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I have been stack cutting Steve Goods latest bowl/basket three at a time. The Fox patterns are really thin is a few places. I don't think I could pull that off with them.
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I have had a busy summer and have not spent much time online. I have been building out my new shop/studio, but have still been doing a fair amount of scrolling, and just did two takes on Alex Fox’s C15 basket. I used 1/4” Baltic Birch, #1 FD Ultra Reverse blades. I oiled one in Natural Danish and the other one in Medium Walnut Danish oil. In the pics I light the lighter one, but in person I like the walnut better. If I do another one I might alternate the colors on each layer.I also bought some of Steve Goods signature coins and used them for the first time. The coins are 1/8” thick and I use two Forstner Bits.have made one sacrificial Forstner bit by removing the point. I start the hole with a regular bit to center it, then finish it with the sacrificial bit to just over 1/8” so as not to drill through the wood.
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HA! How many scrollers does it take to change a light bulb? It is a dumb-a##$$** design. Try Gorilla Gloves from Home Depot, or some other of the rubberized grip gloves and push up on the face of the bulb while twisting. They don't make it easy!
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A quick follow up to my comments regarding the Dewalt 788 worklight. I received the LED bulb yesterday from Amazon.It is a 25 watt replacement bulb that draws 4 watts. The LED is a brighter light than the stock bulb, and because it has no filament, there will be no issue of it shorting out from vibration. It is 25w replacement LED bulb with an E17 Intermediate base, R14 Reflector Shape. It looks just like the original. Triangle Bulbs, the manufacturer claims a 25,000 hour life expectancy. Though I just got it in and only used it to test it out and to make one cut, I give it 5 stars.
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I am new to scrolling, but not to all woodworking. I bought a DW788 and I am overall happy with it. Two major gripes: I think Dewalt really passed the buck when it came to not building in a lifter. I installed one last week and it has markedly reduced my irritation level. The other issue is the light that came with mine as part of the package. Why would a major tool company supply a non-LED light in this day and age? About the 3rd time that I broke a blade cutting out some dense wood the ensuing vibration shorted out the bulb.I ordered a LED replacement bulb that is due in Monday. I'll let you know how it works out. Meanwhile, I am designing a new light system.
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I like the simplicity.Nice work!
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Dazzling!
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Yes. You cut around the subject with your table set at an angle. The degree of the angle is determined by the thickness of the wood and the size of the blade. If the wood is say, one inch thick, a good “relief” cut will allow the perimeter of the subject to protrude about a half inch from the board when pushed through from the back. Sometimes it’s nice to let the grain show through the entire piece, other times it’s cool to contrast it with stains, or paint.
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This was the last Steve Good Wood Spirit that I made. It is out of 1'' thick rough sawn oak. The insignia on the bottom right side is my name done in Elvish runes. I kept this one for myself and mounted it next the door of my shop. I countersunk the screws and made plugs to cover them, hopefully preventing theft.
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Very cool, Kevin!
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I have gotten into doing relief scrolls as of late. I did a few variations of Steve Good's Wood Spirit a while ago. Yesterday I finished this Kopopelli Arrowhead adapted from a pattern that I think I found on here, but now I regrettably can't find it to give credit where credit is due, though making it into a relief piece was my idea. At first I made a mistake, thought it was kindling, but then figured a way to save it. It came out "okay." The second relief is from a Steve Good butterfly relief done out of African Padauk. I wasn't thrilled with the empty fretwork, so I filled it with colorful Fimo clay, baked it and got a quasi-inlay effect.
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Impressive!
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I think Steve just called it Wood Spirit. It is a relief pattern cut out of one 1” board. Not nominal, but a full inch.The outer portion of the cartoon, or ‘spirit’ is cut at about a 4 degree angle so it sits about 1/2” recessed of the board.
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I thought about the rust issue.I will leave this one inside unless I come up with a coating that would resist rust.
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I made this Steve Good "relief" wood spirit a couple of weeks ago, but I was not crazy about the mustache area, as it just too big and too empty. I am planning on making another one with a few changes but I have been busy with other issues.Meanwhile I decided that too much work went into the piece to be so disappointed with an otherwise pleasing piece, so I came up with an easy fix. I stuffed some steel wool in both the mustache and eyebrows.
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I like it! Nice cuts.
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2 cedar 1 brazilian cherry/cocobaloba names
Old Joe replied to amazingkevin's topic in Bragging Rights
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I'm sorry I forgot to give Steve Good credit for the designs.
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The beer mug was just for me to try to get my feel back after a year long break. I made the Cow Pi for the young lady we bought our house from last year. Her folks owned a dairy farm near here and needed her to come back to help run it. It has been in her family for 6 generations. The silly leaf was for my soon to be 4 year old granddaughter.
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I made this vase a while ago. I saw a meme on FB that said "Nude Art is Not Pornography." I contacted the artist, Francois Dubeau, and asked for permission to use his drawing for a scrolled vase which he granted on the condition that I didn't sell it. Anyway, I wasn't thrilled with how it initially came out and it sat around for a while and I came back and filled the fretwork with Filo and liked it much better. The surface wood in African Wenge and the inner layer is walnut and poplar.The vase design is based on a Steve Good design that I modified.
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Nice work, Kevin!
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Ralph, a cabinetmaker friend had a couple of actual 1 inch cedar boards in his trash pile. I am a shameless scavenger.
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Well done, sir!
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I agree that is fantastic! What blade did you use?
