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This Alex Fox pattern is kind of haunting, what with everything going on in his home country. I cut this out of the suggested 1/8” the first time, but I just didn’t like it. I ended up using a piece of 1/8” mystery wood that I had around for the back piece, then 1/4” BB for the other layers. I used Natural Danish Oil on some parts, and Walnut Danish on others, trying to give a bit of subtle contrast. Additionally, I made a solid Walnut base so it can sit on a shelf and also put a link loop on the back so as it can hang on the wall.
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I am not always crazy about framed scrollsaw portraits, but this one looks great to me. Cute pattern.
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I am going to try to buy, and scroll, as many of Alex Fox’s patterns as I can, to support our Ukrainian friend. I just finished this one that I believe many have done before. 1/4” Baltic Birch, all cut with 2/0 Pegas spiral blades, except for Pegas #1 MG for six straight cuts.
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Great job, Denny!
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I bought this saw about two months ago. It went on a one day sale for $299 and I had a 10% coupon. It is an absolute dream of a miter saw. It is the exact same thing as the Delta Cruiser which sells for $500 minimum. Basically it is a Delta in the color orange. It is heavy and I mounted it semi-permanently to a miter saw cabinet that I built.
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Nicely done! Tricky cuts are rewarding…when you get them finished.
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I really like this piece, and the painted highlights really are a nice touch. Thanks for posting
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Terrific cuttings! I have done numerous Alex Fox patterns, including the violinist that you just posted, which was of my first portraits. He is one of my favorite designers and I am so sorry for what he and his country are going through. Thanks for posting.
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Spirals changed my whole approach to scrolling portraits. I was scared to death of them in the beginning, as they seemed to have a mind of their own and got away from me. Then everything just started clicking. They are just are easier to get things done.I still use flat blades for some cuts that spirals can be too course with. 2/0 spirals are very easily broken. Start with 1, or 0 to get the feel and technique down.
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It’s based on a Dearing pattern that I bought a while back, but I took more than a few liberties with it. I refuse to always be a slave to the pattern, advice that Fiona Kingdon gave me a few years ago. I had the same philosophy when I did tons of stained glass years ago. I don’t have Fiona’s creative genius to just start free form cutting a masterpiece from what a piece of wood gives me, so I need creative inspiration from others.
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It will definitely be #1 of 1. No way would I do another one.
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This one took a couple of minutes. I like to miniaturize most of my portrait type patterns, but at 7 1/4” x 11” I probably took it a little too far on this cat. The entire project was cut with Pegas 2/0 spirals. 1/4” Baltic Birch, Danish Oil applied,mounted on a nominal 1” pine board stained black. Though my wife loves this one, I think it was more trouble than it was worth.
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Lekker, Don!
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Credit to Steve Good for the design.
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I made this guy for no one in particular, but I will probably give it to someone on a whim. I don’t paint many of my projects, but this one wouldn’t look very good unpainted. Anyway a birder friend saw it and said that studies have shown that birds shy away from houses with faces if they have eyes, so I whited out the eyes. You gotta take curb appeal under serious consideration when showing a house. Hopefully this will be Gnome Sweet Gnome for some finely feathered friends.
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I took Mark Eason’s advice,and with some help from a tiny set of tweezers got a feather in the wand. The portrait was cool, but the wand and dragon stand was the big hit! Thanks for all of the great commentary.
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Just to share a tip regarding the wand. I first made one out of walnut, but it was too fragile. The internal compound cuts in African Rosewood were a challenge, as that wood is not easy to cut, but it is much more durable. I think the walnut would be okay for wands without internal cutouts.
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My version of Dave Monk’s ‘Box for Valentines Day’
Old Joe replied to FrankEV's topic in Bragging Rights
Very nice. I use a lot of Padauk and feel your frustration, as it has happened to me, too. I find that the dust sneaks up, gets on my hands, and the expletive deletives come roaring. I have sometimes lucked out with the help of mineral spirits, but not always, especially if it gets on Baltic Birch. Regardless, the piece is beautiful. -
Our Harry Potter crazy granddaughter is turning 8 next week. I did a Potter portrait and made a compound cut wizard’s wand and stand. The wand and stand were from Al Baggetta patterns. The pattern was another C. Dearing pattern. The wand was cut from African Rosewood, the stand was Zebra wood and Hard Maple.
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I rewrote the script. Took the puddle out. A bit of touch up and he’ll be finished.
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I haven’t glued it yet. I feel quite sure that the existing backer is totally salvageable either way.
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Impressive!
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