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  1. Frank Pellow
    Sasho contributed the pattern for this to our library about a year ago. To me, it's both sad and happy at the same it. I immediately cut it, but only this week got around to framing 'Life' and it now hangs over my desk. The foreground, the background, and the frame are all quarter-sawn white oak.
  2. Frank Pellow
    Thanks. Yes she did.
  3. Frank Pellow
    Mushy works! And we did have a special dinner!
  4. Frank Pellow
    Thanks, at least the 'old' portion of what you say is true.
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    This is a Sue Mey pattern that I completed today. Here is a photo of the end result: I should have looked at the pattern more closely before I purchased it. I had expected to give it to Margaret tomorrow in pieces and then have her connect the interlocking pieces to symbolically join us together then to set the combined hearts on the kitchen windowsill. But, if you closely examine the pieces: you will see that, although they can be joined, they do not really interlock. I guess that Sue expected all the pieces to be glued together and that is what I will, eventually do. But, I like the idea of giving this to Margaret in pieces tomorrow. So, I temporarily attached Velcro strips to the back of the larger pieces. When joined the configuration does stand up. I will leave it that way for Valentine's Day, then glue everything together.
  6. Frank Pellow
    Are you certain the the core is MDF and not real wood of some type? The material that I usually use for portraits is 1/4 inch thick with some type of wood sandwiched between thin quarter-sawn oak on one side and thin ash on the other side. It works great!
  7. Frank Pellow
    You really should think seriously about the Seyco too.
  8. Frank Pellow
    I use the Seyco. I really like it and have broken very few drill bits. For instance, on my current 'Moose' project, I have now drilled over 700 holes using a single, as yet unbroken, #63 (just under 1 millimetre diameter) bit.
  9. Frank Pellow
    Very nice work! I need to make a couple of memory boxes but I find myself putting that job on the back burner. You have just nudged me to, at least, decide on patterns for the two boxes.
  10. Frank Pellow
    Thankyou Jim. I used Titebond 3 glue and glued the veneer to 3mm thick Baltic Birch plywood. The veneer came from a box of 'Domestic and Exotic Veneers' that I purchased from Lee Valley Tools. Here is a link the that item: https://www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/tools/supplies/inlay-and-veneering/58781-domestic-and-exotic-veneer-assortments The veneer collection is expensive ($55 Canadian) but there is a very diverse collection of woods there and, so far, I have always been able to find something that works (although this is the first time I have used such a veneer in a scrollsawing project).
  11. Frank Pellow
    Hey, I like this variation. I might make a few more myself.
  12. Frank Pellow
    I discussed this project in the thread: I've now completed the first Double Dragon project (there will be more) and decided to post a photo of the completed effort here: This is a Fiona Kingdon pattern. The foreground material is thick (about 1 inch) Spalted Maple. The background is Zebra Wood vereer glued to thin Baltic Birch plywood. The whole thing was completed with three coats of a clear semi-gloss rattle-can finish.
  13. Frank Pellow
    Your right, it does. I' definitely going to study his patterns more carefully and select a few to utilize.
  14. Frank Pellow
    That's an addiction that I like.
  15. Frank Pellow
    Very nice but also confusing because North and South America are not home to those animals. If it were me, I would do it again and place he African continent in the middle. Is it too late to make a change?
  16. Frank Pellow
    Sam has a large number of free patterns on his Facebook page. Many of them are very good and, in particular, I like his optical illusions. A photo of the first one that I attempted is attached: I cut it out of 6mm thick Baltic Birch plywood, backed it with 6mm thick Purple Heart then sprayed a couple of coats of rattle can clear gloss finish. I love the contrasting colours.. This will certainly not be the last of Sam's optical illusion patterns that I utilize.
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    My wife agrees with you and, in fact, exactly what she said was: "the dragonflies get lost with that background". I like what I have done and a will put the first 'Double Dragon' my office. I will be making at least one more and will use a contrasting background for it (or them).
  18. Frank Pellow
    I thank everyone who voted and/or commented. The colour Black is the clear winner. In the meantime, I decided that for this, my first 'Double Dragon', to use a natural Zebra- Wood backing: I will be cutting another 'Double Dragon' soon and, for it, I will use a black background.
  19. Frank Pellow
    Very nice! I really do love Fiona's work and I have you, Steve, to thank for my discovery of her talent. I've just completed the same 'Double Dragon' pattern. Mine is in Spalted Maple. A little while ago, I completed four of Fiona's 'Drips and Dragons'. I agree that people should not be using Fiona's patterns to produce items that they, in turn, sell. All the Fiona Kingdon designed items items that I have made so far have either been gifts for others or have been kept by me. Next up will be her 'Bee on a Comb'.
  20. Frank Pellow
    I have just cut Fiona Kingdon's 'Double Dragon' pattern out of thick Spalted Maple wood. Fiona did not use a backing when she cut her pattern out of similar wood. I intend to attach a 1/4 sawn oak backing board and to stain it. I would appreciate your vote as to what colour to stain the backer.
  21. Frank Pellow
    Thanks. No, the green wood is just as it came with ne embellishments from me.
  22. Frank Pellow
    Thanks. It's 38 centimetres high and 55 centimetres wide. It's finished with three coats of Old Masters clear satin gel stain.
  23. Frank Pellow
    I think that I do as well.
  24. Frank Pellow
    These proved to be popular Christmas gifts in 2019. Two of them were made from 18mm thick plywood painted black: I utilized a slightly different pattern for the third clock and cut it out of 20mm thick solid walnut: All the clockworks were purchased from Bear Woods. I recommend them.
  25. Frank Pellow
    My son in law, Jonathan, owns and operates a fish and chip place in Oshawa Ontario. Here is a photo of the store's logo: I found an interesting pattern somewhere on the internet (if anyone knows where, please let me know so that I can give credit to the designer). I combined that pattern with a portion of the logo to come up with this: Both the foreground and the background are 3mm thick Baltic Birch plywood. I made the (Rosseter-Pellow) frame from clear pine.
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