Fishing plaque and door topper

[Allen levine]

More Steve good downloads

the door topper was simple

the plaque was torture for me

i easily broke 20 blades

i took a 5/4 piece of sapele and sliced it on tablesaw first then to bandsaw to finish slicing

got two pieces approx 3/4 inch between them and used 3/4 inch screws to hold them together close to cutting areas

i wasnt sure what size blade the lower i i went the easier the turns but kept breaking or bending

i settled finally with several #5 blades a few from pegas and some Flying Dutchman  

I will mount them after some tung oil onto I'm guessing a piece of round ply and paint it blue 

the blue ply in pics are scraps

if I had wider sapele I would have enlarged the pattern it's above my pay grade and though some won't see it there are tons of errors 

Steve good I apologize for butchering such a beautiful funny plaque 

[rjweb]

Allen, they are excellent, RJ

[Scrappile]

Looks like the end result is great.  Maybe need to use s a bigger blade for that thick of wood?

[Allen levine]

Tried a 7 couldn't make the turns tight enough

[barb.j.enders]

They look great. 

I am not sure I would be stack cutting that thick of wood.  A total of 1.5" is quite thick for stacks, IMHO.

You could also try a skip tooth blade.  It helps clear the kerf of any sawdust.

[daveww1]

very nice work

[Allen levine]

Started another pattern today this one I stacked some left over cherry and walnut 1/4 inch ply and the 3 blade seems to be doing ok with my hands today so I'll see how it goes

 

im mounting the fishing plaques on blue painted pine 

have a look

[Hawk]

First off, they look great!!! As for cutting thick wood, for me, I kept breaking blades when trying to turn corners, so I have to rethink the corners. What worked for me was to cut in on one side, back up, cut thru waste to the other side, then cut to the corner. Did this regardless of how tight or relaxed the corner was. Seemed to be easier on the blades. But like I said, that worked for me, your results may vary (lol).

Still, all in all I think the fish plaque is great!.

Chris

[Allen levine]

I back in and out of a lot of cuts especially when I'm cutting into 3/4 sapele or cherry as I can't turn right corners 

[Denny Knappen]

Very nice projects