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I used up some Cherry and Padauk I had around by reducing the size of Steve Good’s patterns by 40%”to 6”x 4 3/4” I tend to cut almost every pattern smaller that I use of someone else’s design. I find it not only more challenging, but also more sellable.
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Thanks for all of the feedback. After doing a fair amount of research I decided to go with the Foredom 5240 from Klingspor’s. I friend of mine does more woodcarving than anybody I know and it was his recommendation, too. The price doesn’t seem to vary much from one place to another, but some don’t charge sales tax on out of state orders. This is an example of the woodcarving my friend does that convinced me to go Foredom. He has tried them all and I figured I’d take his advice. .
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I thought this was a Pegas tool, but it’s actually a Marathon K-35 Cube.
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According to Bear Woods it is much more flexible.
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Thanks for the input, DJ. Do you know if it will take the Dremel keyless chuck?
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I have several Dremels and when I do anything extensive they all get really hot. I am looking for an alternative. Steve Good has been kind of promoting the Pegas through Bear Woods. It is quite pricy, but I would be willing to spring for it if I was convinced it was all that. Has anybody got one? And, if so, do you have any feedback?
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I like it! Very cool.
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I have scrolled a lot of Charles Dearing patterns recently. Charles writes that he gets requests to simplify his patterns. I like his more detailed works. He has a simplified Willie Nelson pattern that, though I liked, I found it too simple. So, after I finished it, I randomly drilled a bunch more holes Willy-Nilly, and just free formed my way to a bit fuller finished product. As I often do, I reduced the size down to 9 1/2”x 6 1/2.” I’m pretty happy with how it turn out.
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Denny, I regret making it as small as I did. I do like to challenge myself with miniaturizing patterns, but the spaces were just too small, as I have 3 minor “blowouts” on spaces between the frets. I thought about attempting to cover them, but decided against it.I added detail to Stevie’s fingers that Dearing didn’t have, including finger nails and wrinkles on his knuckles.This is probably my least favorite of musician portraits that I’ve done, but I have someone interested in it to purchase, so I won’t dwell on the screwups.
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This 6x9” Stevie Ray Vaughn cutting is a case of too little of a good thing. Again, I decided to cut a slightly modified Charles Dearing portrait much smaller than the artist intended.Actually, only the guitar was too difficult. I used mainly a combination of Pegas 2/0 spirals and Pegas MG 2/0 and MG #1s with micro drill bits. 1/4” Baltic Birch mounted on 3/4” Pine, stained True Black.
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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.
