Popular Post FrankEV Posted May 11 Popular Post Report Posted May 11 (edited) I suggest you read my post in Coffee House; “Where have I been”. I’ve noticed recent post of people cutting ‘Tree Of Life’ fretwork type projects. For my return to the work shop, I decided my first project would not be an Intarsia piece, so, I thought I might join the crowd and see if I could come up with a new, but somewhat different pattern, for a 12” diameter T.O.L fretwork project. This is what I developed. The pattern has 230+ holes. I used 1/2” thick Walnut that I cut with Pegas #3 mgt R blades. The suggested use of solid wood results in a very delicate, easily broken (which I can attest too), cutting that requires a backer. As an option, using my Air Brush and Acrylic paints, I chose to pre-paint the backer before affixing the cutting. The final assembly was protected with multiple coats of spray Lacquer. Photo lighting creates a lot of shadows of the 1/2" thick wood. Less noticable in real life. Comments and critiques always welcome. I will be posting the pattern in Pattern Exchange Edited May 11 by FrankEV Horseshoe, Dan, Charlie E and 16 others 18 1 Quote
Richard Hotchkiss Posted May 11 Report Posted May 11 Frank, You did a great job, it is beautiful! Keep up the good work. OCtoolguy and FrankEV 1 1 Quote
rjweb Posted May 11 Report Posted May 11 Beautiful job, excellent cutting, RJ FrankEV and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote
barb.j.enders Posted May 12 Report Posted May 12 Beautiful job Frank. FrankEV and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote
MarieC Posted May 14 Report Posted May 14 Frank, very nice. I love the airbrush work. At first, I thought it may be epoxy. Really nice. FrankEV and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote
Scrolling Steve Posted May 14 Report Posted May 14 Wow! That turned out great! OCtoolguy and FrankEV 1 1 Quote
FrankEV Posted May 15 Author Report Posted May 15 On 5/14/2026 at 12:41 AM, MarieC said: Frank, very nice. I love the airbrush work. At first, I thought it may be epoxy. Really nice. The backer gets the air brush coloring. I attempt to set a scene with sky and ground colors. The reflection off the background colors and the shadows created by the 1/2" thick cutting play havoc on the photo. That image was the best of about a dozen shots. OCtoolguy 1 Quote
Peter N White Posted May 16 Report Posted May 16 Great work you are at the top of the class. FrankEV and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote
OCtoolguy Posted May 16 Report Posted May 16 Impeccable as always. You have mastered a thing that I still am lacking in. The art of finishing. Once the cutting is finished, the fun is over for me. FrankEV 1 Quote
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