FrankEV

Beautiful work. Mahogany and Maple are perfect for each other. Inlaid boxes like those will be cherished forever.

Sweeeeeet!!!!! Very nicely cut. Lots of car guys would love to hang that in their man cave, unless the guy is a car gal, then her lady cave.

Very, very well done. I don't think I could maintain my concentration long enough to follow all the straight lines.

Great job as usual.

Nice job. Will go well with the Eagle project on your to do list.

Just fantastic subject and cutting. what size is thge finished panel?.

Very well done. Adult theme yes, but yet very tasteful. Sorry, but yes, your frames could be nicer and complement you work a lot better. JFYI, I make simple flat frames, mostly from readiily available box store Poplar or Red Oak, and are 1 3/4" wide, not unlike the many better quality store bought frames from places like Hobby Lobby. Neat tight miters and tasteful staining that contrast/complement the panel makes tha overall presentation outstanding. Simple frames like I make can be made on a table saw and do not necessarilly require any other equipment, like routers. I actually use a precission hand operated miter saw to cut my miters.

Followup on my previous Guess who. Although I'm not particulary into cutting people portraits, I had found this free illustration pattern .svg of Marilyn on-line and thought I would give it a try. And , although it was stated to be a scroll saw pattern, it had many "islands" and overlapping shading. It took me a number of hours to make it cutable. The patternsize is 9" x 13" centered on a 5/32" x 12" x 16" Birch solid core plywood panel and affixed to a 1/8" x 12" x 16" BB ply backer painted black. The pattern was a relatively quick cut completed with Pegas #2/0 blade. The finished panel was protected with multiple coats of clear gloss Lacquer. The panel is set loose in a simple 1 3/4" wide Poplar custom frame that is stained with Minwax Sedona Red and protected witn clear satin spray Polyurethane. Thanks to all who replied to the previous post and reccognized her immediately just from jsut her eyes. . .

Beautiful. Very well cut for somebody who doesn't like spirals. Straight lines are very dificult with spiral blades, but as you get more practice, it becomes possible. I find it hard to get the straight line started, but once started on the correct track I can do a fairly good straight cut as long as I don't stop in the middle. Not necessarily proper technique, but I find if I err to the waste side of the line I can repair the line with a little gentle shaving with the spiral blade. Works for both long straight or curved lines.

Great job. Earlier generation Road King.

All well done. The solid bowl/vase almost looks like it was turned...very nice.

Nice font cutting!!!!

Did it take both pics?

These pics are of the back side, but have been flipped so are what they will look like when finished: Sny guesses? Don't know, scroll down. . . . . . . . . Maybe now? Yes it is a she! Be back when it's finished. . .

OK, I understand, have been experiencing that problem in my recent work that has been colored. It is very difficult to get the paint in the correct area below the cut opening, even if you trace the outline of the cut outs with a pointy pencil. I found that I needed to find a way to be able to temporarily place the cut panel repeatably in the exact position to check the coverage of paint below. A jig of some kind can be used to be able to position the panel temporarily while the painting is done. For mine I created border strips that I taped to the backer. Yes it is a time a time consuming process and can be fustrating. I found I have to rotate the piece to look at the cutout areas from all difections to make sure I have not left any visable unpainted areas. Even only 1/8" thick panel can hide unpainted areas if looked at from only one direction.

I am a HD rider, but I'm not into skulls. That being said, it is a great piece, very well cut and colored nicely. Most HD riders (i'm an exception) would l;ove to hang that piece in their man/lady biker cave. If you think that pattern was a PITA, this is the one I did for my son a number mounths ago (while I was still a real newbie):

Very nice and very well done. I don't mind cutting intricate patterns like that, but prefer larger presentations. I tend to do 11X14's for that reason.

I thought I would post this group of cuts so you did not need to read the same thing over and over. These are all patterns converted from ZM Creations Illustrations. All of these portraits were completed in a similar way with a smaller sized 5/32” thick solid core plywood cut panel affixed to a larger 1/4” thick BB plywood backer. Each backer was sealed, then coated with the white Krylon Spray Gesso (Acrylic Paint primer) and the 1” borders were painted in various rattle can Krylon Fusion All-In-One Matt colors. The areas under the open cut areas were colored with Acrylic Art Paints, using the original illustrations as a guide. As usual, each panel was protected with multiple coats of clear gloss spray Lacquer. Each cut, being quite simple, was completed in less than one 3-4 hour session. That was a one per day but painting and framing added many hours to each. Cuttings were completed with Pegas #1 MGT R and/or #2/0 spiral blades. Each panel was set loose in a simple 1 3/4” wide Poplar frame that I applied a coat of pre-stain conditioner followed by a coat of Minwax Brazilian Gel Stain and protected with coat of Spray satin Polyurethane. Peacock: 9” x 10 ¼” Maple Toucan: 9”X12” Maple Birds3: 9” x 10 3/4” Maple Birds4: 11 1/2” x 9” Birch Bird5: 9” x 9” Birch Bird6: 6” x 11 3/4” Maple The following .zipx file contains all of these patterns including the Simple Eagle. Birds - ZM Creations.zipx Hope you enjoy!

Beautiful, very well done. You must have nerves of steel and over the top cutting skills in order to cut those narrow parallel cuts.

Interesting and different, but nice. Do I count 5 or 6 layers? Nice coloring work!

If they thought it may have been a stencil, then you must have done good. Consider flattered.

Very well done. Love the selective coloring... realy works.

Extreamly nice work, cutting and all.

I wear the cheap dust masks that have no exhale vent, just exhale through the material. Chnge it frequently for a new one when it starts to get dirty with dust. Not unlike the ones you get in a drug store. I do prefer the molded style w/ the 2 elastic head bands.

I'm wondering, are you wearing a dust mask? If you are I'm very supprised your breath would hit the lens. If, not, I highly suggest that you should to protect your lungs, and it will probably prevent your breath from hitting the lens. It also seems you must have your face VERY close to the lens. You might want to investigate a different mag light with a higher magification so you do not need to be so close. My lens gets very dusty and needs to be cleaned frequently, but I never get condensation from my breath and my saw is in an unheated shop where temps get quite cool during the winter months.