Not Totally Finished, But Have to Wait for Spring

[Scrappile]

I just finished cutting this today.  I am excited because it is the third most difficult cutting I have made in all my scrolling years.   It is a  @Jim Blume pattern, (thanks Jim), and I copied the way I cut from a person named Elke Sachs Kohon Wiks.    If I got that wrong, I apologize. It is not finished, it will have a flat-black backer and Deft semi-gloss lacquer.  I cannot finish it in my house, the fumes are really bad for my wife.  Have to wait for warmer weather to finish outside.  It was a challenge, I used Pegas #1 Skip, Pegas #1 Modified Geometry, 3/0 FD New Spiral, blades.   Reason why it is nice to have two scroll saws if you can.  I was rolling back and forth between my two saws.  

 

Edited February 8, 2025 by Scrappile

[rjweb]

Paul, you have done an excellent job on cutting, a true craftsman, RJ

[wombatie]

That is awesome Paul.  Congratulations on a fine job.
I too go between my 2 saws if I am using more than one type of blade.

Marg

[Wichman]

Very nice cutting.

Here's my setup for blades for the Hegner.

When I found that I needed the small blade holder, I ordered an extra set of standard holders, 2 sets of small, and 1 set of larger holders. Since I use the quick clamp, this let's me have 4 small blades, 4 medium, and 2 large ready to go. And any mix of those sizes. I have a small dry erase board with the sizes written on it for organizing the blades. This makes quick work of changing blades when they dull or changing types when necessary.

 

 

[daveww1]

terrific job

[jerry walters]

Very nice Paul.  I would never tackle anything like this.

Jerry

[scrollerpete]

You have more patience than me, great work 3 thumbs up

[rdatelle]

Another great job Paul. That will look awesome with a black backer/

[Hudson River Rick]

@Scrappile Hey Paul, you did an outstanding job on that very difficult pattern.  Spring is right around the corner and you willbe able to finish you piece outdoors.  Thanks for sharing.

Rick 

[Roberta Moreton]

Beautifully done!

[Fish]

Nice work!

[Peter N White]

Really well done top notch.

[Ber Gueda]

Amazing, Paul. Do you have a picture of your other 2 best jobs? Just curious to see how they look like, if this is your third best one.

[GPscroller]

Amazing cutting on an awesome pattern Paul.

Jeff

[Scrappile]

6 hours ago, Ber Gueda said:

Amazing, Paul. Do you have a picture of your other 2 best jobs? Just curious to see how they look like, if this is your third best one.

Not my best, most difficult 

[redwine]

Outstanding work on all 3 projects!!! 

Erv

[Ber Gueda]

Unbelievable... The detail of the warrior is awesome.

[stoney]

That is a beautiful piece of work Paul !  I don’t know if I could cut that kind of pattern anymore.  Have you tried Krylon Crystal Clear Acrylic spray?  It dries about as fast as lacquer and considerably less odor.

Edited February 9, 2025 by stoney

[Barry5180]

Excellent work Paul! If that's the third most difficult, can we see pictures of your first and second most difficult projects.I love projects with that kind of detail.

[Scrappile]

3 hours ago, stoney said:

That is a beautiful piece of work Paul !  I don’t know if I could cut that kind of pattern anymore.  Have you tried Krylon Crystal Clear Acrylic spray?  It dries about as fast as lacquer and considerably less odor.

Right, I think I have some Krylon, will have to check.  I may be too old, but worth checking.

[Scrappile]

3 hours ago, Barry5180 said:

Excellent work Paul! If that's the third most difficult, can we see pictures of your first and second most difficult projects.I love projects with that kind of detail.

See my second post on here.

Edited February 10, 2025 by Scrappile

[Gonzo]

Wow! That is awesome!

[Barry5180]

Where did you get the locomotive pattern? That would go great hanging in the room with my model railroad.

[Dave Monk]

That came out awesome. I don't have the patients for something like that. I don't know how you do it but if I were doing it I would glue it to the backer with spay glue and do all of my finishing later 

[Peter N White]

Incredible cutting a real master stroke.