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  1. Foxfold
    Brilliant !!
  2. Foxfold
    Great piece Kevin, you are still my hero.
  3. Foxfold
    Oooh, I like that. Beautifully cut.
  4. Foxfold
    I don't think anything is 'wrong'. Cutting what you like to cut and that suits you is what it's all about. I use spirals for things that are 'forgiving' and flat blades when I want to cut anything with 'sharp' detail.
  5. Foxfold
    OMG, how scary. So glad you came out unscathed.!!
  6. Foxfold
    Awesome, I think it's gorgeous.
  7. Foxfold
    I think this is great. Great idea, Great gift, Great pattern. I love it can you tell ?
  8. Foxfold
    Brilliant, I love them
  9. Foxfold
    No, there will be one name on top and one on the side. Like this
  10. Foxfold
    Stunning
  11. Foxfold
    Never tire of seeing these. You are doing brilliantly. !!
  12. Foxfold
    Magical !!
  13. Foxfold
    A beautiful tribute to a great friend.
  14. Foxfold

    Hunter

    Foxfold replied to mikewix's topic in Bragging Rights

    Wow, they are stunning, !!
  15. Foxfold
    Thank you Gordon. Yes, I must admit that halfway through this I did question my sanity for starting it I found the secret was lots and lots of tape !! Every couple of lines, I kept the cut outs in place with tape and in the end you could see nothing but tape.... it could have been King Kong under there and you'd never know.!! I then sanded the back side before I took the tape off as I didn't want any 'bits' to go pinging across the shop
  16. Foxfold
    You are wicked It's not politically correct to talk about a lady like that But I must admit the 'pattern' is, to my mind, quite ingenious. I wouldn't mind finding some more, with different subjects.
  17. Foxfold
    Must confess, it wasn't the fact of who it was but how it was, that made me cut it. I just found the pattern intriguing. I think pattern makers are amazing in general.
  18. Foxfold
    A Sam Custodio pattern that I must confess I'll probably never do again. This has taken a while as I had to walk away every few 'strips' as it made my eyes go funny, but I was determined to finish it. It's just off the saw so no backer or finish on it yet.
  19. Foxfold
    Stunning !!
  20. Foxfold
    What a lovely idea. The wee lassie will love it
  21. Foxfold
    Aww. thank you Marg. I must admit it doesn't feel like I've been doing this for a year and a half. I've had such fun with this new hobby of mine that time has just flown by. I've tried several 'different' things with wood, some I liked, some not so much. I tried 'whittling' for a little while as that too fascinated me, alas, my hands wouldn't take to it and after trying a couple of times and ending up with my hands the size of pumpkins, I took natures 'hint' and stopped pursuing that particular hobby.
  22. Foxfold
    Thanks Gordon. I agree, there's nothing like a scrollsaw for doing the pieces I love to do and it will always be my first love. I am so, so fortunate not to have any neighbours and the dogs don't seem to mind the noise. I must admit it's a bit of a 'pain' to start a router project. I use transfer paper and draw each pattern on to the wood. Then I have to set up a 'work area' on one of Tony's benches, get out the box fan so that I don't get covered in dust, put on ear defenders and face mask, find the router and then start cutting . But that said, I'm glad that I found this 'different' art form as I quite like it.
  23. Foxfold
    I'll try and answer all your questions. It's a 'normal' router that I've fitted with a small clear plastic base. @Wilson142 Mike I'm lucky enough to live in a house with no neighbours so noise is not an issue. Yes the first piece I did was very big and I couldn't have done it on a scrollsaw. I use cnc bits in the router which makes for quite fine lines when I cut. I use a reducing collet with the router to accommodate the size of the bit. After trying both types of cutting I think that the router is really well suited to 'bigger' pieces although I've just remembered that I have done a smaller piece before but the 'cat' was the most intricate that I've tried.
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    Well, just to see what the difference would be I did another 'cat' on my scrollsaw to compare it to the one I did with the router. Now bearing in mind this is only the second time I've used the router and the first time I've tried something this intricate I don't think it turned out. too badly. The wood quality is vastly different because of my 'mishap' with sanding the routered piece. My first love is my scrollsaw that's for sure but I think I'll keep doing stuff with the router as I find it quite fascinating to see what can be done with it.
  25. Foxfold
    Hi Tom, welcome from this side of the pond too. Enjoy the village so much to see, so much to learn. !!
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