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Found a small fret box pattern I liked. Bubinga wood. Too small for hinges on the top so did a drop in top. Could not stack cut sides because they are too small. Shellac and lacquer finish.

Impressive work. Minimum amount of cuts to bring out the facial details. I like it.

Frank. I always enjoy your work. The cutting is very exact and the frames are perfect!

3+ days. Stack cutting made all the difference. I actually used a #2 skip blade because of the tight turns. I'm not normally a fan of stack cutting, but it went well. I made sure they didn't move by spraying contact cement on both sides of the paper inserts between the panels and brushed on "off" to separate them afterwards.

My wife used to repair lamps and had some pieces from an old lamp. The bottom base looks to be made of 3 pieces glued up and turned and the spindle seems to be turned also. Glad she had them. I was thinking I would have to build some sort of tall box frame for the base. Cutting this project wasn't bad but because of the clips, the assembly drove me a little crazy.

Found this pattern on Pinterest and thought I'd give it a try. It used more wood than I planned! 12 panels BBPW 1/8" and lots of clips. I stacked cut everything. I sprayed contact glue on both sides of a piece of paper and trimmed to make it happen. 3 panels x 4 and 4 panels x I forgot?? for the clips (a lot). Used "Off" to get it off. Since nothing is glued (sort of) using the clips and panels together is a real challenge. Everything is very fragile trying to slide the panels and clips together. I even filed the clip inserts to 1/8" to make sure they all fit together without too much effort (not). The last panel for the light did not go well and I cracked and broke it and had to make another. (slightly over sized). I decided to make it easier to get to the bulb. I would screw that panel in place. I cut some 1/4" strips at an angle that would be flush with the top panel (30 deg.?) and ca glued in place and added some 3/8" #4CS screws that worked out well. The center star accepted a standard lamp rod with a little threading and I used a candelabra lamp fixture with a 40w led globe bulb. The original design was for a hanging lamp but decided to use a lamp base my wife had from another project. Finish is shellac with satin lacquer. I've included the original drawing and the enlarged pattern I used for the panels and clips. Have fun.

That is really impressive. The detail is amazing. A beautiful pattern and excellent workmanship!

Wow! That is just stunning! It must be very fragile.

I have been doing landscape plaques and decided to give Mt. Rushmore a shot. I was amazed at how many views and angles there are of this monument. I tried to find one with as little shadow as possible but never did find one where I could clearly see Roosevelt's eyes. I was able to get something on the left eye but but the right was a whole other story. Stuck with the shadow. Plaque is 14.5 x 12" 1/8" BBPW on a quarter inch backer, Finish is shellac with gloss shellac. Font is Umbria. My rendering only took a few days, not 14 years like the original!

That is one beautiful bike!!!

The background painting match is perfect. The contrasting matting makes them pop and I really like the picture frames you did. Professional and artistic work.

I look forward to seeing you.

Thanks Kevin. I don't do volume work but focus on involved projects that are a challenge. Maybe when this covid thing is done, we'll get there. 2 shots done 2 weeks in.

Pilot joke. Young kid says to his mom "when I grow up, I want to be a pilot" Mom says you'll have to choose. You can't be both! Ha!

Those really came out fantastic! Great color matching.

Plaque is 16.5 x 12. I am limited since I only have a EX16. I had to change direction on the outer edge cuts. Sequencing the cuts was important because of all the small and thin pieces. I did all the small stuff first and and worked from the center out. I did the gondola last along with the rail on the roof in the center.. Definitely blue taped pieces in place because things got wobbly and fragile and it was easier to sand the back with them in place.

I recently did a Venice scene cutting and happened to be scrolling through Pinterest and found another scene I really liked and had more detailed. I especially like the Rialto Bridge in the back ground. Lots of very thin lines in this pattern and did some mods on the fly so things didn't break. I also did my paint fill in technique on some of the dark spaces to match the background.

Hey Todd, Iowa is a long way to go for a show with mixed reviews. I have attended Klingspor's show in Hickory a few times and it is great!... and closer. Check out my posting from a few years ago. Lots of pictures. Covid cancelled last year's show but I expect it will happen this year. Klingspor's Wood Expo Hickory NC.

Dick, All your cuts look fantastic! I especially like the train and faucet.

Nicely done and a great memento, Proudly done, Proudly served!

Frank, Your box is outstanding. I really love that Lacquer finish. Another fantastic project!

Several years ago I made 4 compass roses from various woods. I used one for a table top and one for another box. The other two had been laying around for a while and after finishing the previous black lacquer round box, it was time to find a home for these two Compasses. I wanted to try something different. I had several pieces of exotic woods, (Purpleheart, Bubinga, Brazilian Rosewood and oak) and wanted to do the 16 sided box again. I cut long strips 1.5" wide. First pass on the table saw was off by a degree on each side but second pass got me to the 11.25 degrees (78.75 deg. on table saw) to make a correct circle. I cut strips into 1.5" segments and laid them on blue tape for gluing. For the bottom, I double sided taped a long strip of wood to the lower segments and Routered a 1/4x1/4" groove and cut a matching disc for the base and glued the segments with titebond glue. I used 2 hose clamps screw together to form a circle to hold the 1st level in place. Glued up the other 2 layers with the blue tape to hold together along with the clamps. On the top I cut a dado rather than a groove for the compass to rest on. Glued all the layers together and double side taped to the top to the base so I could sand them all together on occillating sander. I cut 3 very thin strips on the table saw to form the insert lip for the top and glued together and sanded to fit in the base of the top. I cut 1/8" disks for the top and bottom and attached the felt and dropped them in place. Finish was several coats of clear gloss lacquer. Need to find another scrolling projects and give the boxes a rest.

Stunning job! The colors make it pop and the frame is great too!

I wanted to try something different. The top scroll pattern was not too complicated other than shrinking it in my printer to make the pattern fit. Cutting sides were tougher. It is made of 1/2" thick 16 poplar segments. Formula calls out 22.5 degrees per unit or 11.25 degrees per side. Height is 5.5" I wasn't concerned with grain orientation since it would be painted. I had a larger board and it was easy to cut and flip to get all the angles on the table saw. My Wixie digital angle indicator works great! I blue taped all the segments together against a straight edge and then made sure that it actually made a circle with no gaps. "pretty close". I laid it down again and then 2 sided taped a piece of wood strip the length and then cut off the top section (about 3/4") with table saw. Then Routered a 1/4" groove on the inside for the bottom. I cut a disc for the base and then removed the 2 sided tape and wood strip and assembled sides with base with titebond glue. I used the blue tape and rubber bands to hold it all together. I drew a circle on top and bottom of both the base and top and used my oscillating sander to sand to the line. I waited to glue the top so I could sand the inside even (to the line) so the router could follow a even circle. I have a Yonico multi size rabbiting bit to create the inside/outside groove on the top and bottom plus some sanding to make it fit right. I mounted a 1/8" disc top and painted everything with black lacquer and then glued the scrolled plaque on top. I have a compass rose I made a few years ago and may try to make a larger box with some better wood to show the grain.

I found a Venice scene on Pinterest I found interesting and not too difficult to cut. It did take a few days to clean up and modify the pattern. I had to go bigger because of the small cut windows in the skyline buildings. 1/8" BBPW on 1/4" backer, 12x15" size. Shellac and Lacquer finish.