Aaron K5ATG Posted March 16 Report Posted March 16 Hello everyone! I want to start a pattern that I bought a while back. its the Eagle in the Pines avaliable at Wooden Teddy Bear. Without giving too much away here is the detail that makes up this pattern. The blade in the pic is a Olson Crown Tooth Blade size 2/0. I want to do this pattern mostly as a confidence booster (or a one way ticket into a psyhiatric hospiital, not sure yet) . The plywood that I normally use will shatter at the thought of this much detail. That is the question. What wood do any of you know of that can handle this much detail and do you have a source for it. Thank you Aaron OCtoolguy and Archer 1 1 Quote
rjweb Posted March 16 Report Posted March 16 Wow, I can't find the eagle, goood luck cutting, RJ OCtoolguy and Aaron K5ATG 1 1 Quote
Aaron K5ATG Posted March 17 Author Report Posted March 17 I just took a pic of a corner of the pattern. Since the pattern is sold by a business I didn't want to show the entire pattern. You can see it in the link in the first post OCtoolguy 1 Quote
barb.j.enders Posted March 17 Report Posted March 17 Most of this style of patterns are cut in Baltic Birch plywood. It has more layers than big box plywood. If bb ply is challenging to find you could look for Finnish plywood. Or a craft board that has mdf in the middle. tomsteve, Scrappile, Aaron K5ATG and 1 other 3 1 Quote
Aaron K5ATG Posted March 17 Author Report Posted March 17 Thank you, I will go on the hunt for BB. Probabaly should get 4 or 5 times the amount in case of my learning experiences lol OCtoolguy and barb.j.enders 2 Quote
Scrappile Posted March 17 Report Posted March 17 Pattern like that is a good argument for spiral blades. OCtoolguy, barb.j.enders, tomsteve and 2 others 4 1 Quote
Dak0ta52 Posted March 17 Report Posted March 17 I love doing detailed patterns such as your Eagle in the Pine. Baltic Birch is my go to wood and I order it from Ocooch Hardwoods. They have always been very customer oriented. I agree with Scrappile that a spiral blade would probably keep you from going crazy cutting this pattern. That's typically my primary blades unless I'm cutting a lot of longer, straight lines. Just remember, you only cut one hole at a time. Also, I've ordered a few patterns from Wooden Teddy Bear. Check them closely. Every pattern I've ordered had to be modified by adding bridges in a couple places. My most intricate piece was the Wells Fargo Stage by Jim Blume. That has almost 1500 cuts. You can find it in the Village Library. There are several patterns of stage coaches but Wells Fargo is the only stage that used a 6-horse team. It took about 40 hours but the finished product was well worth the effort. Good luck with your project. Archer, Aaron K5ATG, OCtoolguy and 1 other 2 1 1 Quote
Aaron K5ATG Posted March 17 Author Report Posted March 17 Thanks for the info, I will check Ocooch Hardwoods out OCtoolguy 1 Quote
scrollerpete Posted March 17 Report Posted March 17 I second the suggestion to get it from Ocooch they are a small family run but provide excellent service Aaron K5ATG and OCtoolguy 2 Quote
redwine Posted March 18 Report Posted March 18 I am in full agreement with all of the comments having been posted! Use BB at least 1/4 inch, as for blades, SPRIAL blades would be the only blade to use simply because of this pattern! Use the smallest and if you haven't used sprials before, start with lower speeds and get used to not moving the wood where you don't want it to go as the sprial blade will cut where its at!! Do some practice cuts on the bb wood you will use and with a pencil or pen draw out some straight lines and a lot of curve lines or better yet copy off a small section of the pattern and place that on some bb and practice cutting with the spirals! Erv Aaron K5ATG and OCtoolguy 2 Quote
Aaron K5ATG Posted March 18 Author Report Posted March 18 5 hours ago, redwine said: I am in full agreement with all of the comments having been posted! Use BB at least 1/4 inch, as for blades, SPRIAL blades would be the only blade to use simply because of this pattern! Use the smallest and if you haven't used sprials before, start with lower speeds and get used to not moving the wood where you don't want it to go as the sprial blade will cut where its at!! Do some practice cuts on the bb wood you will use and with a pencil or pen draw out some straight lines and a lot of curve lines or better yet copy off a small section of the pattern and place that on some bb and practice cutting with the spirals! Erv Great idea! OCtoolguy 1 Quote
Denny Knappen Posted March 19 Report Posted March 19 (edited) I agree with most. I use Baltic Birch plywood purchased from Ocooch Hardwoods. As mentioned, BB plywood has more layers fo example, 1/4" has 5 layers and no voids. Edited March 20 by Denny Knappen Aaron K5ATG 1 Quote
Aaron K5ATG Posted March 19 Author Report Posted March 19 I checked out Ocooch Hardwoods website. I'm impressed with their invatory and prices. Thanks for letting m know about a valueable resource, Plan in ordering some BB when payday arrives. Quote
Thruster Posted March 20 Report Posted March 20 I also like Ocooch, but have a strong preference for the hardwoods. Maybe consider maple or walnut finished with oil. Aaron K5ATG 1 Quote
Aaron K5ATG Posted March 22 Author Report Posted March 22 I have not worked with maple or walnut yeat, but thanks to a local hardwood suppluer, I have some in my stcok so I need to get around and find something to use them for Quote
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