FrankEV

FOUND #20, SEE ORIGINAL POST.

S. Good offers on his site the option of purchasing at $1 each (min 5) the patterns for three different ornaments. You reply to him with a list of names/ornament and he sends you back the patterns with the names included for each ornament. He sends you an invoice with his returned patterns. No upfront payment required. The offer was/is in his regular daily emai I get. You can sign up for that email.

This is the one I made with some mods I added for my use. There are many others also.

A Rotary (Dremel) tool with small sanding drums or burr bits work well to smooth inside of cut outs. If you are trying to smooth out "blade wobble" along straight lines, the sanding drums work well, but dont get in close to corners. For small cut outs or into corners, I use very thin burr bits in my Dremel tool wand to clean up a sloppy cut. I don't normally need to sand plain rough blade cuts but for some cases I can see where it mightg be necessary, especially when exposed to view. Needle files and the like are about all you really can use to smooth these type cuts.

Bought 20 of Steves Name Onament PATTERNs to CUT AND give out to family and friends. Cut twenty by stack cutting 5 at a time from scrap 5/32" solid core Maple and Birch ply. While in stack, only cut the basic pattern leaving the enclosed name area uncut. Stack cut only two of the nativity ornament. After all were cut, went back and individually added the pattern for each name. Funny thing is I did cut 20, but as you can see in the pic, there is only 19. NOW 20. Looked everywhere and can not find number 20...have no idea wher I put it FOUND HIM, MUST HAVE JUMPED INTO MY SCRAP PILE...they say "memory is the second thnig that goes when you get old" and I can't even remember what the first thing is! I guess number 20, "Gregory" won't be getting his. HE DID NOT MELT AWAY!!! Front and back painted white with rattle can spray paint. Added colors in Artist Acrylics and coated all with clear gloss Polyurethane. Not my best work and the paint work is sloppy....hopefully they will be hung deep iwithin the branches of their Christmas trees. Enjoy. You are welcome to comment but I'll be my own critic for these. EDITED TO INCLUDE GREGORY #20 And, BTW, now I have to order, cut and paint 10 more....me bad, forgot my ladies family!!

There is high temp paint available, but I think it only comes in Black. I don't really think wood Trivets are intended to be used as a hot pads although they do sell bamboo trivets for that reason. As Kevin said, mayybe just a oil finish would be the best after a fairly long drying time. I know I can stand hot pans directly out of the oven on my cutting boards that are just protected by cutting board oil with out scorching. Edit: Google says oil based varnish and polyurethane is resistant to heat...but I not betting it won't scorch if the pan is toooo hot.

Reading this, monofiliment came into my mind. Almost invisible and very strong.

Xmas ornament wire hanger would work also.

Sorry SW, I think that logic is completely flawed. A simple statement like "I'm cutting portrait patterns in 1/4" ply and looking for what is a good sanding and finishing process?" would have given you a much more set of informative responces. Or, "I'm working on thick solid wood boxes", what sanding and finishing do you suggest. ETC. Both extremes of no details and too many details just make any help this group can offer almost meaningless. You have already jumped to a conclusion that blade selection will eleiminate 'Fuzzies". Think again, there is much more to it than JUST blade selection. In you original post you said you don't like to hand sand. Well, many offered a multitude of options to hand sanding...did you actuly learn anything from those suggestions?...noot likely as there was no actual suggestions as to which toi use for what reason, as we did not know what kind of sanding you were doing or needed to do. Againb sorry, you can't expect to get help if you do not identify a specific problem. As in almost anything these days, there is a thing call Google and You Tube that can provide you with many answers to generic questions and the ability to gain some degree of KNOWLEDGE before coming to this group for help with specifics. Please undersatand we all love to help others including experienced scrollers and newbies alike.

Sure, but you would need to round the corners of the panel to fit. Not a common practice at all!

One piece frame....yikes, what a waste of a nice wide piece of wood. Yep, corner chisel would work well, but a good sharp regular chisel should have done a perfectly adequate job since the rabbet is on the back side of the frame. Beside you, who will see it? Invest in a, or build your own, precise miter sled for your table saw. That, along with a good sharp finish saw blade will give you nice accurate miters and you can make good looking frames of all types and sizes.

I get mine from Amazon: Silverline Tools - Dome Sanding Mop - 75mm 240 Grit That is only one, they have many. The Silverline is from the UK.

I have you know it is not just a bird, but a Florida Pink Flamingo!!!!!!!!!!

Very nice. I think the paint work is very well done.

Tres bien fait! (Very well done...acording to Google) Checked what "Bonjour tout le monde" was in English. Google says "Hello Everybody". That is OK but for those in the South how about "Hello Y'all"?

The OP's question is so vague it almost does not warrent an answer. Everything others have said is all true but there are so many different sanding and finishing processes it is impossible to be sure what answer is appropriate. In this world of Scrolling there are so many different type projects from flat fretwork to sculptured projects. all requiring different sanding methods and equipment. Then there is associated wood working like making frames which also requires sanding and finishing. And , of course, the project wood being used can dictate the appropriate sanding and finishing process. Yes hand sanding is often necessary, especially for very final finishing and between applications of finishing materials slike Lacquer and Polyurethane.. However, the use of many different power sanding equipment is also useful and appropriate during the actual wood working process. Hand held random orbital sanders, belt sanders, spindel sanders, disk sanders sanding mops, rotary tool sanding drumbs and more are very common sanders used by most of us.

Is it "REAL" marine ply and not just PT ply? If so where do you buy it. I have a project I want to use a good quality 1/2" thick marine ply that won't deteriate when exposed to the weather . Haven't found a supplier. Thanks. BTW, they are cute!

Just could not help myself!!!!! Actually cut the Flamingo from 1/4" thk Maple Solid core ply and painted pink.

Believe it or not, I did consider that or at least some of those pointy beaked white sea birds (don't know what they ar called) that are all over the place down here.

Looks great and he's happy. What else to say, except you might want to edit the title of this post!!!!?????

The Bells are well cut. I see some rough edges that could use some sanding. Also, not sure if the bells were sanded nice and smooth before painting. The paint looks rough unless that is a textured paint. Some additional light sanding and finishing with lacquer or poly might help. If the bells are cut from some big box store thin plywood, you should look into getting some BB Ply on-line. It will finish better. The little circle's are very well cut. You could call them "Coasters" instead of "Trivets".

Believe it or not, side by side they look almost identical colorwise. I did not reshoot the 2020 plaque. It is the original picture I posted last year. I now have a much better camera and lighting system that brings out the colors much better.

I got the photo. Great job. Finished with lots of Poly coats I presume. Cedar is great for outside, but will darken and split if left uncoated.

Back in November of 2020, I posted a plaque I designed and cut that I intended to hang on the front of our house. It was a play on Winter Wonderland Plaques but made for Winter in Florida. The post was: https://www.scrollsawvillage.com/forums/topic/40845-seasonal-plaque/?tab=comments#comment-444798. There was just one problem, I spelled the Word “Welcome” with two ‘L’s”. So, it never got hung. Now it is almost November 2021, so I decided to remake it for this winter. It is the exact same pattern, with “Welcome” spelled correctly. Only change was a slight increase in size to 12” x18”. Words and trees once again cut from 1/4" Maple solid core Plywood and affixed to a 1/2" sanded plywood backer painted Oaisis Blue. Trees painted with Artist Acrylic paints. Plaque was made weatherproof with multiple coats of spray clear gloss polyurethane. So, like I said in that post, come this Winter solstice I'll swap my "Happy Fall Y'all" plaque for this "Welcome to Our Winter Wonderland" plaque. Plaque 2020 turned into firewood. Plaque 2021 (Pic taken with a better camera and lighting) Hope you enjoy. Comments and critiques are always welcome.

Congrats again! Beautiful changing table. Did you design the table yourself? Looks like all Red Oak, yes? Gonna bug you about just one thing. It may be just my imagination, or maybe the camera angle the pic was taken, but the shelf behind the glass door does not seem to be level? When I had my shop in NC, I made tables, a westminister clock, a large gun display cabinet, a large jewelry armore and many more. Also did a lot of wood turning. Unfortunately I had to give that all up along with the shop when I moved to Florida. No capability to make furniture in my tiny shop, so I can only do small projects. That's why I'm now a Scroller!!!!!!