Popular Post MarieC Posted January 16 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 16 (edited) I finished my scroll project of my agility dog, Baxter, that recently passed away. @Charlie E kindly made a pattern of him for me to cut. (Keep reading below the pictures) This is actually the first pattern I have ever cut...all my others have been free-hand. Anyway, I ordered an Aspen board and it was warped so after cutting it, it warped even more. I decided to glue it to a 3/4 inch backer board to try to flatten it. I decided to use a fairly thin coat of epoxy and put a large weight on it. I forgot, however, that the floor has become uneven in my shop due to the subzero (-11) weather and the bench was no longer level. So when I came back to see it 6 hrs later it slid off the backer and was stuck solid: I decided to take it to my 14 inch bandsaw and resaw the back off (it barely fit). After I was done I discovered I had a second picture of Baxter...a bit different/artsy/tye-dyed? from the original because the aspen wood was about 1/32 thick (or less) over the epoxy and shadows came through. Well, I made a new backer for the original piece and used titebond glue instead and pin nails. The aspen wood is now 3/8+ thickness with a 3/4" backer. So now I have 2 pictures of Baxter! @Charlie E thank you again for creating the pattern for me Edited January 16 by MarieC Dan, Liz Weir, Scrappile and 19 others 21 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie E Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 (edited) 1 hour ago, MarieC said: E thank you again for creating the pattern for me You are very welcome. You did an excellent job cutting it! Sorry for the mishap. I'm amazed you were able to resaw it like that and not ruin it. Edited January 16 by Charlie E MarieC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 Neat idea on what you did. Great job on the pattern and final result. MarieC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 Great end result. You took the hard way around, but all turned out great. Baxter was a beautiful little fellow... MarieC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAIrving Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 Congratulations! That worked out well and you do indeed have 2 very nice portraits of Baxter. I have done quite a bit of resawing but I don't think I could do that on my bandsaw. Q - how thick was the original Aspen board? MarieC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessL Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 Wow! Nice job on that resawing. Not sure I would have the guts to try that. LOL Beautiful pieces and great job on that pattern. MarieC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 awesome job MarieC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Knappen Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 Awesome project and quite a recovery. Beautiful dog. MarieC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarieC Posted January 16 Author Report Share Posted January 16 10 hours ago, Charlie E said: You are very welcome. You did an excellent job cutting it! Sorry for the mishap. I'm amazed you were able to resaw it like that and not ruin it. Yes, it was a bit scary to resaw that backer board off but the aspen held up well thank goodness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarieC Posted January 16 Author Report Share Posted January 16 1 hour ago, Scrappile said: Great end result. You took the hard way around, but all turned out great. Baxter was a beautiful little fellow... Thank you. He was a good doggy and great at agility but he couldn't open and close doors like your doggy can! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarieC Posted January 16 Author Report Share Posted January 16 1 hour ago, TAIrving said: Congratulations! That worked out well and you do indeed have 2 very nice portraits of Baxter. I have done quite a bit of resawing but I don't think I could do that on my bandsaw. Q - how thick was the original Aspen board? Thank you. It was just over 1/2 inch... my resaw blade on my bandsaw is pretty thin so It didn't take too much of the wood when I cut the backer off and I guess I got lucky. Thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarieC Posted January 16 Author Report Share Posted January 16 1 hour ago, JessL said: Wow! Nice job on that resawing. Not sure I would have the guts to try that. LOL Beautiful pieces and great job on that pattern. Thanks Jess, well I thought I might as well give it a try because it was either that or the burn pile. I thought, well I could try cutting the pattern again but I really liked that white aspen which I had to order online and that was about all I had of it. So I thought I would give the bandsaw a try. I wore all my safety gear, did kind of a 'dry run' with different safety pusher blocks and to my surprise it didn't explode into a million little pieces! JessL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjweb Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 Results are beautiful, RJ MarieC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdatelle Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 Well Marie, you did a hell of a recovery job. Everything look great. MarieC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Johnson Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 Very beautiful dog. Sorry for your loss. I have a border collie and he’s on his last leg. Great recovery job. It looks fabulous Marie. MarieC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudson River Rick Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 Beautiful job by Charlie and Marie of a great looking dog. Sorry for your loss, you surely will miss him. Rick MarieC and Charlie E 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dak0ta52 Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 Nice recovery and two nice projects. My wife is the dog trainer in the family (Obedience). Her Christmas present was a Papillon puppy. That makes three Papillons and a long hair Chihuahua in the family along with two cats and about 75 goldfish. Needless to say a puppy is very time consuming. Between the puppy and the nasty weather I haven't been able to spend much time in the shop. However, my Christmas present was a 6X8 popup greenhouse that I have erected in my shop and put my saw into with a heater. Now I can cut in cold weather. My other Christmas present was a new truck. Now I can buy full sheets of plywood and long boards without having to cut them down to fit into the trunk of a car. (Guess I was better last year than what I thought.) MarieC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarieC Posted January 16 Author Report Share Posted January 16 3 hours ago, rdatelle said: Well Marie, you did a hell of a recovery job. Everything look great. Ralph, thank you very much! Since I don't really know much about what I am doing (since I am such a newbie when it comes to scroll sawing) I guess I don't know any better so I try things that most folks would be more prudent and wouldn't do it. I am so happy it turned out.....Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarieC Posted January 16 Author Report Share Posted January 16 3 hours ago, Ron Johnson said: Very beautiful dog. Sorry for your loss. I have a border collie and he’s on his last leg. Great recovery job. It looks fabulous Marie. Ron, thank you! He was the smartest dog I ever had and always happy...I am so glad @Charlie E was able to capture his smile in the pattern he sent me. Those border collies are also crazy smart and fast. They always win most of the agility events. Enjoy your doggie.... time goes so quickly... Charlie E 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarieC Posted January 16 Author Report Share Posted January 16 1 hour ago, Dak0ta52 said: Nice recovery and two nice projects. My wife is the dog trainer in the family (Obedience). Her Christmas present was a Papillon puppy. That makes three Papillons and a long hair Chihuahua in the family along with two cats and about 75 goldfish. Needless to say a puppy is very time consuming. Between the puppy and the nasty weather I haven't been able to spend much time in the shop. However, my Christmas present was a 6X8 popup greenhouse that I have erected in my shop and put my saw into with a heater. Now I can cut in cold weather. My other Christmas present was a new truck. Now I can buy full sheets of plywood and long boards without having to cut them down to fit into the trunk of a car. (Guess I was better last year than what I thought.) Wow, another Papillon!....I can't wait to see a picture of your puppy or a scroll saw pic of him...if he will hold still long enough for a picture! Congrats on you new greenhouse in your shop....great idea! And even more impressive a new truck! I presume it is full size. I only have an 1999 Ford Ranger Step side so it makes it a bit difficult to haul a full sheet of plywood. I have to really strap it down. Anyway, congrats again and....Santa was surely good to you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barb.j.enders Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 Congrats on the final outcome. Great cutting. I have a friend whose mantra is "how hard can it be?" JessL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 You have more nerve than me, I would just have started again. Brilliant job and congrat's on your first portrait. Great work on the pattern @Charlie E. Marg MarieC and Charlie E 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarieC Posted January 17 Author Report Share Posted January 17 15 hours ago, wombatie said: You have more nerve than me, I would just have started again. Brilliant job and congrat's on your first portrait. Great work on the pattern @Charlie E. Marg Thank you! That thought had crossed my mind regarding doing it again but since I don't saw very fast, I thought this alternative was at least a try. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkey Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 Very nice. Sorry for your loss. MarieC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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