Fretsaw project: Batman

[yamatetsu]

"Batman"

60 x 85cm, backer board 6mm, Batman 4mm, 'cheap' DIY store ply, done with a hand held fretsaw with a #1 blade.




A4 sheet for size.




4 months on and off, 100+ hours, never again. Looks absolutely amazing, though.

[daveww1]

terrific job

[Scrappile]

not my kind of art, but, for sure, true art.  Wonderful job. 

[rjweb]

That's excellent, RJ

[heppnerguy]

outstanding. Not sure how you can do it with a hand held saw but you certainly have it figured out. This project stands out so much

Dick

heppnerguy

[yamatetsu]

On 2/20/2025 at 12:14 AM, heppnerguy said:

outstanding. Not sure how you can do it with a hand held saw but you certainly have it figured out. This project stands out so much

Dick

heppnerguy

Once you have figured out how to best do the various sorts of cuts, it's not that hard. I have better control of the sawing speed, which allows me to do the tricky cuts at my own pace, so following the line is probably actually easier by hand than by machine, at least for curves and corners, keeping a straight line requires practice.

The downside is that the blade goes harder on the wood at a slower speed, so, if you're using cheap ply like me, it tends to splinter or break off if you're doing cuts close to each other.

Edited March 26, 2025 by yamatetsu

[rdatelle]

Great job on that. Amazing work with a hand held saw.

[wombatie]

WOW 

Marg