Steve good patterns

[Allen levine]

Finished did what I wanted on base 

[Allen levine]

Another quickie this morning 

showed it to some family members and they want it but I think I'll remake it tomorrow but enlarge it at least 20 percent maybe more

Old cherry ply painted green cherry hardwood and letters are poplar

Edited June 18, 2025 by Allen levine

[Allen levine]

my wife doubled the pattern size just now for me,,,,its alot of pages to tape together but Ill try to start tomorrow and stack cut 2 more as I know some of the relatives and friends want one of these for holidays, holiday stuff goes over well, I never get stuck with any, but then again, I never charge anyone, but I get alot of dinners paid for so IM happy with that. 

I appreciate and it makes me feel good when someone admires something i make, no matter how silly small or simple. and I never mind giving away something that doesnt cost me alot of money to make, 

[Wichman]

27 minutes ago, Allen levine said:

my wife doubled the pattern size just now for me,,,,its alot of pages to tape together but Ill try to start tomorrow and stack cut 2 more as I know some of the relatives and friends want one of these for holidays, holiday stuff goes over well, I never get stuck with any, but then again, I never charge anyone, but I get alot of dinners paid for so IM happy with that. 

I appreciate and it makes me feel good when someone admires something i make, no matter how silly small or simple. and I never mind giving away something that doesnt cost me alot of money to make, 

A couple of things to throw out here. If you have a printer capable of printing 11 x 17 sheets then your patterns can be up to 10 1/2" wide ( compensating for 1/4" margins.

    If you create a page size of 24 x 36" and leave a 1/4" margin, you can take the file to OfficeMax and have them print the file for about $1 per ft. You could fit a lot of nested patterns within that space and just cut them apart vs taping pages together... just saying.  

[Allen levine]

I have staples within walking distance they enlarge any patterns I need 

[Allen levine]

So I used 3/8 fir ply for back on larger ones

stack cut 2 and the only headaches I had was cutting the plywood back part

tree had a miscut or two but I'll rasp it a bit before sanding and painting

also didn't have wide cherry so I cut that part in 2 pieces will glue together during assembly 

here's the original one I made yesterday so the size difference can be seen

too hot today to sand and paint I'm totally bushed and probably isn't smart for me to be out here at this time hot and humid

a friend of mine wanted all three I told him you can't afford me anymore

anotjer buddy whom I've known for 60 years asked me last night if I had a cutting board laying around he needed one after 50 years he finally tossed his

i only had one wanted to keep it for me since it's a flag board but he gets it 

[Allen levine]

Finished the two larger versions today

started some garden gnomes but I'm  not cutting straight 

I'm using scrap 2x8 s sliced and planed to 1/4 inch so I probably have to go down  to a 1 blade

tomorrow is another day

 Put the smaller one also so size difference can be seen 

[Allen levine]

Finished these 2 garden gnomes just now

spraying a few coats of spar urethane 

made out of scrap leftover 2x8 lumber and I'm not using 2 bys anymore didn't feel comfortable scrolling couldn't seem to control any size blade 

[BadBob]

1 hour ago, Allen levine said:

made out of scrap leftover 2x8 lumber and I'm not using 2 bys anymore didn't feel comfortable scrolling couldn't seem to control any size blade 

It can be very difficult to cut.

[artisanpirate]

Outstanding Work!

Edited June 23, 2025 by artisanpirate

[Allen levine]

And this is the last Steve good pattern for a while

im starting an intarsia project 

I will be leaving next week for a month but at least I'll have some pieces to cut before I leave 

here's the word plaque I made yesterday and today

i I have the kids so no work till 3 bit too hot today but wanted to finish

 cherry

[Allen levine]

I thought I'd be busy for a few days but I finished off the cutting just now of this doll cradle

still needs sanding and fine sanding then glue up

alot of cutting ended up using a 3 blade because of all the tight turns broke one blade all pieces are 1/2 inch

i increased the pattern by 25 percent but think I should have went to 50 percent since a lot of dolls are 12 inches or more

nothing is glued or sanded in this pic just put together so my wife can quilt a mattress and blanket 

I used what I had Spanish cedar and poplar

when I get back from vacation I'm going to place a big wood order and possibly order some exotics online

[rjweb]

Very nice, RJ

[MarieC]

Allen, Wow! you have been busy!  Nice work 

[Allen levine]

Finished sprayed a few coats of lacquer and she will be playing with it tomorrrow 

some cuts were slightly off but I'm not telling her since she's 2 and won't notice

i increased size so had to make adjustments for some fitting since I didn't increase thickness of wood

i gave my wife wrong measurements for cradle mattress again I doubt my granddaughter will complain

grandma and grandpa aren't perfect 

i started an intarsia project this morning a sunflower in pot and I won't be finishing till I get home next month but it will keep me occupied till I leave 

[Allen levine]

Or this side 

[BadBob]

I have been wanting to make a cradle for my granddaughter. Is there a pattern available for this one?

Never mind, I found it.

Edited June 29, 2025 by BadBob

[Mike Crosa]

Allen, I tried looking for the word plaque but could not find it in Steves Catalog. Can you tell me the exact name. I have a grandson I want to give it too.

[Wichman]

1 hour ago, Mike Crosa said:

Allen, I tried looking for the word plaque but could not find it in Steves Catalog. Can you tell me the exact name. I have a grandson I want to give it too.

Slightly rude word art   

 

[Allen levine]

I just sit sometimes and scroll thru (pun intended) all his patterns if I'm watching a game or a movie

[Allen levine]

A happy girl

[Mike Crosa]

Thanks Wichman.

 

[Allen levine]

Making large hummingbird pattern

Small parts made pin board to hold parts for painting 

too small to number some so glue up will be slow and tedious 

what else do I have to do

[Allen levine]

Paint drying 

glue up will require patience tweezers and some luck

bsckground will be light shade of blue

will start making frame tomorrow 

 

I should have switched colors on bottom flowers pink on left side but I'm not repainting at this point

Edited August 20, 2025 by Allen levine

[rjweb]

Another excellent job, RJ