Frank Pellow

Thanks, but the "bathing bird" is not my design. I based it upon a serigraph painted by Charlie Harper. I'm sure that the original of that is in an art gallery. See the thread: B-r-r-r-r-rdbath Segmention - Works In Progress & Tutorials - Scroll Saw Village

Your Robin is a completely different species but they do seem to share some characteristics. By the way, now that we have returned to Canada, that's our species of Robin as well.

I very much like the quote about morality by H. L. Menkin. It's been a "tag line" in my posts here for some time. Last week, I decided to make a pattern for it, to cut it, apply a finish to it, frame it: And to hang it along with other quotes that I try to live by in my office: I think we all need to be guided by what I believe is the basic goodness of most people rather than blindly following the dictates of religions and cults. Getting back to the piece itself. It is cut from 3mm thick Baltic Birch plywood and backed by the same. The frame is of 1/4-sawn White Oak painted flat black.

FrankEV recently created this and told us about it in the thread: Parrot and Peony - Bragging Rights - Scroll Saw Village Here is a photo of my attempt: And here it is hanging with other birds on a wall in our (very small) downstairs Loo: This is cut from 3mm thick Baltic Birch plywood and the backer board is the same material. I painted the backer using many different acrylic paints. I found it hard to locate the correct colours exactly behind the holes that I had cut. The painting was much more difficult than the sawing and I won't be doing anything like it any time soon. The frame is made from 1/4-sawn White Oak and I gave that a distressed look by first painting the frame then sanding off some of the paint. Everything was finished using clear gloss "rattle-can" stuff.

When we lived in Buckinghamshire just west of London in the early 1970s, a robin with attitude thought that she owned our back garden. I found a pattern by Sue Walker in the pattern library here at SSW that very much reminds me of that robin. She entitled it 'English Robin' but I am calling my rendition 'Angry Robin'. Here is a photo: I cut this from 6mm thick veneer with a thin Mahogany layer on top. The frame is 1/4 sawn White Oak painted flat black.

They look great. Having already made some Baltic Birch painted ones, seeing how good your natural wood ones look, I'm now going to make at least two using mixed hardwoods.

Very good! t's also one of my favourite books and favourite plays. (I have never seen the movie -thanks for bringing it to my attention, now I will.)

Well put Frank. I could say very much the same for myself.

My experience is the same as yours. I not only think that the Pegas # system runs a bit smaller than Flying Dutchman, I know that it does. I also agree that Pegas are more brittle than FD, but I find that I can be more accurate with Pegas blades and that is why I use them.

I like what you have done here and will give it a try. Thanks!

I tried using #1 but they were too thick. It's likely that I will cut this again and, if I do, the wood will be thinner and I will increase the size of the pattern by at least 10%. I think that such an increase will allow me to use #1 spiral blades.

Spiral blades are very brittle, particularly those sized #0 and thinner. That coupled with the very thick wood meant that I broke most of them while getting them through the holes and attempting to clamp them rather than when sawing.

I first learned of this pattern when Richard (heppnerguy) showed us his creation from the pattern here last October. He cut his in an evening but it took me much longer (17 hours). I cut this from 3 centimetre thick Splated maple mostly using #0 Pegas spiral blades (and breaking about 40 of them in the process). In a few places, I utilized Flying Dutchman Ultra Reverse #3 and #1 blades (without any breakage) I found that I could not cut all the lines in Fiona's pattern without ruining the integrity of the work. The photo below shows a segment of the pattern with lines marked in red in places where I decided to leave a gap: Once cut and sealed, I backed the piece with pale blue glass: It is now hanging in the window of our main bathroom so that the Blue Tits can greet us every morning much like they did back in our typical English garden. Great Memories! My family and I have have fond memories of these little birds when we lived in England throughout most of the 1970s. They did, indeed spend a lot of their time in Hawthorn shrubs in our front garden. Here is a photo of the real thing: Fiona has captured both the birds and the shrubs perfectly in her pattern. I

I have used that stuff (in Northern Ontario we call it Aspenite) on several floors at Pellow's Camp. I hammer it down, countersink the nails, use wood filler on the holes, sand everything down to 120 grit, then but 4 or 5 coats of Varathane on it. It looks good, it's cheap, it last's well, and (once the floor has been sealed) it's safe. Here is a (not very good) photo of my daughter Kristel playing on one such floor shortly after I installed that floor 45 years ago.

Excellent idea I'm going to keep it in mind and use it with something that I do that I think will work with this type of frame.

I cut a few of these Steve Good designed goodbyes too. I call it 'Placing 2020 where it belongs': I think that black is a suitable colour for the year.

I used a scroll saw for several gifts that I made this year. Snow Globe designed by Sue Mey: I made 37 of these and we sent them as greeting cards. Ornament designed by Steve Good & Frank Pellow: I made 24 of these. Cat(s) gazing out a window designed by Steve Good: Given to my sister Christine who has two cats Given to my daughter Kathleen who has one cat Curious Raccoon designed by Charles Hand: Given to my daughter Kathleen Koala designed by Charles Dearing: Given to Margaret (my wife) Given to my Daughter Kristel Fruit basket/bowl designed by Steve Good: Given to our neighbours Jill and Jane Jewellery tray designed by Steve Good: Given to Margaret (my wife) Wreath designed by Steve Good: Given to Margaret (my wife) Loggerhead Sea Turtle designed by Charles Hand: Given to my niece Isla Gnomes designed by Steve Good: Given to Margaret (my wife) Aquariums whose design is unknown: Given to my friend Margaret Li

I can see the second one better, so I like it better.

This was designed by Steve Good. Over the years, I've utilized more of Steve's patterns than those of any other person. I woud like to thank Steve, yet again, for his tremendous contributions to our hobby. Now back to the bowl/basket. Here is a photo of the bowl as I as gluing it together: Here it is after I have applied the first two (out of four) cots of (food safe) polymerized Tung Oil: Here is is as I presented it (at a safe social distance) to our next door neighbours Jan and Jill: The bowls is made, entirely, from 13mm thick Baltic Birch plywood.

Thanks Don. I have about 60% of the stains that they make and, frequently, mix them to get other colours. The company is located in Quebec (Noranda, I think) and I have ordered directly from them. So, you don't have to wait.

Well done! I, too, admit that I never heard of the guy, but that's my loss.

Here is a photo of my rendition of Steve's gnomes: I stained mine using several Saman water-based stain then sprayed them wit a couple of coats of rattle-can clear satin stuff. 's

I saw Steve's patterns for these when he posted them, but did not think of making any. But, now that I have seen the way that they worked out for you, I am going the make some for my (almost adult) grandchildren. They will appeal to their senses of humour. Well done! I love the colours and the finish that you have chosen

Thanks, I will look for it on Steve's site.

OK, I'll be waiting to find out.