RabidAlien
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I'm happy with this backer. Hand-sketched, hand-stained (small paintbrushes). I think the grey actually stands out better on the stars than WeatheredOak does on the strips, so I may go over the stripes again tomorrow, do them in the grey as well. Its REALLY light grey, unless I layer it on thick, so it gives a "weathered white" (if that's a thing? No idea...I only had the 8-box of Crayons as a kid, supplimented by whatever I could swipe from a restaurant) effect and lets the eagle stand out better. Now for a frame....yay....frames....
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Wolves rock! This is an awesome cut!!! Out of curiosity, where'd you get the pattern?
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Phenomenal!!!
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I've started ordering the #1 and #3 Pegas MG blades by the 144-pk from Bear Woods. FD blades are good, but they tend to cut slower and seem to pull to the side a few degrees, depending on which direction I have the blade in (their reverse-cut blade doesn't have reverse teeth at the bottom, its like every other tooth is reversed...makes it easy to know which direction to mount the blade, but slows the cutting a bit, it seems). Not a problem, but I have to adjust for it. Breaking blades, I've found, is usually less of a hardware problem and more of a meatware problem. Overtightening, too loose, mount not cranked down tight enough, or I've run the blade for way too long and it got heated up and brittle from the friction. I have some FD spiral blades and have discovered that the 3/0 and 2/0 blades (tiny!) tend to snap whenever my eyeball rests on them for more than 2 seconds, so when I do opt for a spiral, its usually a #1 or larger.
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Fresh off the saw. Literally. Pattern and tape are still in place, outer edges need to be cut. Double-stacked this one, and good thing, there's so many delicate cuts that the bottom edge started to catch on the edge of my saw's table and delaminated in several spots (had to be careful, cuz this tended to send the sawblade shooting off in odd directions, and NEVER into waste wood). The top piece will be fine, the bottom may be really fancy firewood. Pattern by Grampa, available in the pattern library.
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They both have their merits!
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Boop-boop-be-doo-boop!
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Nice! I always get a chuckle out of this, we have a furry doorbell as well, lets us know when the pizza guy arrives....or Amazon delivery....or someone walking by...or a sketchy-looking leaf blowing down the street.......
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Nicely cut! I've considered both of those....then considered my wife's response.....
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Nice! Saw those in the magazine, been toying with the idea of copying them and cutting them....then I look at the (large) stack of patterns I already have taped/attached/drilled/ready-to-go....
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Great Danes rock! Smartest dogs I've ever had the privilege of sharing a roof with. Nicely cut!
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"You are one UGLY (but well cut) mutha******r!"
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I wasn't too sure on the stain when I originally put it down on the planes, but after it dried (and was a lot less glossy....plus a layer of sanding dust that blew over it...oops...), I'm happy with it. Good color, but you still get the wood grain showing through.
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Basically a deep-fried burrito. Its something Deadpool was always going on about, kinda like folks who love bacon or tacos. His thing was chimichangas.
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Great...now I want a chimichanga. Nicely cut, and I love the burned-in frame!
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Gotta love stack cutting! Nicely cut, and nicely painted!
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I love his optical illusion/line cuts!!!! Nicely done!
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Nicely cut! Be careful, though....if you make a mistake, you can't just throw those away. They'll keep coming back to haunt you.
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Combination Project - Intarsia, Frame, Wood burning
RabidAlien replied to jvbscroller's topic in Bragging Rights
One of my favorite verses, I was a runner when younger. Knees don't let me run now. Love the piece!- 8 replies
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Annheiser-Bush, brewery in St. Louis Missouri. (don't quote me on the spelling, I'm too lazy to Google it....not a big beer fan myself, more of a whiskey guy)
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I'm not a big fan of making frames. This seemed like....an easier alternative.
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Horses are an H. Botas pattern that was posted on his Facebook page. Backer is, of course, reclaimed pallet wood (sawzaw with a metal-cutting blade, then a Phillips screwdriver and hammer to pop the nail heads out, sand the whole thing with 80-grit to clean off the grunge and...stuff, then a couple of pieces across the back to hold them together). Backer is stained Minwax Honey, horses are Weathered Oak. I did put a second coat on the middle slat of the left-hand backer, it seemed kinda light to me, and the horse kinda disappears into it. After the second coat, it looks MUCH better, greater contrast. The planes...well, I'm a military history geek, so when I saw this pattern pop up in one of Steve Good's newsletters, I had to do it. Stains (all Minwax) are "Honey", "cherry red", "grey", and "classic navy". Back piece has a light coat of rattlecan matte white.
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Nicely cut! Inkscape is awesome!
