 

[Scrappile]

Oh my gosh!!  That is awesome.  You are doing a great job.  I wonder how sturdy it is when not glued.  My thought being it would be nice to be able to take it apart for storing in the off season.... or no?

Edited January 18, 2019 by Scrappile

[spirithorse]

Birchbark and Ralph/RDVawter,
Thank you both so very much for all the work that is going into this and
for the pics of the on-going project progress.

Great work! Thanks and God Bless!
Spirithorse

[Birchbark]

WOW!    WOW!  ha, it seems to be working!  I don't want to say that I'm surprised, but wow. haha.  The only question i have Ralph, is about the one back leg brace.  Did it not fit correctly?  Does it need some adjustment?  I was worried about the "box" portions all fitting tightly, you seem to have made the adjustments to make it nice and light tight.  Was there much adjusting needed?  What skill level would you say this project would need to be classified as?  You did an outstanding job so far!  Thank you for keeping us updated, I guess I'd better get back to work on the rest of it!  Thanks again for the update, it's looking great.

Russell

[ChelCass]

Awesome job!  I can't wait to see it finished and lit up.  Fantastic job Russ,  and Ralph...………………...See it does take a Village!!

[RDVawter]

5 hours ago, Birchbark said:

WOW!    WOW!  ha, it seems to be working!  I don't want to say that I'm surprised, but wow. haha.  The only question i have Ralph, is about the one back leg brace.  Did it not fit correctly?  Does it need some adjustment?  I was worried about the "box" portions all fitting tightly, you seem to have made the adjustments to make it nice and light tight.  Was there much adjusting needed?  What skill level would you say this project would need to be classified as?  You did an outstanding job so far!  Thank you for keeping us updated, I guess I'd better get back to work on the rest of it!  Thanks again for the update, it's looking great.

Russell

Russell,

It has gone fairly well. I made all the box pieces from the placement slots on the front reindeer, and then trimmed them or filed the slots to make it fit, back and front. The only piece I recut was the brace between the antlers. The slots just didn’t match. I took these from the pattern (the only one I took straight from the pattern). If I had measured from the antlers it would have been fine. The antlers printed out on one piece of paper fine but they are slightly under scale. Like maybe 95%? If I do another, I will try to get to 100%.

The braces, I took from the pattern and stack cut all three. The only problem with the missing one is when I took them apart, a piece of the one tore out at the lamination of the plywood. I glued the piece back in. It just needs to set up and be sanded, then installed.

I used a good grade of 1/4” birch plywood on this. If I do another I will make sure I get Baltic Birch. It is way stronger and does not have the delamination problem. It is also a full 1/4”, whereas this stuff is only 3/16”. I didn’t have enough scraps of Baltic Birch around for a project this big, and I can’t get it locally. I can get it about  1 1/2 hours away from home.

I would say this project is intermediate to difficult. Mostly because of the care required in fitting and construction, rather than in the actual cutting.

i haven’t done any scroll work for probably 20 years, but now that I’m retired I’m getting back into it. This is my first big project since starting up again.

i will continue to post my progress on the rest of it.

Thanks, Ralph

 

[RDVawter]

1 hour ago, ChelCass said:

Awesome job!  I can't wait to see it finished and lit up.  Fantastic job Russ,  and Ralph...………………...See it does take a Village!!

It appears your right ChelCass....it does take a Village. And happy to be here.

[Scrappile]

I came across a Steve Good pattern for a little bird house.  Here is a picture.  I thought the front panel could easily be changed a little to make a little house for the scene.  I went to Steve Good's catalog and searched "birdhouse"

Edited January 18, 2019 by Scrappile

[RDVawter]

33 minutes ago, Scrappile said:

I came across a Steve Good pattern for a little bird house.  Here is a picture.  I thought the front panel could easily be changed a little to make a little house for the scene.  I went to Steve Good's catalog and searched "birdhouse"

Hi Scrappile,

That is a pretty cool little birdhouse, I may make one of those.

It would have to be scaled down to work on the reindeer as well. But it could be adapted.

Russel already made some buildings. I will go ahead with those and see how things work out.

Ralph