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Cut from an unknown species of repurposed flooring, I had new Zealand but it was broken in the process and I tried to get it back on but it didn't look right. Backing is walnut engineered flooring sample, the frame is repurposed Douglas fir flooring

Incredible

Neat, I have something similar, will have to try it. In the mean things I will look out for such in the free areas....

yes I glued to samples together with a small amount of tite bond 3 and clamped them together. The samples came with the sheen on them already. Last year a flooring company was closing was was giving away tonnes to stuff...I wish I had more room for storage I would have taken more. Thanks!

Thanks marg!

Golden state warriors, NBA franchise in San Francisco, hence the golden gate bridge. Thanks!

that is well done!

Thanks folks!

Thanks!

the grain going up and down looks a bit more natural, its gorgeous well done

that is gorgeoeus! well done

This tree face cut from ash flooring, mounted on rosewood engineered sample and framed in crib parts painted black turned out great, ignore the shadow of me.... Lol

okay I was thinking of how to do this and perhaps cutting out his number 30 and placing it inside the ball above the bridge just like the jersey. I would likely then mount that on a blue backer and frame with the same wood. thanks for the nudge.

Ya I have had several magnifier lamps, I don't want to use magnification all the time, its just for specific details or small cuts and I am also looking at getting into coin cutting. I think I will speak to my friend who is a dentist and see what he says about these type of things for scrolling. I don't want to spend crazy money but I could spend a few hundred for quality ones that I could just sit back with when doing intricate stuff.

https://www.amazon.ca/Magnifying-Glasses-Light-Jewelry-Magnification/product-reviews/B076334RVN/ref=dpx_acr_txt?showViewpoints=1 I am thinking of getting something like this. My magnifying lamp still works but the clamp that secures it to a desk or whatever broke. I have had that type, floor type and one that attaches to the saw.

Five year old Son is a huge Stephan Curry fan and I promised him I would scroll the logo for him. Tricky but fun Posting it here to get some ideas for mounting, framing hanging it...

thanks Bob!

That looks great! It looks better than paint by the way. I use paint cause acrylic paint is much cheaper than veneer... easy to get over if you think of it that way UNLESS you are selling them at a specific price point or to a specific population...

Depends on the price tag you put on it? I also think bakers / wedding planners and the like would make use of it. Great work!

I frame most all of my square rectangular pieces, just adds more to the overall look of the project, I make float frames from time to time but mostly I just bang out 4 pieces at 45 degrees, glue, clamp and pin nail them directly to the piece or the backer. the edges of non framed pieces or pieces that are mounted and framed but you can still see the edges are more of a pain in the ass. At times I have sanded them down with my rigid or a detail sander but I hate that process and sometimes they are too fragile to do so. What I have learned to do is be more precise and careful with the outside of the piece when cutting and use Better Quality blades and that results in smoother / better cuts that don't need sanding at all. I also have small shaped diamond tipped screwdriver type sanders that work nicely for some areas that need attention, I generally use the flat, cried and triangular one at most, these are a very important tool to the scroller IMO I have some leftover vinyl click flooring but never tried cutting it with scroll saw, let me know how it works...

really small intricate cuts then, did you spiral?

I copied my post below from your other thread, I don't think its coccobolo. Can you take a nice close up shot of a freshly cut piece of endgrain? ok my hunch is likely correct then it is Santos Mahogany, I love the wood, its such a pleasure to cut it not only cause the great scent (for me anyway) but its quit a beautiful wood, it is not as difficult to work with as they say below, it is much harder than say Honduran Mahogany. Not technically a Mahogany at all but anyway its a fabulous wood and you will enjoy working with it. I got me hands a bunch of it in the form of stair treads at 50 cents a piece.....needless to say I bought them out...I think I got 18 of them. It makes great rings I have made a few from it, will try to find them and post it for you. http://www.wood-database.com/santos-mahogany/ Despite its name, Santos Mahogany is not really related to true Mahogany (Swietenia genus), nor is it even in the Meliaceae family, as is the case with African Mahogany (Khaya genus) and Spanish Cedar (Cedrela odorata). Santos Mahogany can have a Mahogany-like appearance, though it is typically much denser, harder, and stronger than true Mahogany—and also much more difficult to work. Santos Mahogany trees, sometimes called Balsamo, are used in the production of the substance called Balsam of Peru, used as a fragrance in perfumes.

Thanks! I hung it on the wall of my office today at work, I had about 25 folks come and have a good look at it, quite the buzz at the office today

What are the dimensions of this piece?

ok my hunch is likely correct then it is Santos Mahogany, I love the wood, its such a pleasure to cut it not only cause the great scent (for me anyway) but its quit a beautiful wood, it is not as difficult to work with as they say below, it is much harder than say Honduran Mahogany. Not technically a Mahogany at all but anyway its a fabulous wood and you will enjoy working with it. I got me hands a bunch of it in the form of stair treads at 50 cents a piece.....needless to say I bought them out...I think I got 18 of them. It makes great rings I have made a few from it, will try to find them and post it for you. http://www.wood-database.com/santos-mahogany/ Despite its name, Santos Mahogany is not really related to true Mahogany (Swietenia genus), nor is it even in the Meliaceae family, as is the case with African Mahogany (Khaya genus) and Spanish Cedar (Cedrela odorata). Santos Mahogany can have a Mahogany-like appearance, though it is typically much denser, harder, and stronger than true Mahogany—and also much more difficult to work. Santos Mahogany trees, sometimes called Balsamo, are used in the production of the substance called Balsam of Peru, used as a fragrance in perfumes.