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Very nice work on a simple but beautiful pattern Dick heppnerguy

One suggestion I would have on your rabbit cutting is … if you used a black or at a darker background, your cutting would stand out a lot better. The contrast really helps bring out your talent here. My next post will be with some hand coloring too. I suck at it so I do not do it very often but because what I am doing is another effort at learning a new technique, so I had to give it a try. Keep up your good work. These both are done well, Thanks for posting Dick heppnerguy

interesting statement. I have never seen this brought up by anyone before. but seems to make sense to me Dick heppnerguy

I love the tutorials that Travis has made here in the village and in fact I purchased his CD's several years back. I too have not spent enough time with them and forget a lot of what I thought I had learned. I also will watch the suggested tutorials as not everyone does the same thing the same way and it never hurts to see what others have to say. Dick heppnerguy

I love the antics of cats although I am not personally much of an animal person. Fun photos of the cat and a really nice stash of wood Dick heppnerguy

I started going to my local UPS shipping store. They have the 11 X 17 scanners and it only costs 30 cents for each copy. I usually get 3 of them printed for just under $1 and then I save one for later and if I am doing intarsia and need several copies, I scan the parts from one of them and everything works out great. I love that the service is there and so inexpensive too. Dick heppnerguy

Welcome to The Village family from Southern Arizona. We are all glad that you decided to be a part of our world wide community. There are a lot of places for you to explore here, including tutorial on how to make your own scroll saw patterns to seeing other people's work and displaying your own. I hope that you find the time to log on here often and be sure and ask any questions you may have about scrolling or intarsia and you will quickly find that others are truly here to help one another and spread the love of scrolling in any way we can Dick heppnerguy

Yes it is segmentation but the difference in what I am trying to do is this. A good representation of segmentation would be to cut on the outlines of each piece of a puzzle and then putting the puzzle together. Because it is cut from one piece of wood, everything fits perfectly no matter what the shapes are. The difference in what I am trying to do in my above plaque is not cut the pattern outline but rather cut on either side of the pattern lines and keeping the outline in tact as one piece, Then, not put the segmented pieces together with one another but rather putting them back into the middle of the outlines from whence they came. So that makes the rather heavy looking lines in my above piece. With straight segmentation one is merely using the outlines as a guide and the outline is never seen again. On mine, I am saving the outline by cutting each piece on the 'inside and outside' of the lines and keeping the guide lines as a frame in which to replace my pattern pieces. Dick heppnerguy

Ray, It is simply a segmentation but you use the outlining and cut out the insides of the pattern. Then you place the inside pieces that you have cut back inside the lines they were cut from. So you see, you are utilizing the outlining that forms all this pieces and painting it black with canned spray paint. You paint the inside pieces in the same manner before replacing them into the outlined black piece. you glue the outline to your backer board and then when it dries you simply re-insert them where they were cut from originally. when all the glued pieces are dry you can then put on whatever finish you like. If this does not explain it well enough, let me know and I will try to figure out how to explain it a little better Dick heppnerguy

It really is not difficult. I have made another pattern that I am going to try next. I love how they come out and my next hopefully will be a lot better then the first one. Dick heppnerguy

That would be the day you could get any value from what little I know.. You are too funny, Paul

Every time I see a project that Crupia (Tony ), posts, I am always in awe and loving what he does. So I kind of studied what process he might be using and decided to give that method a try. I chatted with Tony and he explained what I needed to do. He even sent me a pattern to try it out on. I decided to find the easiest possible pattern for starters and came across one the Bobscroll had made. I asked him if it would be ok to change the pattern just enough so I could try a new method of scrolling for me. He agreed that it was ok to do and when I finished the experimental project, I showed it to him and received his permission to post it. Keep in mind that is only an experiment to see if I could perhaps master this style in the future. For that reason I did not make the effort to pick the backer board for any reason then to demonstrate to Tony and Bob what is was that I am tryin to do After showing it to Tony, he gave me some advice on what I can do to make things better on my next project of his style. I have learned a lot and I am deciding to use this method to make some cartoon plaques for my grand kids. I like how colorful they can be. That being said, I decided to share this with all of you so that by doing so, you can see that I have learned something in my efforts. Dick heppnerguy

a fun pattern to cut and put on display. Dick heppnerguy

When Charles Dearing pattern is cut properly they are always outstanding, as is this one that you did. Not easy patterns to cut but well worth the time and care one puts into one of them. You Rock on this one Dick heppnerguy

Very well done. .I love this one. Done very well Dick heppnerguy

I have no doubt this will be loved by the music teacher and most likely will be hung in a special place where all can enjoy too. Dick heppnerguy

I like these rifle patterns. I always thought they would be perfect for the right person. first time I remember seeing someone cut one though. Thank you for sharing. It looks really realistic. Very decorative piece Dick heppnerguy

I love those napkin holders. This one was right down your alley with the word pattern. You knocked this one out of the ball park Dick heppnerguy

way to go. It isn't always easy to push the envelop and try something you are not sure you can do. I too am in the process of trying something different, kind of like you are. I have learned quite a bit from my first venture trying it. I was lucky to get help from the person whom I feel is the expert in the method I am working to understand. Keep up the effort. If there is anything that did not come out as you had hoped, then post the problem and come back for solutions from others who may have more experience then you. That is what I am doing and be of notice that people here in The Village are a very helpful group. Good job, keep up the good work. Dick heppnerguy

I never found it to be a problem. If fact for me, it was like it did not even exist. I did, of course remove the upper hold down piece, that is a given Dick heppnerguy

nice guesses but I know I have never had any Holly. Mahogany is a good possibility though. I do know that I have a little bit of Alder in it, as I get some of that for free, once in awhile. That is about all I do know. Fun to guess woods, I am just really ignorant about most woods. I just go through What I do have and go from there Dick heppnerguy

I would advice to start with the simple patterns and when you feel certain you can cut those without any problem, then go to one that is a little more difficult, but not too much so, just a little more of a challenge. Then after cutting a few in that category,. move to something even more challenging and you will find that doing it this way will build confidence instead of defeat and you will be able to take on just about anything you would want to be able to do at this point in time. Take your time in cutting and let the blade do the work. When you discover that you are pushing the blade to get it to cut, it is time to change to a new blade. Dull blades often wonder and lead to mistakes. Your blade choices are really important and can limit your ability so do not buy blades from the big box stores but rather on line. Here is one source where you can purchase on line or with a phone call. The type of wood you cut and the thickness have a lot to do with choosing the correct blade to use. https://woodenteddybear.com/ Dick heppnerguy

I have had this happen to me and I have found that using the smallest blade will help. I think a spiral 0/3or a double tooth 0/2 are the least aggressive blades. My experience also seems to prove out that the Pegas blades are the most aggressive blades and so the smaller blades work extremely well in thicker woods but not so well in 1/4 inch and thinner woods. That is how it is for me. One needs to experiment with different methods to find the best overall blades and woods for themselves, as I know you already know. Dick heppnerguy

No She clarified that a long time ago. Her talent in woodworking far exceeds anything I can do. But thanks for the vote of confidence. Dick heppnerguy

I have had that happen on the back side of the wood but not on the top. Are you sure you did not have your blade in upside down at that time? Just a thought. Dick heppnerguy