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A whole bowl full of them!
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The oppressive heat and another Steve Good pattern inspired me to use up a couple of scrap cutoffs I had around. 1" Red Oak is a pain to scroll, especially the scalloping around the back plaque.
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Group Effort - Help me come up with theme ideas
Old Joe replied to Iguanadon's topic in General Scroll Sawing
Well, I am big on vases right now. How about a vase with a musical note, or a clef, or maybe a sax, cut into the front? Or a crab! -
Thanks, everyone for your encouragement! Scrappile, that one in the middle that you referred to is five pieces glued together: 1/4" walnut on the front and back, 1" cherry in the middle with 1/8" poplar sandwiched between the cherry and walnut. After I scrolled the fretwork I taped the front and painted the inside cuts. Then I painted the poplar red behind where the flower would end up and did the same with the green. The cherry has a 1 inch cut through the center lengthwise to allow a test tube to fit in for water for the flower buds.
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I'm still new at this scroll saw stuff. I have also been working on ribbon boxes, but mainly on vases. Two have the fretwork filled with FIMO clay. The first one I had just used one color on the leaves, the newer one I mixed the clay to try to get a more realistic look. All of them are Steve Good designs, though I have modified most of them to accommodate test tubes. One is made of Zebra Wood and I decided not to do any fretwork on it, as I thought it would detract from the beautiful grain. I feel as though I am learning something new on each one.
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Thanks for those guides, Don. I am still getting familiarized with the various blades and sometimes find it overwhelming.
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I bought a ceiling mounted dust collector from Grizzly a couple of months ago because it was on sale for just over $100. It's 3 speed with a timer and remote control. It has made a dramatic difference in my small shop.The Grizzly fan is exactly the same unit as packaged and sold by numerous other companies by different names for considerably more dough.The box fan is a good alternative to doing nothing, though the filters on most factory made units are duel filters that have finer filtration capabilities.
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Outstanding!
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The board looks trapezoid in the pic, but it is a 3 1/2 x 23 rectangle.
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Wow! I didn't see the gator until you pointed it out!
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So, I acquired a pretty nice piece of Ziricote, 1/2" thick, 3 3/4" wide, 23" long. Looking for suggestions. I am thinking about making another vase, but I don't think I want to do any fret work in it because the grain is so cool. But it's cool and rich on both sides. Any ideas? Thanks, Joe
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Too cool!
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NEED a new stencil making website!
Old Joe replied to Alexander Helbich's topic in General Scroll Sawing
I've had no such issues on Steve's site. -
If I made the 100 bird houses Kevin did I'd sure be losing my grip, but as to the blade slipping, I too have an occasional issue and will try Kevin's idea.
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Fun stuff. I haven't tackled any intarsia projects yet, but I am beginning to collect the wood. I only hope that I'll be able to approach your level before making too much kindling.
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I get them from Amazon for $8.60 for 10 of them
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Woodcraft Supply has a much wider selection of tones than my local box stores.
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I tried to get the pics to come out right side up. Argggh!
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This is my third Vase adapted from a Steve Good design. The outsides are African Padauk, the center is red oak sandwiched with 1/4" birch, allowing space for a glass test tube for cut flowers. I painted the center of the front piece of birch black behind the fretwork, along with the inner edges of the fretwork. This piece of Padauk was marked down at Woodcraft Supply because of some warpage and imperfections. I like he imperfections on the back.
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Personally, I think if you're anything at all like me you will be ready for some form of a 12 step program by the time you get them all stained and finished. You are impressively insane!
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Unbelievable work! Insane, too.
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I am wondering the same thing.
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i get by with a little help from my friends
Old Joe replied to amazingkevin's topic in Bragging Rights
Impressive! Looking forward to seeing the finished product.
