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Frank Pellow

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  1. Frank Pellow
    Thanks. Yes, it is very fragile, so fragile that it took me about half an hour to very carefully remove the glued on pattern (even though I glued it on top of shelf paper which, usually, comes off vey easily).
  2. Frank Pellow
    The pattern was designed by Charles Hand. I cut this out of a 1/4 inch Mahogany panel purchased from Heritage Wood. It was cut using Flying Dutchman #3/0 spiral blades and Pégas #2/0 spiral blades. The piece has 312 holes according to Charles and it to me approximately 20 hours to cut. I intend to frame Old Loggerhead with a glass background similar to those I’m experimenting with in the two photos below: Unfortunately, none of the suitable glass that I have on hand is large enough. This is further complicated that the main shop where I used to obtain glass has gone out of business.
  3. Frank Pellow
    The pattern was designed by Charles Hand. I cut this out of a 1/4 inch Elm panel purchased from Heritage Wood. It was cut using Flying Dutchman #3/0 spiral blades, Pégas #2/0 spiral blades, and #1 Fling Dutchman reverse tooth blades. The piece has 443 holes according to Charles and it to me approximately 25 hours to cut. Here is a photo of the back of ‘Curious’ shown on a brown tile floor intended to simulated the dark brown backer board that I intend to place under this piece when framing it:
  4. Frank Pellow
    I agree in that I like the bottom one better.
  5. Frank Pellow
    It's a tremendous bargain for $125. I have, exactly, that saw and would not accept less than $1,000 for it. It's a great saw that I have used extensively for 16 years and I have no problems in getting the (very few) parts that I needed for it.
  6. Frank Pellow
    The somewhat darker stain on the wood of the lake is a good idea. I'm going to try that technique to differentiate an element of a piece on a something that I am currently working on.
  7. Frank Pellow
    I have three band saws (one to cut glass), one scroll saw, guess I don't need one. Also, most of the patterns that I cut have holes in them and a bandsaw does not do holes.
  8. Frank Pellow
    I've only ever hunted tin cans, but I recognize that this dear makes a better subject for your pattern. Well done!
  9. Frank Pellow
    I like it a LOT, especially the way that you utilized the "flaw" in the wood.
  10. Frank Pellow
    Changed Free or Paid to Mostly Paid
  11. Frank Pellow
    We were married on July 2nd in 1966. Steve Good has an anniversary pattern for most years and I made use of it last weekend. The foreground is made of 6mm thick Figured Maple and the background of 18mm thick Baltic Birch plywood treated with Raspberry Saman stain. I took a photo of it on one of our kitchen widow-sills sitting beside a Valentine gift that I made earlier this year.
  12. Frank Pellow
    About a pattern: "What you see is what you get". That is, I designed it on the fly, much of it while actually cutting. So, the best I can do is to suggest that you take the attached photo, change it to black and white, glue that to a panel, the n cut.
  13. Frank Pellow
    I obtained the "pattern for this from an unattributed photo that I found on the internet. It is cut out of 6mm thick White Oak veneer and backed by the same. I first saw this "truth" on a set of T shirts featured in a thread on this site. I do consider myself to be a scientist in that I have a BSc degree and did work in science for part of my career. And, with some folks in positions of trust and/or power refuting scientific evidence these days, I consider the plaque to be particularly relevant.
  14. Frank Pellow
    Thanks, I just made one but I am think about making another one.
  15. Frank Pellow
    Penn makes his bread with yeast and does not use a bread machine. My wife Margaret and I also make bread but, mostly, we use a machine and have done so since the early 1990s. Margaret's father owned and ran a small bakery when she was a child.
  16. Frank Pellow
    So, it looks like when you say 'more to do', you plan to cut designs into the outer rim as well. You are brave.
  17. Frank Pellow
    Well spotted Don. I increased the length of the basket by about one third. Some of those Baguettes can get quite long.
  18. Frank Pellow
    Our neighbour, Penn, has taken up bread baking as one of his pandemic-coping activities. I have gladly taken on the taster/tester role. Penn's French Baguette utilizing old Cheddar cheese is particularly good : I made him this, Steve Good designed, basket as a small thank-you gift:
  19. Frank Pellow
    That's a real teat of cutting skill and you aced the test! Where did you get the pattern? I'd like to attempt the test.
  20. Frank Pellow
    I have a fondness for both butterflies and dragonflies but, if forced to pick, it would be dragonflies. My choice has nothing to do with these patterns -they are equally good.
  21. Frank Pellow
    Welcome Graham. I love Yorkshire and have visited many times. Hope to see photos of your first scroll saw project soon.
  22. Frank Pellow
    I experienced the same problem explaining this to my daughter after I gave her the box. For quite a while, she insisted that the basket had been woven. On the other hand, my grandson (her son) knew immediately what I had done even before I explained the "trick".
  23. Frank Pellow
    The items that immediately come to mind are the two Spring themed Welcome Plaques that we hand on our front door (only one at a time ). The first one is a Sheila Landry design: The second is my design but incorporates bird patterns that I purchased from Sheila: Right now, the second plaque is on our door to welcome visitors (I'm sorry to say, from a distance of 2 metres).
  24. Frank Pellow
    I have a personal branding iron too, but it is not as creative as yours is. May you brand many items with it!
  25. Frank Pellow
    Looks good Don. Thanks for the ideas.
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