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I have been looking for patterns of old time/semi current steam train engines to cut out. I have a love of trains and I would really appreceate any info directing me to patterns I can download for free or buy out of magizines.
Keith....I have one Steam Engine pattern. email me and I'll dig it out and send it to you. It's a pierced portrait type pattern containing several hundred cuts.
If it don't fit, don't force it....get a bigger hammer!!
Keith;
I got commissioned to make this one for a retired train engineer so instead of making just one I stack sawed two of them as shown . He bought his right away and the other one is also long gone.
I don't know if this is any help to you or not but I ordered the pattern expressly for the gentleman that wanted the first one . The pattern is available from Wildwooddesigns.
The picture was taken before I put first an oil finish and then a couple coats of semi gloss laquer on them. They both sold before I got a chance to take the final picture.
They are in solid red oak.
W.Y.
Keith--
Don't know how "complicated" you want the steam engine patterns to be, but Jeff Zaffino has several on his web site at http://www.advancedscrollsawpatterns.com that are really good ones.
Moon
Keith, Jeff Zaffino's "Engine 86" pattern is in the Sept. 2005 issue of Creative Woodworks & Crafts magazine. I cut it from a singe piece of 1/8" plywood with a straight blade. The most difficult one I have cut so far. Mick
Mick, - Delta P-20
A smile is a small curve that straightens everything out.
Keith,I have a pattern from aback issue of Scrollsaw Workshop that is called "Trainsition" it is a pattern of an steam and a diesel engine. You cut the diesel out a darker wood or stain darker the cut and glue the steam engine on top of that. Looks very nice. If you would like this pattern E-mail me and I'll send it to you.
Keith, Jeff Zaffino's "Engine 86" pattern is in the Sept. 2005 issue of Creative Woodworks & Crafts magazine. I cut it from a singe piece of 1/8" plywood with a straight blade. The most difficult one I have cut so far. Mick
Keith and Rich......Check your email. I sent the pattern to both of you as an attachment. Sorry for the delay....I just found the book it was in today. (My filing system is akin to a chinese fire drill!!)
If it don't fit, don't force it....get a bigger hammer!!
No doubt, the large patterns are a real challenge. Not many have a large size printer. Going out and finding a place to do large scans and prints is problematic with the virus and many of us are older.
I wish they would not print the patterns with the grey. Pure black and white is easier...
I had to fool around with copying and taping a pattern again today. This wasn’t as bad as the fish, but still a pain. I use rapid resizer. Scan a pattern, put in size I want and it prints it out. If more than one page, it numbers each page at the top and I tape them together. Had the fish pattern...
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