Ninuninu
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This is something that I cut quite a while ago entitled Redeemer. It is cut from 420 mm x 300 mm x 10 mm (16 1/4" x 11 3/4" x 3/8") steamed beach with a sprayed black 6 mm (1/4") plywood backer. Using only my small hand fretsaw (which has a reach of 290 mm (11 1/2") I had to drill multiple entry holes to cut from different sides as the depth wouldn't allow me to turn the fret saw, thus taking it from the original 300 or so entry holes to about 700. All in all it took me about 65 hours just to cut. Hope you like the finished result. Good day folks. Tony
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Now them I like. Possibilities are flooding my brain right now. Very nice Tony
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Sweet... some nice detail there. Tony
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Pretty neat Gordon. I once did something similar with Malta for a girl but never thought to do the sea around it. Great idea. Tony
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Kevin my man! Can see you have lost none of your skill. Great cutting... I especially love the first one. Well done mate Tony
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A good job well done Charlie. Oh, and there's nothing to be pardoned for regarding your pattern making. That is how I make all my patterns... by hand. Tony
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Thanks Marg Yes that is correct. Using my normal fret saw which has a reach of only 11 1/2 inches can be a BIG pain in the neck and for a long while I had to limit myself to smaller pieces. It stands to reason that when doing small portraits the details also get smaller so I had another 2 saws manufactured, one with an 18 inch reach and the other 32 inches, (but that one is so heavy I hardly ever use it because of the weight and also the reach of my own arm makes it very difficult to maneuver). Because of this drawback the biggest portrait that I have ever cut was about 24 by 17 inches and very detailed. I will post a pic of this soon. Regarding the same problem I had also tried spiral blades but because of the slow speed of cutting by hand and not motorized the blades were ripping the wood rather than cutting so had to give that a miss. I normally use size 2 blades but when things get really intricate I scale it down to 0/2 blades. Hope this puts things into a little perspective Tony
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Thanks Ron. Am still trying to make my patterns better. My wife is my greatest critic and has sometimes when showing her a finished pattern she has told me to throw it away and start again She would be right though and when looking at the first and second. Tony
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Thanks Charlie Sometimes when given a photo I am at a loss if I should go with minimalistic or full out detail and it is only when I am doing the actual pattern that I can get an inkling of what i should do. Have to admit though, this time I purposely went with as little detail as possible. Tony
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Thanks Les. The second one did come out rather good. Tony
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Thanks Ralph. They are both my patterns. I only cut portraits that I make the patterns for Tony
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Love it! Just awesome. Tony
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Thanks Delvaughn Sometimes we can get lost in the detail and it is refreshing to get a pattern that is simple but at the same time a good likeness. Tony
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Very nice indeed Frank. You really nailed it. Well done Tony
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Ever since I first picked up a fret saw in 2016 I have always been fascinated with portraits. I have always strived for a greater likeness and have had to refine my pattern making techniques to give greater detail to a cutting. Here are a couple that I cut a while ago for your viewing... The first, my friends' sister who alas is no longer with us and has passed on. The second, another friend of mine who graciously gave me a photo of herself to try a very simple cutting without too much detail involved to see if I could still get the likeness. Thanks and have a great day folks! Tony
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Very nice for a first cutting. You're a natural mate. Tony
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Intarsia Moose that it took me 7 months to complete
Ninuninu replied to Frank Pellow's topic in Bragging Rights
Better you than me mate. Hats off to you. Great cutting. Tony -
Thats pretty neat Frank. Nice job Tony
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They look nice. Tony
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Very intricate cutting on the first one... a big well done. Tony
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I personally like to use Brush Script MT. Found it very easy to scroll and also bridge Tony
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Good work. I love any kind of portrait. Tony
