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Congrats on a great job with your first projects. I am sure that many will follow. Thought I would add my thoughts on the sanding. If the project is small I will hand sand the backs to smooth everything out. Depending on how intricate the cutting is I may not sand at all. I will usually use a small propane torch and lightly pass the flame over the back and the flame will singe the fuzzies right off. Of course caution must be exercised at this stage. Hold the flame in one place too long and you will burn the wood. My highest cut project was a 1200 cut Cheetah and there was no way to sand the back of that and many other projects due to how delicate the remaining pieces were. I have been using a propane torch for about 8 years now and it works great. The cost investment is low as well and a propane canister lasts a very long time. Consider giving it a try.
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Got started back in November on something a little different. Making Scroll Saw Shells. The one below is my 4th one. The first one was cut and assembled without any sanding or finish. The second one was a Christmas gift and this one sits on my office desk. This shell is made from a simple 2x4 which was about 21" long. This is then cut into 3 7" long pieces. These pieces are then cut at an angle to yield 6 wedges. This shell uses 5 of these wedges. The 5 wedges were then cut with the scroll saw and provided 57 individual segments. The hard part now starts with the assembly, shaping and sanding. The finish is approx 5 coats of hand rubbed Tung oil. The stand is a piece of a Palm tree with dowels to support the Shell. Hope you like the results.
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Many thanks to all for your thoughts and sentiments. Many times I let the day to day issues of life and work get in the way of staying in touch with the Village. Thanks again, Ron
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Just noticed after posting that I misspelled portrait.
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One of my three younger brothers passed away in March. I reached out to the pattern designers and received three examples to work from. DonR came the closest to a perfect match of the photo. I stacked 5 pieces of 1/8" oak veneer ply, one for myself and the others for family in Florida. I also make my own frames and even got into doing my own matting in order to keep my costs down. My nephew sent me a photo of my Mom looking at one of the portraits which was sitting on the couch and no words can express more than what that photo revealed. Thought I would share for others to see. Many thanks for this site. Ron
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Mahendra & Zen Scroller, I would like to say thank you for your efforts in creating a pattern of my brother who passed away in March. I also reached out to DonR. He had created a pattern of a neighbor 2 years ago. In the end he created the perfect pattern and captured his image to the "T". I stacked 5 of them and mounted each in custom frames which I also did the matting. The family was very excited when they received them last week. Again, many thanks. Ron
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Gordie, Have not had a chance to join back in during the last few days. Many thanks for the pattern as well. I will get started on cutting on during the next few days and will post the results. Ron
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Mahendra, Many thanks. I will get to work on this in a few days and post the results when it is done. The family will be very happy. Ron Haigler
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My younger brother Randy passed in March. I have not learned the art of pattern creation as yet and would like to provide my family members with a lasting image in wood. A pattern with as much detail as possible would be great. I do not mind a large number of cuts. The more the merrier. I want all to look upon this work to know that it is of him. Many thanks in advance and I will post the cut and framed work upon completion. Ron Haigler Sorry to all. Did not notice the box where it said to Attach This File. This should work. Again, many thanks in advance. Ron
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Looking for a kind Pattern Designer to help
britetomro replied to britetomro's topic in Pattern Requests
Don R., A million thanks for your help with this pattern. It gives me the motivation to sit down and move through the process of learning how to do this on my own. The family will be very pleased. Again, thanks, Ron H. -
Looking for a kind Pattern Designer to help
britetomro replied to britetomro's topic in Pattern Requests
Many thanks for the reply Don R. Thought I had sent the photo along with the post. Guess I forgot to attach the file. Thanks in a million in advance for the help. Ron H.
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I have a dear friend and neighbor who passed on June, 1st, 2013. I hope to give his wife and children a scroll saw portrait. I went through the classes by Travis on the use of GIMP and am having problems with this being my first attempt. Memorial services are scheduled for 6/22/2013 and I hope to have the cutting completed and framed by then. My style of portrait cutting has always been the type with many cuts and a great level of detail and am hoping for a pattern which fits this style. After I am able to complete this project I will go and learn GIMP and hope to be able to assist others in the future. Many thanks to the kind designer who is able to assist. It has been way too long since I last visited the Village and will be uploading some photos of my past projects soon. Many thanks, Ron
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I noticed on Steve Goode's site at http://www.scrollsawworkshop.blogspot.com plans which can be downloaded for a home built scrollsaw stand. The stand looks good and sturdy and should be simple to make.
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Chris, Thanks. Would not have found the saved message otherwise. Ron
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Thought I would throw my two cents into the Longest Cut arena. The Marine Coprs Emblem known as the Eagle, Globe & Anchor has over 450 cuts and took approx. 36 hours to complete. The large Cheetah has over 1200 cuts and took just over 50 hours to complete. In the end, the USMC cutting was harder to cut than the Cheetah due to how little material was left over after the project was completed. I custom make my frames and also do my own mats for each project. http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/gallery ... 2048&pos=3 http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/gallery ... 152&pos=10 Thanks, Ron
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I was in the process of replying to a topic and had to save and complete later. I have been unable to find where the saved files are located. Any assistance would be appreciated. Many thanks
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Thanks for that video clip Travis. That is the first time I have seen an example using the machine's creator using his finger instead of a hot dog. Would like to have one of those machines. Ron
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Hope that the Doc's are successful with getting you pointed in the right direction. Info for all. There is a machine on the market called a Saw Stop. A standard 10" table saw which has the ability to stop and retract the blade faster than a cars air bag being deployed. They show testing of using a hotdog being advanced on a piece of wood and only a nick in the skin is made. The blade is able to detect a finger and an aluminum device under the table will engage the blade and pull it below the table. This aluminum device and blade are destroyed however this is a far better loss than a body part. The machine is expensive starting at about the 3K price range. I would like to replace my machine sometime in the future with one of these units. Ron
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Thanks again to all for the kind comments. Amazingkevin, You for one no doubt have the gift of gab and I appreciate the comments. Vector01, It would appear you have some knowledge of the USMC with mentioning Quantico, VA. In my 20+ years active, I was never stationed there. First 6 years on the east coast and the majority of the other 14+ on the western seaboard. Thanks again all, Ron
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To All Scrollers, Thanks for the comments on my latest cutting. Barry, I found this pattern in scroller magazine. You can find them at scrolleronline.com or 800 486-6053. They have an excellent selection of patterns. This pattern as well a number of others were made by Jeff Zaffino. He creates patterns designed to challenge you to become a better scroller. I actually started this project over 3 years ago and in my early days of scrolling I had alot to learn about the art. I ended up messing up too many times and had to scrap the project. Decided to have a go at it again and am happy with the results. For most of the project I used a 2/0 sprial blade. I even used a spiral on the letters at the bottom of the cutting. The letters took over 10 hours to complete. For the long straight cuts as well as a few other internal cuts I used a #5 Reverse Skip Tooth blade. After it's all said and done, this project with over 430 cuts ended up being more difficult that the Large Cheetah I have posted which has over 1200 cuts. Take care, Ron
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Posted a note a few days ago regarding the restoration of an old Jig/Scroll Saw. Someone gave me this machine and the condition was very poor. Did a complete tear down and had the machine body and stand powder coated. Put everything back together and rewired the motor. Purrs like a kitten. Will not be able to provide the level of accuracy and detail as my Hawk G-4, however it is certainly a unique machine to have in the shop. Photos are listed in the Gallery. Tried to list here as well and could not figure out how. Ron
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Finally had a chance to post the photos of the way in which I am displaying my ribbons. I built a shadow box to display both the ribbon as well as a photo of each winning project. A little better presentation of the awards. Ron
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Recently completed the USMC Eagle, Globe & Anchor. As a Retired Marine, I really enjoyed completing this project. This project has approx. 430 cuts and took over 36 hours to complete.The letters were probably the hardest. They took 10 hours alone. As most scrollers know, if a mistake is made somewhere in the project, most of the time it can be hidden in the project. The words, if not perfect, almost any mistake will be noticed, even by a 6 year old. The photos are listed in the Gallery. Tried to post them here and could not figure out how. Ron
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Not really a christmas gift however in November a friend was looking for a home of an older scroll saw made out of cast iron. Did some research and found that it was made in 1936 by Walker-Turner Ltd. During this time the machine was called a Jig Saw. The motor was original and after rewiring it purred like a kitten. Did a complete tear down and had the main body and stand powder coated. Sand blasted a few of the parts which were not painted and reassembled the machine. Made sure everything was properly aligned, put a new blade in and fired it up. Works great. Will provide a couple of photos in a few days. Great second machine though. Nice having something from the past.
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I have found on the smaller blades and also the spirals, you can pull the blade through your thumb and first finger and you should be able to feel the direction of the teeth. You can also use your finger nail to get the same results.
