Rivari's Eagle

[Neal Moore]

Hey Todd.....I was just looking through the gallery and saw your eagle inset. Pretty innovative and real nice work. I've never seen anything inset like that before. I like it!!

[Rivari]

Thanks Neal for the good words. Honestly I haven't ever done anything like that before. I just think the eagle and leaf didn't looked very good alone so I added the basswood outer to give it a little bit more life. I have a few other ideas I would like to add into the inset routine, just need to find the materials I need.

[CanadianScroller]

Well it does work! You are pretty talented for a Northerner

[Sparhawk]

Yeah I have to give kudos to you as well. I've seen those leaf patterns all over the place and was kinda getting tired of seeing them. I just didn't like them that much. But after seeing your version I'm seeing them in a new way. I liked it a lot. Very nice work.

[Old Mooner]

Got to add my kudos. The eagle is a nice revision of the old "leaf" pattern thing.

[Troy]

Yeah I agree, it looks amazing. Makes ya think about other possibilites when looking through the pattern catalogs...

[SharonW0111]

Todd you did a outstanding job on the eagle-- I never cared much for the leaf patterns but you made it look so pretty --- Keep up doing the thinking thing --works good
Sharon

[Rivari]

I sure appreciate the compliments by all, as a newbie in my first year of scrolling it is nice to hear that I managed to take what I too thought was a rather boring pattern and brought it to life a bit more. I had that leaf and eagle hanging in the shop for over a month before I decided something else needed to be done to it, glad to hear that decision was worth while.

[Capt Weasel]

How did you get the leaf to inset perfectly and snug?

[CanadianScroller]

Hi Capt. Rivari is stationed overseas at the moment, but I believe he cut the leaf at a bevel.
The angle of the bevel will determine the height of the piece.

[wwalker47]

Nice

Rivari-
That Egale look very nice, indeed. I've been scrolling about a year myself and haven't tryed that bevel cut yet. When I do try I hope it will come out half as good.

Ya got 'er done.

-Bill

[Rivari]

Howdy all I'm here online...err..for the moment.

Actually the leaf is not beveled at all. It was a straight cut which I took alot of time on to ensure I had a nice tight fit. For the areas that were a tad to tight I used a bit of sandpaper to get the fit needed.

Thanks for the compliment on that piece.

Todd

[Capt Weasel]

Did you outline the leaf onto the basewood then cut it separate and sand to fit? If so, I take it you had to draw a fine line the cut slow and true.

[wood-n-things]

I'm new to the group. Stumbled onto the gallery photos..I too am suitably impressed.

Congrats on a job well done...

[Rivari]

That is exactly what I did Capt., now you can see just how easy it was to do. Though in retrospect beveling would offer a nicer fit. Further if it were beveled one might be able to add a bit of copper to the inside to accent the whole piece.

I really need my saw folks, only 15 more months to go.