Santa Face Ornaments - Segmentation

[FrankEV]

My lady Robin and I host a cookie exchange party with a few of our neighbors the week before Christmas.  For the last few years, I have been making a Dated fretwork type Scroll Saw Christmas Ornaments to attach to the cookie platter.  This Year I wanted to do an Intarsia Ornament, so I developed a pattern for this 3”x 4 5/8” Santa Face ornament.  However, needing 6 ornaments and knowing the problems I have keeping Aspen white, the wood I would use for the White pieces, I decided to do a simple painted segmentation piece instead.  Wood used was a nominal ¼” thick piece of Beech that I stack cut three at a time, using a Pegas # 1 MGT R blade.  After sanding and shaping, I used my Air Brush to apply Air Brush Acrylic paint to color the pieces.  To Date the Ornaments, I sanded the back to smooth finish and used my Laser Engraver to add the year (Christmas 2025) and my Logo. After adding my signature, each Ornament was protected with multiple coats of Clear Gloss Acrylic Finish spray.     For this project cutting was simple, but keeping all the pieces organized during the sanding, shaping, assembly (a very tedious glue up), and finishing was a bit of a challenge.

Comments and Critiques always welcome.

I'll post the pattern in Pattern Exchange.

[daveww1]

very nice

[barb.j.enders]

They look great Frank.  I have grabbed the pattern.  Quick question - is the back painted or is the whole thing on a backer?

[jerry walters]

I don't know how you do it Frank.  They are great.

Jerry

[FrankEV]

3 hours ago, barb.j.enders said:

They look great Frank.  I have grabbed the pattern.  Quick question - is the back painted or is the whole thing on a backer?

No backer.  Back sanded smooth. Laser engraved with date and logo.  Both front and back finished with clear Gloss Acrylic Finish.  

The spray always makes the pen ink bleed.

[Peter N White]

Very well done.

[rjweb]

Frank, you have done another excellent job, RJ

[Denny Knappen]

Those are sure mighty fine

[spirithorse]

Those look fantastic, Frank!
God Bless! Spirithorse

[wombatie]

They are very cute.  I am sure they will gladly  received and admired for years to come.

Marg

[Scrappile]

Well worth your effort!  They are very nice.  I love segmentation,, it is my poor man's intarsia.

[Jim McDonald]

Frank:

I hit the like button because the is no "love it" choice.

Excellent work--but that is your standard.