Charlie's Johnny pattern

[flarud]

I think this is the first scroll saw item that I have used Oak for.  1/2" thick, about 6"x8".  Still need to do a little sanding and decide on a backer.  Used a 2/0 spiral on the whole piece.  While on the bottom part, around his chin a wasp decided to play "lets scare the hell out of the person concentrating on trying to cut a straight line" and I got off the line a bit.  I can sand it back smooth though.  The first pic, it is just laying on a table.  The second pic I was walking by the outdoor flag and lean the piece up against the flag and took a pic... kind of eerie looking.  Reminds me of his song, The Ragged Ole Flag. 

    

[John B]

Very nice.
Johnny Cash has the sort of craggy face that looks great, scroll sawn. Willie Nelson and Clint Eastwood are others.

[Charlie E]

Nice job. Glad you got to use it.  

[wombatie]

Great work.

Marg

[Jim Blume]

Well done. And did you say you used a 2/0 blade on 1/2" oak? I'm amazed a 2/0 could even cut through that. LOL

 

[Wilson142]

11 hours ago, John B said:

Very nice.
Johnny Cash has the sort of craggy face that looks great, scroll sawn. Willie Nelson and Clint Eastwood are others.

I would add Keith Richards to that craggy look,

[flarud]

20 hours ago, John B said:

Very nice.
Johnny Cash has the sort of craggy face that looks great, scroll sawn. Willie Nelson and Clint Eastwood are others.

Thank you sir!  

[flarud]

19 hours ago, Charlie E said:

Nice job. Glad you got to use it.  

Thanks,, appreciate you posting it.  Did you use that website you mention a month or so ago to convert the picture?  I can't think of the name of it right now.  I was messing around with it and couldn't even come close to getting something scrollable. 

[flarud]

19 hours ago, wombatie said:

Great work.

Marg

Thanks Marg!

[flarud]

9 hours ago, Jim Blume said:

Well done. And did you say you used a 2/0 blade on 1/2" oak? I'm amazed a 2/0 could even cut through that. LOL

 

You got me to thinking about it,, I went out to the shop and checked.  Yep, Flying Dutchman New Spiral 2/0.  It cut pretty good.  I probably could have gotten by with using just one blade, but switched out to a fresh one near the end.  

[Charlie E]

26 minutes ago, flarud said:

Thanks,, appreciate you posting it.  Did you use that website you mention a month or so ago to convert the picture?  I can't think of the name of it right now.  I was messing around with it and couldn't even come close to getting something scrollable. 

Yes I did it on Cute Cutter. It's definitely not automatic or anything. Takes a lot of tweaking and playing around with. I'm sure there's lots better things to use out there. 

[heppnerguy]

It looks really well done. I like this pattern also. Not sure it is one I would cut but I do admire how well the pattern is made. If I have someone looking for a Johnny Cash wood piece, I definitely would show this pattern to them for one to make a choice of.

Dick

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