Old Joe
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Nice cutting, Denny. Purple Heart in 3/4” is tough. I have cut a few things with it, including a detailed crab. Good quality, sharp blades are a must.
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I made the Charles Dearing Bob Marley pattern a while back encased in a cannabis leaf. Per a request I did a 2nd one, but without the leaf. BTW, I wish that I could say that I have been more productive during these troubled times, but the opposite is true. Can’t seem to stick to task. Our town has been declared a Covid -19 “hot spot” by our governor, too many getting sick. You all please stay safe!
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Jim, It is a Charles Dearing pattern. I added/changed a few things.
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It’s often said that it’s a poor workman that blames his tools, but this workman credits his. The Pegas has made it much easier for me to control the smallest blades.
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I’m impressed! Nice work, Kevin! Or should I say, AMAZING?
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I wanted to do a second Chet Atkins scrolling for a gift, but just slightly larger than the first one I did. I decided to add a bit more detail to his fingers, but was somewhat limited as it is still quite small (6 3/8 W x 7 3/4 L for the original, and 6 7/8 x 8 1/4 for the new one).
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Bummer, but I can relate with you regarding the cherry.I did a Charles Dearing portrait of John Lennon in 1/4” cherry that was pretty hairy. I was removing the tape when John’s whole left eye and eyeglass broke off. I also tried to glue it, but it kept breaking in other locations. I still hope to find an artsy way to utilize it. I redid it in BB.
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You’re too kind, heppenerguy. Thank you.
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Wilson, I also just reordered a mess of 2/0 and #1’s from Denny @Artcrafters, along with a size I have never used before- size 0. I wish I could get even smaller Pegas spirals than 2/0.
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Ralph I started a couple + months ago with the spirals, after first trying unsuccessfully about a year ago. This time it just clicked, and now I have at least a couple of hundred hours of using them. I find them to work great on portraits, especially those with tons of details of things like hair. I’ll probably never do a portrait like this one with just flat blades again.
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I have been on a portrait jag for a while, mainly based on Charles Dearing patterns. I tend to torture myself by making them considerably smaller than the artist had designed them to be, often reduced by 50%. It’s become a sort of personal style that I like for the challenge, and the finished product isn’t quite so overwhelming. When using Baltic Birch, I almost always use 1/4”, and back them with a dark stained 3/4” piece of poplar, oak, or pine with a keyhole slot cut in the back to hang them. On this BB King, I cut it 9” x 9” square, which made the the guitar’s fretboard very tight. Other than the long outer cuts I used mainly 2/0 Pegas spiral blades, except a few cuts with #1 spirals. I hope you all enjoy it.
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Nice work. Cool shot with the mirror,too!
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Personally, I either give my work to friends, or when I decide to sell it, let’s just say that I don’t give it away.
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If you are positive that you need to replace the bearings and bushings I seem to remember Steve Good put up a source for them a while back. I took my Dewalt apart, repacked all of the bearings with synthetic grease, put it back together, and it was dramatically quieter, with less vibration than it had when it was brand new. It took me the better part of one day. If I had known what a difference it would make I would’ve done it when I first bought it! There was so little grease in there it was pathetic. Dewalt should be ashamed. One day, $6 worth of grease and it was worth hundreds more. But I recently bought a Pegas, and now I hang my shop apron on the DW788.
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I get 5x5 sheets from a local shop called Exotic Lumber in Frederick, MD. I usually get them to cut it in half. I have not seen Baltic Birch in 4x8 sheets that are the B/BB rated.
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Awesomely done!
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I am also curious what form of router you used, Brenda.
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Very impressive!
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I think I would need a bigger scrollsaw. Maybe a dulcimer, or a ukulele for a start?
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I don’t partake, though its use is prevalent everywhere, it seems. I don’t judge, nor do I care who does or doesn’t. I just liked his music and Dearing’s art work. I may do another Bob Marley without the leaf.
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What with all of the disquieting news and the market unrest I decided to knock out this Charles Dearing Bob Marley pattern today. 1/4” Baltic Birch, mounted on 3/4” Pine, stained True Black. Bob’s head is free floating by design. Saved the waste piece, his hair, as a guide for placement. I used a mix of flat and spirals on this. I made this about 9”square and his head is just a hair larger than a quarter and cutting the detail was pretty challenging.
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Great job all around! I cut a Dearing pattern of Meryl a while back. He is great fodder for expressive scrolling!
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Too cool for school!
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I was totally intimidated by spirals until a couple of months ago. I wish I had used a flat blade on a couple cuts on this one. Dearing patterns are significantly easier and faster with spirals, though I don’t like the “fuzzies” that you don’t get with scroll reverse blades.
